|
|
|
|
|
#1
12-12-2006, 09:29 PM
|
|||||
|
|||||
Chad the tank looks really good are you going to have it a SPS with high flow i take it.
looking good man
__________________
180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think. 
|
|
#2
12-12-2006, 11:13 PM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
asmodeus,
Thanks! It sounds like overkill but the plan for this tank was actually zoos and rics. My last three tanks have been in the 30-40x's range and I have always been really pleased with higher flow (as long as the velocity is kept down). My only concern right now is that my sump is a lot smaller than I thought it was - (only 16gals total volume and I still need to leave room for drainage when the pumps are off). I am worried that my 730gph return rate is going to wreak havoc with micro bubbles... The tank builder forgot to add the sheet of black acrylic to the back wall, but he is cutting it for me now and I will put it in myself. I figure that it should look better with the overflow not visible. I am also considering using a razor blade to clean up the silicone job in the corners. Finally, I have the overflow eggcrate off and am going to black that out as well. - Chad
__________________
Returning to the hobby after an eight year absence.
|
|
#3
12-13-2006, 01:58 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
How are you going to have fish and coral there is no water in your tank, take it back they are trying to rip you off
 Er anyways Beauty...looks very nice sir.
__________________
I once had a Big tank...I now have two Huskies and a coyote
|
|
#5
12-13-2006, 03:56 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
Looking pretty snappy ,Chad . Be careful with that razor blade
Thought you had gone to sleep there, for the moment .Nice to have things happening again....................Dave
|
|
#6
12-13-2006, 10:02 PM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
Well I didn't like how much the closed loop intake strainer protruded into the tank so I cut it down a bit.
Here is a pic of the modified one next to stock:  Here you can see that it takes up a lot less room:  I wouldn't normally recommend reducing the size of the strainer, because that only increases the likelihood of a blockage. In this case however, I am not concerned because the bulkhead/strainer size is 1.5", but the pump is only 0.75" in/out. This modified stainer still had more surface area (I think) than a stock 3/4" strainer. Also, I am not keeping an anemone or anything in the tank that would be capable of blocking it all by itself. - Chad
__________________
Returning to the hobby after an eight year absence.
|
Hybrid Mode
