OK! Enough chat...Starting a 1000g+ Reef
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jnarowe
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BTW, can you tell me how to change the overall size of a skethup figure? I drew up the start of a tank plan but when I used the measuring tape I discovered that it was 47 feet long...when I try to change the size, it does something weird to the little man and the entire "room"...
ReefingBuddha
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Guess that easiest way would be to highlight the entire tank, and make it into a component or group... either one should work fine. I usually make a component but not for any good reason.
After that the component should be easily 'scale-able' to whatever size you need. Also if you attach a dimension marker to a side it will adjust when you scale it so you don't have the guess at it.
Hope that works for you. Let me know if you need any more advice.
After that the component should be easily 'scale-able' to whatever size you need. Also if you attach a dimension marker to a side it will adjust when you scale it so you don't have the guess at it.
Hope that works for you. Let me know if you need any more advice.
ReefingBuddha
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yeah no worries. Once its a component all you have to do is double click to get into it and then you can edit it without messing with anything outside the component.
It helps to group things in components anyways as it helps keep sections and part organized. For example if you have a setup with tank, lighting, rock work, and plumbing. You can have each as a component and then make the one big component. That way you can move the lighting, as a example, out of the complete design and work on it without having to select the individual parts of the lighting setup, moving them out, and then accidently selecting something outside the component and messing it up.
Just makes it a lot easier with big projects.
It helps to group things in components anyways as it helps keep sections and part organized. For example if you have a setup with tank, lighting, rock work, and plumbing. You can have each as a component and then make the one big component. That way you can move the lighting, as a example, out of the complete design and work on it without having to select the individual parts of the lighting setup, moving them out, and then accidently selecting something outside the component and messing it up.
Just makes it a lot easier with big projects.
ReefingBuddha
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no worries man, pretty sure I owe you plenty of advice.
jnarowe
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What's interesting is that when I first tried to use sketchup about 6 months+ ago, I couldn't do it at all. There was just no way. Now I have a nice schematic of my new tank and it took some time, but I am happy with how it's turning out. And making the tank a component will help me visit several different flow scenarios.
ReefingBuddha
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Great to hear its working so well for you. That component feature is definitely useful for trying out different concepts. Seems like sketch is proof of your continuing recovery which is great. I hope you don't mind me commenting on that.
Are you going to share some of those designs with us?
Are you going to share some of those designs with us?
jnarowe
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Thanks, and not quite yet. until I have more definitive info. regarding autoclaving the tank, the carbon fiber version is pure fantasy. I have limited time to work on it so I expect that I won't have 2 or 3 plans ready for comment for at least a couple more weeks. And I am contemplating drawing up my current system as well since there is value in that.
bleedingthought
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Man, I'd love to see the sketches. I'm one of those geeks that loves the planning of things. I also enjoy the boring pictures of plumbing/electrical/etc. 
bleedingthought
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Where did you get 5 for $30? I need to get me some of those.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12414508#post12414508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Goodwin9
These have saved me a number of times, well worth the $30. investment....
jnarowe
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OK...I'll post some in a few minutes.
I don't know how guys with nanos (or girls ) can deal with the stress. I have a 29g Tall that I set up for the PSAS meeting and I have kept it up for inbound QT and now have mini-brittles and snails in it. But the salinity spikes so bad every day. I have to top it off every day or it will go from 1.025 to 1.030. 
I don't know how guys with nanos (or girls
) can deal with the stress. I have a 29g Tall that I set up for the PSAS meeting and I have kept it up for inbound QT and now have mini-brittles and snails in it. But the salinity spikes so bad every day. I have to top it off every day or it will go from 1.025 to 1.030.
jnarowe
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OK...so they aren't perfect but good enough to show. This is essentially the same as my current tank in dimensions, positon, and overflow. The dream is to build it out of carbon fiber, but regardless of the final material, I believe this will be the configuration. I am toying with the idea of going without a stand and increasing the depth to about 70" with the tank sitting on the floor. That has its negatives though as we all know!
sherm71tank
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I need more contrast. Is it my monitor?
sherm71tank
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Oh, also, your model has too much hair, not broad enough across the shoulders and chest, and the belly is too small.
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