psycho_clown
In Memoriam
I really can't wait to see this monster all set-up and running looks like it's going to be great. keep them pics comming
The Fish Room 500
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pch90265
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The Beast has landed!!!
The Beast has landed!!!
Well, I thought this day would never come... the Beast has landed!!! I'd love to post dozens of pics of the move, but my wife was up in Nor Cal, and all hands were on the tank, not the camera. There were eight of us, and we could have used two more guys on the job. We moved the tank 200+ feet across my property from the driveway to the office.
Here it is, at last in its new home!!!!!
Of course, have to have a "Proud Poppa" shot too . . .
You can see the eight holes in the bottom that I had James drill for the returns from the 8-way Valve I plan to order from oceansmotions. Until the work on the hood/stand is complete I'm going to leave the paper on the acrylic. I don't want to risk a stray nail or something marring the surface.
Oh, and that's drywall top coat on my pants, to proactively address all you deviants who are tempted to comment . . .
Madison, open house will probably be early June. I'll definitely open it up to anybody from RC that wants to drop by.
Cheers!
--Sean--
The Beast has landed!!!
Well, I thought this day would never come... the Beast has landed!!! I'd love to post dozens of pics of the move, but my wife was up in Nor Cal, and all hands were on the tank, not the camera. There were eight of us, and we could have used two more guys on the job. We moved the tank 200+ feet across my property from the driveway to the office.
Here it is, at last in its new home!!!!!
Of course, have to have a "Proud Poppa" shot too . . .
You can see the eight holes in the bottom that I had James drill for the returns from the 8-way Valve I plan to order from oceansmotions. Until the work on the hood/stand is complete I'm going to leave the paper on the acrylic. I don't want to risk a stray nail or something marring the surface.
Oh, and that's drywall top coat on my pants, to proactively address all you deviants who are tempted to comment . . .
Madison, open house will probably be early June. I'll definitely open it up to anybody from RC that wants to drop by.
Cheers!
--Sean--
warlockgp
In Memoriam
Re: The Beast has landed!!!
Re: The Beast has landed!!!
You were that excited about the "beast"...........
I know i would have been. So got the stocking planned out yet?
Sorry if it has been asked already.
Re: The Beast has landed!!!
pch90265 said:Oh, and that's drywall top coat on my pants, to proactively address all you deviants who are tempted to comment . . .
Cheers!
--Sean--
You were that excited about the "beast"...........
I know i would have been. So got the stocking planned out yet?
Sorry if it has been asked already.
pch90265
Premium Member
What a difference two days make...
** Rebar pins have been epoxied in to the foundation under the office, concrete forms are in place, first 2" of concrete is setting... couple more days and a plane can land on the floor of my office, or a large tank can be filled without falling through the floor!
** Prefab shed from Lowe's in now on order;
** 2 x 150G Ghetto Fuges (Rubbermaid Farm Tough Stock Tanks) are on order;
** 60G surge tank is on order;
** 50G Ghetto Quarantine Tank is on order;
** 225G Polyethylene "mixing tank" (for storing NSW deliveries from Catalina Water Co)
** 8-way Motorized Valve from Oceansmotions is on order...
Man, the UPS guy is going to be a busy bee the next few weeks. Funny thing is, this doesn't even touch any of my plumbing requirements!!!
I'll keep you all posted with progress.
--Sean--
** Rebar pins have been epoxied in to the foundation under the office, concrete forms are in place, first 2" of concrete is setting... couple more days and a plane can land on the floor of my office, or a large tank can be filled without falling through the floor!
** Prefab shed from Lowe's in now on order;
** 2 x 150G Ghetto Fuges (Rubbermaid Farm Tough Stock Tanks) are on order;
** 60G surge tank is on order;
** 50G Ghetto Quarantine Tank is on order;
** 225G Polyethylene "mixing tank" (for storing NSW deliveries from Catalina Water Co)
** 8-way Motorized Valve from Oceansmotions is on order...
Man, the UPS guy is going to be a busy bee the next few weeks. Funny thing is, this doesn't even touch any of my plumbing requirements!!!
I'll keep you all posted with progress.
--Sean--
oreocookie713
In Memoriam
SWEET!!! how much $$$ is NSW from catalina? and how many gallon u plan to use
pch90265
Premium Member
I plan to go 100% NSW... 1500 Gal first fill... 400G per month for water changes.
The first fill will be relatively inexpensive, the monthly water changes will run around $145.
Do the math... that's still cheaper than Instant Ocean @ $20/50G-bag. And, saves me a grip of RO/DI membranes. I'll still use RO for top-off, but not for water changes.
--SM--
The first fill will be relatively inexpensive, the monthly water changes will run around $145.
Do the math... that's still cheaper than Instant Ocean @ $20/50G-bag. And, saves me a grip of RO/DI membranes. I'll still use RO for top-off, but not for water changes.
--SM--
pch90265
Premium Member
Servo,
If you look at the picture of the tank, you'll see a little daylight in the wall, just above the tank. I'm going to have a 10" commercial exhaust fan sucking on two 8" ports. The two exhaust vents will sit between the studs, just above the lip of the tank. Should pull about 1000CFM, if I remember the spec correctly.
I'm also going to drop a "mini-split" A/C in the room. The condenser will sit outside, and the blower is a 10" h x 30" wide x 7" deep unit that I am going to place in the short-side of the hood, facing into the room.
I'll take pics as the hood shapes up over the next week or two.
--Sean--
If you look at the picture of the tank, you'll see a little daylight in the wall, just above the tank. I'm going to have a 10" commercial exhaust fan sucking on two 8" ports. The two exhaust vents will sit between the studs, just above the lip of the tank. Should pull about 1000CFM, if I remember the spec correctly.
I'm also going to drop a "mini-split" A/C in the room. The condenser will sit outside, and the blower is a 10" h x 30" wide x 7" deep unit that I am going to place in the short-side of the hood, facing into the room.
I'll take pics as the hood shapes up over the next week or two.
--Sean--
pch90265
Premium Member
I'm hoping the A/C will run as little as possible. Just to keep the room moderate on the occassional 120 deg days we get up here...
I'll definitely be running a chiller. I'm ordering a 1-1/2 HP AquaLogic Heat Pump... think of it as a bi-directional temperature control. It can pump heat from the condenser into the heat exchanger, or pull heat from the exchanger into the condenser. So, it solves both my heating and cooling requirements in one box!!!
--SM--
I'll definitely be running a chiller. I'm ordering a 1-1/2 HP AquaLogic Heat Pump... think of it as a bi-directional temperature control. It can pump heat from the condenser into the heat exchanger, or pull heat from the exchanger into the condenser. So, it solves both my heating and cooling requirements in one box!!!
--SM--
Gujustud
Member
First off, great job, sweet works on the pictures, and planning.
However, one thing really got under my skin, and maybe you can answer that question for me.
The reason for the big overflow, from my understanding, is because of the surge.
But any reason why you didn't build a external overflow? From that picture above, it looks like that overflow takes up about a 1/8th of the tank itself.
Sure making it external would not allow the 2 side walls of the overflow, however making the teeth slightly longer could compensate for that.
Anyhoo i'm rambling... again, just something that I thought of. Thanks! And keep up the good work!
However, one thing really got under my skin, and maybe you can answer that question for me.
The reason for the big overflow, from my understanding, is because of the surge.
But any reason why you didn't build a external overflow? From that picture above, it looks like that overflow takes up about a 1/8th of the tank itself.
Sure making it external would not allow the 2 side walls of the overflow, however making the teeth slightly longer could compensate for that.
Anyhoo i'm rambling... again, just something that I thought of. Thanks! And keep up the good work!
