Still having fun...300 gallon in wall reef

[adam82]

WOW!!!!!!! LOOKS GREAT MIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mflamb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14243539#post14243539 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by adam82
WOW!!!!!!! LOOKS GREAT MIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come on over and check it out.
How's house hunting?

 

[adam82]

we put in an offer one the last one i told you about so we'll see where that goes.

 

[Emster]

Mike is there anything you do to keep the humidity down in that room with such a large tank?

 

[mflamb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14248150#post14248150 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Emster
Mike is there anything you do to keep the humidity down in that room with such a large tank?

Humidity is a minor problem most of the time. My lovely bride likes to keep the house quite cold, so the A/C runs a lot in the summer which keeps the humidity down. When it's dry in the winter, we keep the windows open, so that keeps humidity down. It during the damp, cool times of year when it's noticeable.

 

[mflamb]

In the interest of saving floor space, I installed a shelf over my 2 stage Calcium reactor for my GFO reactor and Carbon reactor. Thanks Joe (poknsnok) for the idea. Obviously, I need to instal some form of safety strap for the reactors and the CO2 bottle. I planted my 205 lb. butt on the shelf and it held.

I also made some acrylic hanging brackets for my blue acrylic panel that goes on the outside of the back of the tank. I cut some strips and molded them with a heat gun.

Then a little Weld-On.

Attached to the blue panel.

 

[buccard]

Very cool idea...I have heard complaints about in wall builds and visibility problems when working from the back, that solves that problem and makes color changes more possible. I wonder if you can get blue on one side and black on the other? Reversible would be great.

 

[mflamb]

I wanted the blue, because the overflow boxes are the same color.

 

[sivert55]

what problems did Kalk cause with your previous closed loop?

 

[Bax]

Looks very nice!

Blue wall and everything!

 

[mflamb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14267570#post14267570 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sivert55
what problems did Kalk cause with your previous closed loop?

I found that the pumps and OM-4ways had to be cleaned very regularly to keep the calcium from building up.

 

[mflamb]

I added some more rock and corals today. I haven't decided on the final location for all the corals yet.

 

[Tbduval]

Man....thats one nice looking tank.....when are you coming over to build mine? J/K.

 

[mflamb]

Thanks Tbduval, any pics of yours on RC???

I did some more plumbing today, connected the salt water and RO/DI water from the garage to the tank and started the plumbing for my ATO container, and built a manifold for my reactors. I will have GFO, Carbon, and a Calcium reactor. All are from my 390.

 

[Tbduval]

Never started a build thread and my tank has been 3 years in the making! I may start one, one day. What is that thing on the manifold, next to the union, that goes at an angle?

 

[mflamb]

That's the finest check valve known to man. It will keep my Carbon and GFO from backing up into the water supply hose when the power goes out. I have a couple of them on my system.

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Plumb...-Quality-Check-Valves/c14_15_16_19/index.html

 

[nrsj]

I'm new to REEFCONTROL, just join yesterday in fact, and just got to page four and think your tank project looks super!!!!!!! Was reading down about the blue wall and the only way i can see it lookin better would to paint the UK over the tank!!! P.S. i'm a Kentucky fan.

Seriously, looks GREAT AS IS!!!!!!!

 

[mflamb]

Thanks nrsj, the blue was supposed to look more like the Tampa Bay Rays blue, but came out a little light.

 

[Saldarya]

The build looks great. Have you noticed any shadowing with the black plastic bracing used on the Marineland tank with the three MH you are using?

Thanks!

 

[mflamb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14386180#post14386180 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Saldarya
The build looks great. Have you noticed any shadowing with the black plastic bracing used on the Marineland tank with the three MH you are using?

Thanks!

Thanks Bobby. No shadowing. I have the three lights centered between the braces. I have DIY 14 inch reflectors. I'm going to make 3 more, this time 20 inch for better coverage front to back.