When you get bored......

Lance · #1 11-18-2009, 11:36 PM

Looks great. Very functional set up.
Personally I would use gate valves instead of ball valves. I know they are more expensive but are so much easier to tweak flow rates.

lastlight · #2 11-18-2009, 11:39 PM

If it's for a herbie definitely use the gate valve. Even on my manifold I sometimes wish I used gate valves but that would have cost a fortune.

Vancouver Reefer · #3 11-18-2009, 11:44 PM

In the actual build i will be using gate valves, there just wasnt any models of the valves in the correct size and i didnt want to spend an hour drawing one!

mark · #4 11-18-2009, 11:54 PM

some nice ideas but seems loosing lots of display volume with the overflow.

Vancouver Reefer · #5 11-18-2009, 11:57 PM

The actual display is a 2'x2'x'2 cube. The overflow is approx 6" deep and hides everything. I hate even seeing return pipes in an aquarium and i want this rimless to be crisp, clean and natural.

lastlight · #6 11-19-2009, 12:04 AM

Get a tinted black glass...dark as you can for the false wall. Then use sch 80 grey pipe in there and you won't see a thing and you'll have a nice glass wall wet side...easy to clean.

I did something similar on my first tank and really liked it. But I had a piece of black plexi siliconed to the wall...wet side. Thing had a bit of warp to it which was noticeable.

Vancouver Reefer · #7 11-19-2009, 12:06 AM

oooooh lastlight i like your thinking!!! Put a cover over overflow so no light will get in aswell and its super dark!!!

I like it!!!

lastlight · #8 11-19-2009, 12:07 AM

exactly. I was going to make a cover for mine actually but got lazy!

And I know you're bevelling and polishing all your glass. My sexy sense is tingling.

shimmy · #9 11-19-2009, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lance

Looks great. Very functional set up.
Personally I would use gate valves instead of ball valves. I know they are more expensive but are so much easier to tweak flow rates.

Im not trying to start any arguments over this, just making a comment.
Gate valves are not designed to be used as a throttling valve they are designed to be a 100% open or 100% closed, if you are looking for a valve that is designed to be throttling us a globe valve.
Now I am new to SW fish tanks but I do have a good idea of affects of flow through valves and I do know that when you use a gate valve you with wash out the seat on the valve then it becomes very difficult or impossible to get isolation.

elitesurfer · #10 11-19-2009, 04:29 AM

That looks so realistic and your journal website is too good. Props to you!!