New Acrylic aquarium - I'm back after 30 y.

[Hong Kong]

ok in late 1995 i purchased trickle sump filtering and was working well no problems with nitrates nitirites ect
as they sa that produce factory of them...
To avoid in side sump this sand will fill mix. bellow bio balls than sponge than big sand sponge than smaller sand
hope this will work well in slow motion flow. as this is separate piping to tube will be easier to mainten and clean
on time... lower part will be standart few cm rised to allow nice water flow across all...

 

[griss]

Sounds like a plan.

 

[Hong Kong]

O.k. just thinking suggest me if wrong.
As i have 3 way valve normally planned for quick pump release / cleaning ect.
will use one of them for direction of flow - to be able also to put reverse flow.

GF valves made in Switzerland is king in U-piping water industry.

 

[Hong Kong]

Heat from direct sunshine will be reduced very well.

Regarding the direct sun on aquarium and new windows works perfect.
Outside is 30 C inside without AC is 26,3 C humidity 35%
inside glass of e-low window Argon 3-ple glass and outside is Stop Sol
works perfect.

Trust me 3ple glass is king you purchase this once in life.
Direct sunshine with stopped many UV will not be an issue Im sure.
MHi will do only half job daily.

Inside glass temperature is 36 C sensor attached direct on glass
Outside glass direct sun is 52 C sensor attached direct on glass

When I start using AC will be perfect + additional humidity will solve
with dehumidifier when rise too much... windows have keep position as well
for fresh air.

Temperature outside on glass attached

Room temperature without AC and humidity

sensor outside on glass attached

Temperature inside on glass attached sensor

 

[shred5]

How did I miss this thread?

Nice.

 

[Hong Kong]

Hello Shred5 thanks. Trying my best to assemble everything and the only delay is with 20 bricks
to concrete in front of 30 cm wall + this 30 cm bricks to be proper place to place aquarium.

But soon will be done. Here in Europe we have crazy Aprile weather 31 C sunhine days incredible.
As soon tank will be placed on top will glue all piping ect. Now will drill holes in concrete block
on ceiling for MHi lamp. Regards to US from Europe.

 

[Hong Kong]

Cleaning 30 cm near wall for new bricks to add yuhuhuhu anyway this old parket wood going away will place Tarket new one.

On the second photo you can spot big hole that will use as main extraction cube pipes from top of Mhi Giesemann light and with one ventilator out versus Kip opened window even if i think will be no need. Maybe in this cube hole will place ignitiin heavy box for Mhi. Fixed well.
Bricks is this one. Simple cemented and will add some metal piles inside to keep tight each other veeticaly. Horisontal will add 4 metal long piles with nuts and big washers to keep bricks together with wall in case of earthquake as im on 11 th floor...but soil here is sandy and help lowering vibrations anyway skyscraper shake and dance well on some even smaller eartqauke last 10 years...

 

[Hong Kong]

5 hours brick by brick created large gap for overflow by side and pipes as well on top will be placed Giesemann box with Ignition and coil for Mhi. Perfect.
Tired but moving things placed protection as i was hammered and picking concrete and bricks particles fly away...

 

[Hong Kong]

Ready for finish cover of concrete. Channel is done for overflow and pipes.
No more jokes all day im working like Egiptyan piramide slaves.

Seams simple btoke some bricks 50 y old no no no its not chinese wood sticks builded no no no joking on US wood sticks houses that wind bliw away love wood houses but when i see nails and some small screws cartoon gips plates rock wool and awfull electrical and plumping sorry guys we dond build houses like this in EU especially in East EU Balkan.
No way. Escavate hole concrete plate under isolation main supports big hard wood and connected with big metal screw throw main roof and walls big washers and nuts.
NOt nail gun machine used at all.

 

[griss]

You are putting a huge amount of work into this. Thanks for continuing to update your progress.

 

[Hong Kong]

As i changed old windows and fixing properly stand for aquarium its basic that this need to be done
in proper way. Im not experienced in concrete but mixed and placed on wall was done with success
Im continue but today tired of kicking bricks Monday will buy bag of cement 25 kg is 5 $ approx.
and glide nice angles of this channels and holes.
This will be done in 2 days dry as we have crazy 30 C sunshine what is not normal for April.
Continue... untill will be like this as you can spot from my work pipes of overflow will be hidden in this
side wall channel directly to U first filtration box than bellow another one...

Will be almost the same as photo bellow.

 

[Hong Kong]

Had some concrete and glue gips powder and made first layer on bricks. Second one will be more fine. Used also angle line net or how you call this for angles?
For someone who first time mix concrete and i use only normal one as used 2 bags of 5 kg the quick one dry in 5 min. I mixed and didnt even have a time to come to wall all was dry and hard. FU Ceresit. Never again. With normal mortar cement is super you can work and with wet sponge also go over to fix small mistakes...

 

[Hong Kong]

On Monday im finilizing wall fine cover. Testing position for MHI box seams horisontal will be the right one.
Over on top going plastic white air channels to extracting heat over on top ceiling from lamp out versus open kip |/ window.

 

[Reefing102]

Nice. Can’t go wrong with metal halide

 

[Hong Kong]

Regarding the flow circle its racommended to be 6-10 times volume of tank.
My is cca 550 liter (130 cm long x 60 wide x 75 cm height - 5 cm water level will be)
On pump is 7500 liter / hour very low height of piping max. 1 meter with U pipes.
5500 liter per hour will be 10 times flow across filtration and back.
Another pump is closed loop but not important now.

Pumps is very well tested and its Askoll Fluval SP4 two of them.

 

[Hong Kong]

As almost 95% of all equipment is purchased I was thinking about
For refilling RO water I think to buy Redsea Reef Ato+ how is your experience?
199 Euro price in Europe.

The only bad is that max. glass is 12mm Will need to place some support from top of aquarium.
Sensor holder and magnetic corner mounting bracket for 12mm ½” glass.

The 3-in-1 ReefATO+ | Red Sea Fish

 

[Hong Kong]

Mobius – Mobius

For users of Ecotech - Vectra equipment... nice.

 

[Hong Kong]

Hello Griss and others. Who will write me step by step proper process of cycling a new tank.
Not that I never done but it was decades and dont want to do some beginner mistakes.
When all will be ready piping and control unit to start filling water have RO.

As its first filling 130 x 70 x 60 cm tank approx. minus each side 1,5 cm wall = 3 cm less
127 cm x 70 cm height x 57 cm wide =506 liter of water.

Thanks in advance for step by step explanation. ( no lights? no skimmer how many weeks salt solution changing water, ugly phases...)

 

[griss]

I'm pretty old school with my tanks. I've either used live rock or a combination of live rock and dry rock. I just set the tank up, put the rock in, run the lights and skimmer, do water changes and monitor water parameters.

I've never used bottled bacteria to cycle a tank so, I don't really have any experience using that method. But, I believe @wvned has used the bacteria method.

 

[wvned]

I'm pretty old school with my tanks. I've either used live rock or a combination of live rock and dry rock. I just set the tank up, put the rock in, run the lights and skimmer, do water changes and monitor water parameters.

I've never used bottled bacteria to cycle a tank so, I don't really have any experience using that method. But, I believe @wvned has used the bacteria method.

I started my first tank with a shrimp and some live rock from the LFS. All the rest have been upgrades. The eel tank was sterile but I just connected it to my running system and waited. The 240 got 150 pounds of TBS rock. I did add some bacteria in the hopes of knocking down the ammonia from the rock die-off.
Wasn't me.