Reefaquariumnut
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My wife likes to have dinner parties and such so finishing the outside of the room was a first and must for her 
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Reefaquariumnut
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I have two other projects (Bar/Entertainment built-ins) going on in the basement as well (with a 12 seat theatre in the near future)...It is enjoyable to see how the basement is coming together as a whole.
matt & pam
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Wow. Give us a pic tour when the basement is done. Sounds incredible. I thought having a reef tank and a wood shop in the basement was cool, but your's sounds over the top.
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Reefaquariumnut
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Wood shop doesn't sound bad either!! My wife and I love to entertain and our house is designed for that purpose. she designed and space planned the entire house and it seems like nothing went unoticed. Once I have it all done I invite anyone to make the arctic trek to Fargo and come and see!! $5 admission of course...:lol:
maxalmon
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hehe, part of my deal was that I would install the flooring in the viewing room and then redo the formal dinning room as well and then I could have my new tank and finish my sound system collection....Martin Logans electro statics Ascent i's that would also be added to the viewing room, total package, visual, sound and comfort....life is good
Reefaquariumnut
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I am a big poker player so I come out to Vegas about one every 3 months for my "fix"...I will get in touch with you the next time I'm in the area. Once I get this tank done I am going to have a theatre with an ocean theme (sunken pirate ship, large corals, gigantic fish)...only time will tell what my wife will dream up and design.
jefferzbooboo
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That'll look nice when its done. Where in Fargo do you plan on getting your livestock from?
Reefaquariumnut
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I plan on going to Minneapolis/St. Paul to get all my livestock. I think i will buy dead rock online and cure it for a few months. I have about 200 lbs of 3 yr old rock in another tank to seed it with.
Reefaquariumnut
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I will post pictures when the bar/entertainment center is done beginning of Feb. My theatre only has carpet and lights....I am thinking that should be done sometime mid-summer.
hahnmeister
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You could just hook up with marcorocks.com if you want dry and dont want to travel. You tell them the dimensions of your tank, and what you are trying to get for looks, and they will hand select rocks for you, even send you pics of the 'show pieces'.
http://www.marcorocks.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=14
Ive always been happy with the Eco-Rocks from 2-part solution, but I dont know if they have rocks large enough for what you need.
http://www.twopartsolution.com/inde...ath=76&zenid=4ebdda649b48f64fc7ed780ac594917c
What are your considerations for the rock though? Just sit it on the sand/bottom, or do you plan on making a rack to elevate the rock off the sand? Racks can be PVC, acrylic, egg-crate, etc. You can cover them with aragacrete, great-stuff covered with arag, etc. Im trying to keep all the rocks in my tank elevated like this... it prevents pockets of dead flow and sediment buildup. It prevents things from dying and just being 'lost'.
Reefaquariumnut
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I would like huge rocks not just a pile of rubble. I haven't given much thought to putting the rocks on racks vs sand...I will have some piping in the sand for my CL systems, so I will have to see at that point what makes sense. I will put a drawing up to show you what I am thinking for aquascaping and water flow around the tank.
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Okay so let me try and explain this quick drawing.
I have (4) returns on the four corners of my tank that will be powered by a 1-2 barracuda's. Then in the center of my tank I have one closed loop system drilled with space for a second. My thought was to have the CL returns hidden in the rocks at various angles to create a turbulent flow in every direction. The CL intake(s) would also be hidden in the rock with some kind of screening for protection. I could also keep the intake(s) out of the rock on the room side of the tank (out of sight). I may need some flow in the four lower corners of the tank...I have also prepared to add a surge tank or two if needed.
Okay so let me try and explain this quick drawing.
I have (4) returns on the four corners of my tank that will be powered by a 1-2 barracuda's. Then in the center of my tank I have one closed loop system drilled with space for a second. My thought was to have the CL returns hidden in the rocks at various angles to create a turbulent flow in every direction. The CL intake(s) would also be hidden in the rock with some kind of screening for protection. I could also keep the intake(s) out of the rock on the room side of the tank (out of sight). I may need some flow in the four lower corners of the tank...I have also prepared to add a surge tank or two if needed.
jnarowe
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I think you should step back a bit and think about other options. Surge tanks are great and obviously Scott will help you with that, but what about built-in wave boxes?
Picture this: NO HOLES in the tank, superior flow, low electrical usage, no achilles heel.
What I am describing is building into the tank something similar to Tunze wave boxes. Very low to zero visual polution, very high flow, controllable flow, and if one goes bad, you still have the others. Also operational on backup battery...you could pulse them, create waves, have night mode, storm mode, whatever your heart desires. This would also free up your aquascaping so that you would not be tied down to hiding plumbing. Almost like built-in surge tanks.
Just food for thought.
Picture this: NO HOLES in the tank, superior flow, low electrical usage, no achilles heel.
What I am describing is building into the tank something similar to Tunze wave boxes. Very low to zero visual polution, very high flow, controllable flow, and if one goes bad, you still have the others. Also operational on backup battery...you could pulse them, create waves, have night mode, storm mode, whatever your heart desires. This would also free up your aquascaping so that you would not be tied down to hiding plumbing. Almost like built-in surge tanks.
Just food for thought.
Reefaquariumnut
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Well since I already have holes in the bottom of my tank I think I almost must have one closed loop...I do like your suggestion of a built-in wave box. I will run it by Scott when he comes and I am sure after 2 days with him we will have 1000 ideas of which 10 we will ultimately use for the tank. Thanks for the great ideas, please keep em coming!!
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