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riceboy 12-16-2010 03:31 PM

Riceboy's new 82.7 one piece eurobrace starfire build
 
Well its time for a new build and upgrade :lol: you've read it, its going to be a 1 piece starfire eurobrace tank and fully polished with three sides starfire and back of the tank will be black, and black silconed. After talking to most shops and other tank builders in town I have decided to go with CONCEPT AQUARIUMS since he gave me a smoking deal on the tank that no one even came close too :biggrin:. After talking to CONCEPT AQUARIUMS and telling him what i wanted this is the idea he had come up with:

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...rsonepeice.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...erightside.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...epeiceback.jpg

CONCEPT AQUARIUMS had integrated a wavebox design onto either sides of the overflow and all i need to do is place my vortechs in there and there should be no powerheads visible in my tank :lol:( which was the main thing i emphasized while talking to him). But instead of having a cube tank i had caved into getting this tank, which would be great for my yellow tang and blue tang to swim in :lol:. there will be 2 drain holes in the overflow and the middle hole will be used as an emergency drain if either one of the holes were to ever get clogged. The return on the tank will be on either sides of the tank as you can see in the pics.

CONCEPT AQUARIUMS had also designed a baller sump for me as well. When i brought him my design he knew it wasn't going to work so had compiled this up and i must say its a very well thought out design.

heres CONCEPT'S sump design:

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...ictorsump1.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/s...victorsump.jpg

I am very excited to get my tank and will be in a process of building a bonsai rock sculpture once i get my new tank set up.

xblade 12-16-2010 03:35 PM

Can't see the pics,but it sounds like a sweet setup.

paddyob 12-16-2010 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xblade (Post 573886)
Can't see the pics,but it sounds like a sweet setup.

+1

riceboy 12-16-2010 03:42 PM

there sorry just fixed the images i think let me know if you have any problems seeing the pics, i will be posting pics of the tank once i get it. Hopefully in the next 2 weeks :lol:

paddyob 12-16-2010 03:45 PM

Wow....looks cool. This should be an interesting to follow.

When is the glass work done?

riceboy 12-16-2010 03:48 PM

hopefully in 2 weeks just need to give CONCEPT AQUARIUMS the dimensions of my skimmer and return pumps so he can adjust the sump accordingly. I must say the wave box integration is one of the smartest ideas i've ever seen and will keep all powerheads, good thing he came up with it cause i sure wouldn't have thought of it lol

DCDN 12-16-2010 03:58 PM

Looking forward to see this tank. Especially with how the wave box will turn out

paddyob 12-16-2010 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riceboy (Post 573892)
hopefully in 2 weeks just need to give CONCEPT AQUARIUMS the dimensions of my skimmer and return pumps so he can adjust the sump accordingly. I must say the wave box integration is one of the smartest ideas i've ever seen and will keep all powerheads, good thing he came up with it cause i sure wouldn't have thought of it lol


So how do you prevent your fish from entering the power head chambers? They would never get out if they made it in there.

riceboy 12-16-2010 04:03 PM

i'll be using eggcrate in front of the holes

paddyob 12-16-2010 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riceboy (Post 573884)
I am very excited to get my tank and will be in a process of building a bonsai rock sculpture once i get my new tank set up.


Take my question with a grain of salt as no disrespect meant....

I am wondering... what is the attraction to bonsai? I have seen a few in pics and have never really cared for the look. Just does not look natural to me.

kien 12-16-2010 04:09 PM

Nice! Wow one piece euro, you must be rich :)

Seriously tho, ConceptAquariums is tearing it up these days! Who are these guys? Are they man or machine??

By the way thanks again for the baking soda!

riceboy 12-16-2010 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paddyob (Post 573898)
Take my question with a grain of salt as no disrespect meant....

I am wondering... what is the attraction to bonsai? I have seen a few in pics and have never really cared for the look. Just does not look natural to me.

lol non taken at all. i just like how its not just one pile of live rocks but has many branches and holes a fish can swim in and out, and this look is amazing but to each their own right.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dLSVgS5AxB..._aquascape.jpg

http://glassbox-design.com/wp-conten...-Reef-Tank.jpg

riceboy 12-16-2010 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien (Post 573900)
Nice! Wow one piece euro, you must be rich :)

Seriously tho, ConceptAquariums is tearing it up these days! Who are these guys? Are they man or machine??

By the way thanks again for the baking soda!

lol i wish i was rich just got into a car accident yesterday so moneys a bit tight but at the price ConceptAquariums quoted me there was no way i was going to turn down that deal lol. plus i think he's an android just a genious when he came up with the design on my tank and sump lol. no worries about the baking soda lol

paddyob 12-16-2010 04:19 PM

The first example is really nice. I guess I have only seen a couple bad examples.

Good luck!

lastlight 12-16-2010 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien (Post 573900)
Nice! Wow one piece euro, you must be rich :)

Seriously tho, ConceptAquariums is tearing it up these days! Who are these guys? Are they man or machine??

By the way thanks again for the baking soda!

Kien you can only post about them with ALLCAPS. Come on!

ALLCAPS aside, if your model is any indication she's gonna be a beaut!

riceboy 12-16-2010 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 573905)
Kien you can only post about them with ALLCAPS. Come on!

ALLCAPS aside, if your model is any indication she's gonna be a beaut!

lol thanks lastlight can't wait for the tank.

Ross 12-16-2010 06:19 PM

Check out the pictures of Lobsterboys tank.
Similar set up, but on a 150gallon tank

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...=47211&page=74

Zoaelite 12-16-2010 08:42 PM

Looking forward to this one Victor, great idea for the build cant wait to see it actually complete!

riceboy 12-17-2010 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoaElite (Post 573956)
Looking forward to this one Victor, great idea for the build cant wait to see it actually complete!

Thanks levi, by the way ur chalices are doing awesome the red planet is growing and stinging the **** out of my sps lol

globaldesigns 12-17-2010 01:30 AM

Very cool design, tank and sump. I look forward to seeing pic's of the actual goods.

Coleus 12-17-2010 04:00 AM

Very cool design, my next tank will be with Concept Aquarium for sure. Nice guy to deal with

dave_C 12-17-2010 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coleus (Post 574068)
Very cool design, my next tank will be with Concept Aquarium for sure. Nice guy to deal with

ah you guys are making me blush!:redface:

Victor here is a sneak a peek at the one piece for you, hope you like it. it's off of my iphone so not the best pic's:sorry:
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_0057.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_0058.jpg

riceboy 12-17-2010 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by conceptaquariums (Post 574159)
ah you guys are making me blush!:redface:

Victor here is a sneak a peek at the one piece for you, hope you like it. it's off of my iphone so not the best pic's:sorry:
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_0057.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_0058.jpg

damn now your just teasing me with the pics :lol:

globaldesigns 12-17-2010 05:47 PM

Nice piece of glasswork, are those bevelled edges with polishing?

Hmmmm, when the time comes you might have to quote me also. Well done!!!

gucci17 12-17-2010 05:56 PM

my god...I just had an accident in my pants :redface:

phi delt reefer 12-17-2010 07:12 PM

this is a BALLIN' design. I have seen the vortech wave box idea on nano reef implemented via a custom acrylic box that slipped into the back of a standard Solana cube but i never heard much about it after the build.

If i am interpreting the design correctly are you using 4 mp10 pumps (ie one for each of the holes)?

If so i have an idea for you instead of ugly egg-crate (considering you spent so much time making it beautiful!) Have an acrylic pro make you a grill that will slide into that hole snuggly.

question about flow though - does forcing the pump output through those tight diameter holes (in relation to pump diameter) mean you will lose the wide flow capability of the vortech units? Or do the vortechs only generate flow through the front of the unit and intake water through the sides? Or does it not matter given the wave box design?

sitandwatch 12-17-2010 09:16 PM

Very nice,

I also wonder about the vortech's in the hidden holes would you not loose the undertow capability of them?

Regardless I can't wait to see this going

dave_C 12-17-2010 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phi delt reefer (Post 574186)
this is a BALLIN' design. I have seen the vortech wave box idea on nano reef implemented via a custom acrylic box that slipped into the back of a standard Solana cube but i never heard much about it after the build.

If i am interpreting the design correctly are you using 4 mp10 pumps (ie one for each of the holes)?

If so i have an idea for you instead of ugly egg-crate (considering you spent so much time making it beautiful!) Have an acrylic pro make you a grill that will slide into that hole snuggly.

question about flow though - does forcing the pump output through those tight diameter holes (in relation to pump diameter) mean you will lose the wide flow capability of the vortech units? Or do the vortechs only generate flow through the front of the unit and intake water through the sides? Or does it not matter given the wave box design?

as it sits right now the plan is just to have two vortechs, the bottom holes are to allow water to enter back into the chamber. I may end up taken the abs plastic to a shop and have them cnc some nice grills where the holes are but need to weight that against cost lol

kien 12-18-2010 04:52 AM

Wow.. All I have to add is, if you put a canopy on that tank I am going to come over and kick you in the nads! :D

riceboy 12-18-2010 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien (Post 574305)
Wow.. All I have to add is, if you put a canopy on that tank I am going to come over and kick you in the nads! :D

Lol no canopy that's for sure lol. Lol if you didn't live so close to me I wouldn't have taken that seriously lol. Don't want you to surprise kick me in the nads when I'm at sobeys grabbing baking soda :lol:

lastlight 12-18-2010 03:50 PM

Strike at his IT band. He's helpless after that.

riceboy 12-22-2010 05:58 AM

well just an update i will be getting a bubble magnus 180 skimmer so my current skimmer is for sale lol, and will be getting my tank in the second week of january
:lol:

abcha0s 12-22-2010 01:37 PM

Looks like a great tank!

dave_C 01-08-2011 06:09 PM

done and done lol
 
Victor here is a little update for you before we drop off your tank tomorrow :lol:
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_0069.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_0071.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_0072.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_0071.jpg

here is what the over flow and mp40 cover looks like
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_0076.jpg

now the sump,:redface: turned out bigger than the drawings made it look
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_0075.jpg
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_0074.jpg

it is just off my crappy i-phone but hope you will enjoy them

thanks

ps i think i mess up the filter sock holder made it too small might have to redo another one for you but will have to check if the filter sock fits first.

riceboy 01-08-2011 06:15 PM

Holy **** now I can't wait to get that baby up and running. :lol:

intarsiabox 01-08-2011 06:16 PM

That tank is a beauty alright! Nice build!

wayner 01-08-2011 07:32 PM

Very nice tank!, am I missing something, I can't find anywhere where it mentions the dimensions.

Zoaelite 01-08-2011 07:37 PM

Whoa...
Just whoa.

riceboy 01-08-2011 08:08 PM

It's 3'x2'x22"

badAZZlars 01-08-2011 08:51 PM

Wow Dave, after seeing these pics i'm really glad your building my tank at the end of the month.


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