North Dakota Mini-Ocean
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Reefaquariumnut
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Updates as of 1/27/2008:
Scott has my two frag tanks done ready to be delivered the weekend of the 10th of Feb. The stand for the two tanks will also be done in that time period so I can start stocking livestock and coral.
I had the air exchanger installed last week.
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It is a Venmar HE 1.3 with a variable air flow of 65-130 CFM. It also has a poly core for protection from the salt water and I had a 2Kw heater added inline to heat the air in the winter months.
Also, I have decided to move my 150 gallon outside the room across from the 600 gallon. I will use this at first as a QT for fish going into the 600 gallon and later will use it as an aggressive tank. This will give me three viewable tanks in the basement with totally different livestock. The third, as I explained before, will be a seahorse and pipefish tank in the backsplash of the bar.
The bar will be finished around Feb. 15th. Once it is done I will update some pictures.
Scott and I are still deciding what route to go with the circulation pumps...Right now it is Barracuda and Wavysea for the main circulation, Barracuda for the CL, and 6201's for the powerheads inside the tank. I hesitate going with 6301's because I do want small fish in the tank and I notice Tunze recommends not to do that.
The last update is I have decided to use 400W MH lights with T5's around the edges and in the middle.
I think that is all I have for now. Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Thanks,
David
Scott has my two frag tanks done ready to be delivered the weekend of the 10th of Feb. The stand for the two tanks will also be done in that time period so I can start stocking livestock and coral.
I had the air exchanger installed last week.
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It is a Venmar HE 1.3 with a variable air flow of 65-130 CFM. It also has a poly core for protection from the salt water and I had a 2Kw heater added inline to heat the air in the winter months.
Also, I have decided to move my 150 gallon outside the room across from the 600 gallon. I will use this at first as a QT for fish going into the 600 gallon and later will use it as an aggressive tank. This will give me three viewable tanks in the basement with totally different livestock. The third, as I explained before, will be a seahorse and pipefish tank in the backsplash of the bar.
The bar will be finished around Feb. 15th. Once it is done I will update some pictures.
Scott and I are still deciding what route to go with the circulation pumps...Right now it is Barracuda and Wavysea for the main circulation, Barracuda for the CL, and 6201's for the powerheads inside the tank. I hesitate going with 6301's because I do want small fish in the tank and I notice Tunze recommends not to do that.
The last update is I have decided to use 400W MH lights with T5's around the edges and in the middle.
I think that is all I have for now. Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Thanks,
David
new_world_disor
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looking good so far 
nice work . cant wait to see this up and running
nice work . cant wait to see this up and running
Reefaquariumnut
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I will spray paint all the exposed metal with a marine paint...this unit will keep all hunmiity in the room to basically zero. I have worked with every expert I can think of to deal with this project and I think I should be pretty solid will all the preperations i've done.
jnarowe
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hmmm...humidity @ zero? That sounds odd to me with a large amount of water present. The reason why I am interested in this is that when I remodel/enlarge my tank room I will be installing a more sophisticated air control system.
I am really keen on seeing how this turns out. Marine paint may help out a lot, but if you are drawing out that much humidity, won't your evap rate be huge?
I am really keen on seeing how this turns out. Marine paint may help out a lot, but if you are drawing out that much humidity, won't your evap rate be huge?
Reefaquariumnut
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The air exchanger will turn over all the old and humid air in the room ever 7 minutes... this will do two very important things for my system. #1 it will take out CO2 and replace it with O2 and #2 it will keep the core room temperature stable at say 65 degrees which will keep the tank from steaming off excess evaporation. The air exchanger is setup right now so that the fresh air will blow across the top of my tank.
I have also given much thought to setting up a website for my tank with my tanks parameters, live streaming video as well as a blog, pictures, etc...my brother inlaw is a genius at that stuff.
Lastly, I have decided to change the front of the tank a little bit...well more of adding some beams and columns to create a personal viewing area...think of an upscale indoor pergola to get an image in ur head...I also will most likely use some 3-form to create some texture and design below the tank.
I have also given much thought to setting up a website for my tank with my tanks parameters, live streaming video as well as a blog, pictures, etc...my brother inlaw is a genius at that stuff.
Lastly, I have decided to change the front of the tank a little bit...well more of adding some beams and columns to create a personal viewing area...think of an upscale indoor pergola to get an image in ur head...I also will most likely use some 3-form to create some texture and design below the tank.
Reefaquariumnut
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Yes, the unit will exchange humid and CO2 rich air with fresh O2 rich air...the air in the room is removed through a vent and blown outside. The fresh air is sucked through a similar vent some 6 feet away to keep it from recirculating the old air. The unit is controlled by a digital humidistat. Maintenance will be filter replacement once a year or so.
Reefaquariumnut
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Rock Update!!
I finally got down to the cities and purchased about 550lbs of Fiji and Tonga Shelf rock. I also picked up some RO/DI supplies and some misc stuff for down the road. Scott and I will be doing some mock up next week and getting the frag tanks online.
Keep posted for updates real soon!!
I finally got down to the cities and purchased about 550lbs of Fiji and Tonga Shelf rock. I also picked up some RO/DI supplies and some misc stuff for down the road. Scott and I will be doing some mock up next week and getting the frag tanks online.
Keep posted for updates real soon!!
Reefaquariumnut
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Quick update:
I am buying two 105 gallon holding tanks for saltwater and fresh RO/DI water. I am going use these tanks as part of an automated water changing and top-off system.
Because I pulled the 150 gallon out of the room I will have enough room to keep all the equipment in the fishroom. The 150 will have its own top-off system built on top of the sump (Scott's design). I will also run a cable either under the carpet or above the ceiling so my ACIII Pro can run that tank as well.
The frag tanks should be online (cycling) by next weekend!!
I am buying two 105 gallon holding tanks for saltwater and fresh RO/DI water. I am going use these tanks as part of an automated water changing and top-off system.
Because I pulled the 150 gallon out of the room I will have enough room to keep all the equipment in the fishroom. The 150 will have its own top-off system built on top of the sump (Scott's design). I will also run a cable either under the carpet or above the ceiling so my ACIII Pro can run that tank as well.
The frag tanks should be online (cycling) by next weekend!!
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