Padova's 360 view 650 gallon system reef tank from miracle canada
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dontgetbit
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This is one incredible setup in the making. I can not wait to see it after another few months. Do you have any updated pics?
padova335i
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Update! its alive as of tonight filled and flowing
thanx for all the comments, appreciate all info, suggestions and help as i am knew to big tanks
thanx, the floor is oak, so no problem, it sits right on a steal i beam and is supported with 3 more beams in the basement.. i hope i never spill wtaer! but it is polyurethaned.. should not be a problem
To clarify, bioballs are sometimes called "Nitrate Factories" as they're generally set-up in a Wet/Dry filter, which is the most efficient means of assisting the Nitrogen Cycle. so, now they should b okay? and they will act like lr? i'll have to see what happens.. im still not sure on what to do w them
If they're maintained properly, they're great. With that said most people do not properly maintain them (keep them clean and clear of too much mulm).
Really nice tank BTW, would love to have a 360° viewable aquarium someday
i just tried to take some and they came out horrible, will take some tomorrow
thanx for all the comments, appreciate all info, suggestions and help as i am knew to big tanks
tom obrecht
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What an impressive set up so far. The tank placement is great. I had a basement sump on one of my past tanks and by far it worked out thebest of any of my tanks. Keep up the inspiring work!
I am a Flooring Installer by trade, and cutting holes in your wood floor is pretty common and if you ever go another route just pay someone to fix floor. It will prob cost about 200bucks. If they are good you will never have known there was a hole in the floor. I would highly recommend running a dehumidifer constantly, that excessive moisture from large tanks can cause your wood floors to do some undesirable cupping , wharping. But if you control the moisture content to stay consistent then you will not have any problems
padova335i
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yikes! thanx for the heads up! any way i can buy a test kit for it, or just buy a dehumidifier?
padova335i
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that was is there for when i attach sps onto the overflow box:strooper:
padova335i
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thanx everyone!
i am thinking about buying 2 Eheim Jager Thermostat Heater 300w each....when i buy a neptune/apex controller for my tank, can i rune these off of it or is an individual temp controller better?
i am thinking about buying 2 Eheim Jager Thermostat Heater 300w each....when i buy a neptune/apex controller for my tank, can i rune these off of it or is an individual temp controller better?
scubasteve06
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I think that my recommendation of two 6305's may come up a little short now seeing your tank
Maybe 3 of them or the two 6305's and one 6205 will work good.
I love your rock work and the two islands you have created look gorgeous as does the rock you chose.
And yes get rid of the bio balls, you could probably sell them to someone on a freshwater forum like MFK fwiw.
I love the basement set-up and that's a beast of a skimmer you have there! I also really like the central overflow, I'm not a fan of them in smaller tanks as they take up space, but in your tank space is not an issue clearly! Being able to see it from all 4 sides really makes your tank stand out!
BTW you have a beautiful home, if I do all your tank maintenance can I put a air mattress in the basement and sleep by the sump, and maybe even get to drive that beautiful M3?
Maybe 3 of them or the two 6305's and one 6205 will work good. I love your rock work and the two islands you have created look gorgeous as does the rock you chose.
And yes get rid of the bio balls, you could probably sell them to someone on a freshwater forum like MFK fwiw.
I love the basement set-up and that's a beast of a skimmer you have there! I also really like the central overflow, I'm not a fan of them in smaller tanks as they take up space, but in your tank space is not an issue clearly! Being able to see it from all 4 sides really makes your tank stand out!
BTW you have a beautiful home, if I do all your tank maintenance can I put a air mattress in the basement and sleep by the sump, and maybe even get to drive that beautiful M3?
padova335i
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I think that my recommendation of two 6305's may come up a little short now seeing your tank
I love your rock work and the two islands you have created look gorgeous as does the rock you chose.
And yes get rid of the bio balls, you could probably sell them to someone on a freshwater forum like MFK fwiw.
I love the basement set-up and that's a beast of a skimmer you have there! I also really like the central overflow, I'm not a fan of them in smaller tanks as they take up space, but in your tank space is not an issue clearly! Being able to see it from all 4 sides really makes your tank stand out!
BTW you have a beautiful home, if I do all your tank maintenance can I put a air mattress in the basement and sleep by the sump, and maybe even get to drive that beautiful M3?
of course! lol, thanx for all of your help, i think i will go with the two tunze u mentioned, i can get them for about 1000 total, but that with exchanging my two vortech mp240's... so not too bad.. should be plenty of flow i hope!
scubasteve06
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Sweet, you buying my business class ticket?
Sounds like you will make out solid with the tunze. They are worth 8,000gph so 16,000gph should be worth 40x turnover in your tank which should work very well until you get a bunch of corals getting in the way! Since your rockwork is island style and you have a sort of 'minimalist' look going on (although you have a good bit of rock in there), there should be plenty of room for those corals to grow and block that flow you worked so hard to pay for
BTW, do I get a spare key to the M3?:lmao:
Sounds like you will make out solid with the tunze. They are worth 8,000gph so 16,000gph should be worth 40x turnover in your tank which should work very well until you get a bunch of corals getting in the way! Since your rockwork is island style and you have a sort of 'minimalist' look going on (although you have a good bit of rock in there), there should be plenty of room for those corals to grow and block that flow you worked so hard to pay for
BTW, do I get a spare key to the M3?:lmao:
scubasteve06
Jeeper Reefer
And just fwiw I took one of your pictures of the tank and here's how I recommend placing the 6305's. One will go on the left side of the tank closest to the picture taker in this picture. The other will go on the right side of the tank furthest from the picture taker in this picture. I have marked in red circles where I think they would be best placed. When placed like this you should get a really nice circular flow around the overflow and circle around the island that we will call the overflow and also circle around your rockwork. Hope this makes sense to you.
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padova335i
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makes very good sense! but ill be blocking the glass then:thumbdown.... so ill have to figure out a way for them to be placed on the over flow box... (these are fully submergible right?
that will be a problem, when the corals grow, ugh! i guess blocking the flow... hmm
and its actually a 335i twin turbo:spin3:
thanx again for all the help man:beer:
