Triple-S Fish Ranch - 1700gal 164” x 48” x 56” SPS peninsula build

[pmrogers]

Supporting the pipe from above is a good solution for the weight of the pipe for sure.
The hanging PVC flex and it's full water weight 'pulling' on the joint at the union is what I think you'd want to look at supporting? Not that I know of any joints pulling apart in such situations. I know on my PVC flex connection I tried to support the hanging flex. Not trying to make you worry and it may not even be a concern.

I did think about this briefly and decided to wait and see how the system acted under flow. The runs of flex are relatively short, and the glue sockets quite deep, so I wasn't worried about weight, but I did think weight plus constant vibration might be a problem over time. If the lines were visibly vibrating or I could feel significant vibration in them then I was going to look into supports. Fortunately, even at 150gpm, there was no visible or sensible vibration in the flex lines.

Looks great, excited to see how that Hydrowizard works. I wonder if the wall of Tunzes will give a more uniform flow, even if the Hydrowizard is the same strength.

I'm very curious as well. I hope the Hydro Wizard flow is just as good. Would much rather deal with maintenance on 2 powerheads than 6.

Are you using a vs, or vf model pump? Have you tried to disable the priming mode? You are below it so it isn't nessassary to have it enabled.

I'm not sure what model the Sparus is based on. It is described as self-priming in the product manual, but there is no mention of a way to defeat the priming. For that matter, there is no mention of any of the menu settings in the manual, only electrical and mechanical info. I'll poke around in the pump controller menus to see if I can find a priming on/off option.

i'm concerned about the Hydro wizard ECM 63 being a fish killer? my mp60 has killed two fish and one sand sifter starfish and i guess the Hydro wizard ECM 63 is much more power?

I'm hoping it won't be any more dangerous than the Streams, perhaps even less since there is a full grill in front of the prop. It does flow 3.5x more than the streams, so intake suction could be a concern. On this front, it has substantially more area over which to distribute the intake and the louvers are further apart, so I find it plausible that the intake surface area is at least 3.5x greater than on the Streams, meaning no more intake force than with the Stream. Exceptionally small fish could swim in the intake, but I won't be keeping anything smaller than green chromis.


erics3000, Chicago, mwilliams62, M Reed, rdevoe11 - thanks for joining the thread!

 

[timkatz71]

I did think about this briefly and decided to wait and see how the system acted under flow. The runs of flex are relatively short, and the glue sockets quite deep, so I wasn't worried about weight, but I did think weight plus constant vibration might be a problem over time. If the lines were visibly vibrating or I could feel significant vibration in them then I was going to look into supports. Fortunately, even at 150gpm, there was no visible or sensible vibration in the flex lines.







I'm very curious as well. I hope the Hydro Wizard flow is just as good. Would much rather deal with maintenance on 2 powerheads than 6.









I'm not sure what model the Sparus is based on. It is described as self-priming in the product manual, but there is no mention of a way to defeat the priming. For that matter, there is no mention of any of the menu settings in the manual, only electrical and mechanical info. I'll poke around in the pump controller menus to see if I can find a priming on/off option.







I'm hoping it won't be any more dangerous than the Streams, perhaps even less since there is a full grill in front of the prop. It does flow 3.5x more than the streams, so intake suction could be a concern. On this front, it has substantially more area over which to distribute the intake and the louvres are further apart, so I find it plausible that the intake surface area is at least 3.5x greater than on the Streams, meaning no more intake force than with the Stream. Exceptionally small fish could swim in the intake, but I won't be keeping anything smaller than green chromis.





erics3000, Chicago, mwilliams62, M Reed, rdevoe11 - thanks for joining the thread!

Hit menu, down to priming, select, select again, down to disabled, then enter you should be set.

 

[scubadan206]

I really like your decorating in the room outside the fishroom. It reminds me of the wood paneling in the Hearst Castle. Especially the ceilings. Really beautiful. :thumbsup: It would be really cool to see LARGE soft corals moving around in a tank like this. Would be like sponges and other soft corals in a shallow surf zone...:rollface:
Daniel :wildone:

 

[midwestsalt]

this is the most amazing thing i have come along in a long time, im glad i get to fallow your build! wish i lived in taxes so i could see it and pick your brain, i love your methodical cleanliness and work it makes it look top to bottom amazing! thanks for sharing your build! how long till the house is complete? it looks amazing aswell

 

[tidus10]

i would like your life... wow this is amazing... i cant imagine the magnitude of planning and stuff you have had to go through for this so far.

Are you doing this all yourself as far as plumbing and rock work?
I know i skipped some pages but what skimmer are you using? Are you using a controller?
Whats been your favorite part of this build so far?

 

[Timfish]

. . . i cant imagine the magnitude of planning and stuff you have had to go through for this so far.

Are you doing this all yourself as far as plumbing and rock work? . . .

Risking being presumptuous and answering for Paul I helped some with the rock work. The design and layout is definitely his, I just helped with drilling and assembly. The larger assemblies were put together first before being set in the tank to make sure they would be stable and to see how they looked. It also did take two sets of hands passing the rock into the tank and assembling the larger structures. The rest of your questions Paul will have to answer.

 

[Chicago]

Everything is bigger in Texas!!!

 

[Dmorty217]

The is a dream tank and a awesome thread! Thank you for sharing. Very well thought out build, love your home and your wife must be pretty cool too! What other hobbies do you have? Watches, cars, boats... I'm sure you do it big whatever it may be

 

[Steelen]

The beauty of the house and the tank... Wow! Turned out beautiful. Love how everything complements each other as well.

 

[ReEfErAdDiCt86]

Amazing build! Following along

 

[mwilliams62]

What stuff did you use to spray the powerheads with? Is it safe since they will be in the water like that?

 

[Aaeolien]

Wow just wow. Told my wife that I was planning the next upgrade and it required cranes and she thought I was crazy. Then I showed her this thread and said we of course need to win the lottery first. Amazing work, amazing thread and can't wait to see what's next. Thank you for including all of us.

 

[tidus10]

Wow just wow. Told my wife that I was planning the next upgrade and it required cranes and she thought I was crazy. Then I showed her this thread and said we of course need to win the lottery first. Amazing work, amazing thread and can't wait to see what's next. Thank you for including all of us.

I got the same response!!

But we don't even play the lottery

 

[Aaeolien]

:headwally:

I got the same response!!

But we don't even play the lottery

Lol yeah we actually play the lottery about twice a year.

 

[tidus10]

:headwally:



Lol yeah we actually play the lottery about twice a year.

Haha well best of luck!!

 

[Reeferz412]

I have read from page 1 and I am truly amazed by this build. I would pay to see this. My hat is off to you and your dedication and hard work. The end result will be truly amazing. Subscribed.

 

[firstlight10]

Following along as well, I am blown away by this build!

 

[rbarn]

Still have a few problems to troubleshoot, the most worrisome being that the return flow won't reliably restart. This is a big deal because, though we have a whole house gas generator, it doesn't kick in until after the power has been out for a few minutes.

Here's one way to fix this.......

Install a Tripp-Lite 230V pure-sine wave inverter/charger between the pump and wall power. Hook up one or two 12V marine deep cycle batteries to it. The inverter/charger will sense power loss and flip over to the batteries within 10 milliseconds and run the pump until the stand-by generator kicks on.

a single deep cycle battery should be enough for the 1 or 2 min delay until the generator kicks on but a pair in parallel wouldn't hurt

This is the inverter you want to use.

http://www.tripplite.com/sku/APSX2012SW/


and like others said, you should be able to turn off the self priming at start up feature. I would still recommend the inverter though, that way you never lose circulation even for short bit of time while waiting for gen to kick on.

 

[dave.m]

Sorry for my electrical illiteracy, but that converter puts out 230V. Is that to two separate outlets at 115V each?

Dave.M

 

[sirreal63]

It's also 50hz instead of 60hz, not good for a motor. The idea is right, just get the right inverter.