the.............................. Big one..........
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AgentSPS
New member
WOW very nice tank!
Warning: I don't think Vortechs and acrylic are compatible. There is a member on RC who had severe heat damage to his tank from a Vortech. Somone might be able to post the thread.
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Warning: I don't think Vortechs and acrylic are compatible. There is a member on RC who had severe heat damage to his tank from a Vortech. Somone might be able to post the thread.
<img src=http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk60/abyss3868/tank%20delivery/vortech1.jpg>
no problemo with the vortechs
ive used these with acrylic before and i know/freinds of mine that have used them long term on acrylic
but if i do find out anything different, then there are many ways around it
one being, as this tank water is being chilled by 2 x 88w eco coolers by deltec
i will also be cooling the fish room by air con, this will be ducted around the room, also with 2 x small outlets, from ducting, over the vortech housings
regards
rupert
ive used these with acrylic before and i know/freinds of mine that have used them long term on acrylic
but if i do find out anything different, then there are many ways around it
one being, as this tank water is being chilled by 2 x 88w eco coolers by deltec
i will also be cooling the fish room by air con, this will be ducted around the room, also with 2 x small outlets, from ducting, over the vortech housings
regards
rupert
Scythanith
Premium Member
The fellow RC'er with the acrylic vs vortech problem occured when the vortechs were used with acrylic 1" thick, which Ecotech advises against if I remember correctly (could be wrong, don't hate me lol). Plus his portion of the tank that was heated by the ecotech was also a stressed member of the tank, and by the looks of it, the dry chamber for abyss's tank is doing nothing but keeping the dry side dry. Tank looks gorgeous, congrats!
On a side note, do your friends find it a hinderance to to flow control having the vortechs straight front/back & side/side? I am building a new tank and am planning on having the in tank circulation being handled by 4-6 vortechs and am excited to hear what others are doing with the vortechs!
Cheers,
Scott
On a side note, do your friends find it a hinderance to to flow control having the vortechs straight front/back & side/side? I am building a new tank and am planning on having the in tank circulation being handled by 4-6 vortechs and am excited to hear what others are doing with the vortechs!
Cheers,
Scott
Scythanith
thanks for the comments, the vortech chamber is only 10mm thick and i am pretty sure this wont have any heat issues
as for the front to back, left to right flow, i just wanted to be a bit different and utilize as much of the vortechs ability to cross the longest distance, ie- top right to botoom left and visa versa
directing flow over the majority of coral growth etc
and partly, because the area where they will cross paths, will be where my bommie of anemones will be, and this will give a better effect in the tank
we will see
i did take delivery of a couple of shallow frag tanks this morning at 0500, 4 x 2 x 15" these are just so i can get the stuff in vats, well some of it, out onto a fragging tower, i also want to use this to keep 3 new nems in, which i will be collecting in a couple of weeks
all RBTA,s from rareocean, aswell as a couple of different bubble tips
kind regards
rupert
thanks for the comments, the vortech chamber is only 10mm thick and i am pretty sure this wont have any heat issues
as for the front to back, left to right flow, i just wanted to be a bit different and utilize as much of the vortechs ability to cross the longest distance, ie- top right to botoom left and visa versa
directing flow over the majority of coral growth etc
and partly, because the area where they will cross paths, will be where my bommie of anemones will be, and this will give a better effect in the tank
we will see
i did take delivery of a couple of shallow frag tanks this morning at 0500, 4 x 2 x 15" these are just so i can get the stuff in vats, well some of it, out onto a fragging tower, i also want to use this to keep 3 new nems in, which i will be collecting in a couple of weeks
all RBTA,s from rareocean, aswell as a couple of different bubble tips
kind regards
rupert
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wee, today ?
i got bored with my vat of rock etc on the floor, and started to build a tower for it all, this will keep the room a bit tidier, until i sell my house
this will have a sump and 2 x frag tanks, both being 4 x 2 x 15"
so heres my progress
i had to clean one of my skimmer cups, so i took a photo to show you the scale of it
ill update as i make progress
regards
rupert
i got bored with my vat of rock etc on the floor, and started to build a tower for it all, this will keep the room a bit tidier, until i sell my house
this will have a sump and 2 x frag tanks, both being 4 x 2 x 15"
so heres my progress
i had to clean one of my skimmer cups, so i took a photo to show you the scale of it
ill update as i make progress
regards
rupert
all finished
apart from a little bit of lighting, but i will post a few pics up tonight of the progress
even better news though....................................................
sold the house yesterday
and
bought another
so the big one shall start to take shape before christmas, possibly move in, about end of september
diving in the red sea in october
start the construction or build of the fish room, end of october
start setting up and installing for november
wet for christmas i hope:rollface:
kind regards
rupert
apart from a little bit of lighting, but i will post a few pics up tonight of the progress
even better news though....................................................
sold the house yesterday
and
bought another
so the big one shall start to take shape before christmas, possibly move in, about end of september
diving in the red sea in october
start the construction or build of the fish room, end of october
start setting up and installing for november
wet for christmas i hope:rollface:
kind regards
rupert
big brenton
New member
lookin good roops,
the build quality on that acrylic is superb, and now you have sold your house hopefully the fun and games will begin,
remember matey. i would love to tag along with this and maybe learn a thing or twenty!
cheers chris
the build quality on that acrylic is superb, and now you have sold your house hopefully the fun and games will begin,
remember matey. i would love to tag along with this and maybe learn a thing or twenty!
cheers chris
keith.hellyar
New member
Rupert
What are you doing posting across the other side of the Atlantic lol. Get back on UR at once.
This is going to be a fantastic build. Rupert has a reputation for thinking everything through.
Keith
What are you doing posting across the other side of the Atlantic lol. Get back on UR at once.
This is going to be a fantastic build. Rupert has a reputation for thinking everything through.
Keith
Tony B (UK)
Important cool title
Hi Rupert,
I'll be watching this thread with interest, well done on selling the house and buying another.
Regards,
Tony
I'll be watching this thread with interest, well done on selling the house and buying another.
Regards,
Tony
cheers guys
good to see the brits dabbling in some overseas reefing
anyway, as promised and a big thanks to chris for his help
here are a few pics of the progress, bearing in mind, i still have all this rock again, around a freinds house
and i have to get it out over the next couple of weeks
here goes
the tower
the filtration, for time being anyway
and again...........................skimmer porn
top
middle
and bottom
im running this with a very basic GHL set up, just enough to keep it going, there is a 10k 400w over top
the middle has a few fish in, infact, each chamber has some fish in
and the circulation in each chamber apart from the return, is a tunze stream
however, i did manage to get hold of 4 x eco tech marine mp40w gen 2,s today
and ive tried one on the middle tank, there just great, tonns of flow
ill keep you all posted
kind regards
rupert
good to see the brits dabbling in some overseas reefing
anyway, as promised and a big thanks to chris for his help
here are a few pics of the progress, bearing in mind, i still have all this rock again, around a freinds house
and i have to get it out over the next couple of weeks
here goes
the tower
the filtration, for time being anyway
and again...........................skimmer porn
top
middle
and bottom
im running this with a very basic GHL set up, just enough to keep it going, there is a 10k 400w over top
the middle has a few fish in, infact, each chamber has some fish in
and the circulation in each chamber apart from the return, is a tunze stream
however, i did manage to get hold of 4 x eco tech marine mp40w gen 2,s today
and ive tried one on the middle tank, there just great, tonns of flow
ill keep you all posted
kind regards
rupert
Guys,
its been a while but with the house sale going through etc.
so i have been busy, out of a total of just over 400kgs of live rock, i had just over half of this stored at a freinds, and it was time to move it
so all was bought back to my house, this was due to himself having some decorating done
so heres my progress, and the house sale is going fine, surveys now done, just a matter of time now
anyway, back to the subject in hand, i spent all day, and just 4 x salt buckets to get all this back and sorted, most rock was just moved damp
one of my faves, foxy
and thats about it realy
just keeping you interested until the main build
regards
rupert
its been a while but with the house sale going through etc.
so i have been busy, out of a total of just over 400kgs of live rock, i had just over half of this stored at a freinds, and it was time to move it
so all was bought back to my house, this was due to himself having some decorating done
so heres my progress, and the house sale is going fine, surveys now done, just a matter of time now
anyway, back to the subject in hand, i spent all day, and just 4 x salt buckets to get all this back and sorted, most rock was just moved damp
one of my faves, foxy
and thats about it realy
just keeping you interested until the main build
regards
rupert
