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Wow, I thought I was the only person in the world with a basement dumping zone
J/K Looks like an awsome build plan, I'll be following the progress
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Hi Brett,
Regarding your inlet and outlet locations, Your only option is to have them on the back wall, given where your overflow is. What I like about the tidal flow setup is that it almost completely eliminates dead spots where detritus can accumulate. If you can locate your sump return line(s) and your rock layout, it might become obvious where exactly your plumbing holes should go.
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Maybe it's the scale of the drawing that I see, but it looks like you would have some pretty crowded plumbing underneath the overflow...?
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Awesome Brett - You don't waste any time upgrading. Can't wait to see it.
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That is too funny, I thought the same thing... We are just way to geeky/techy
Wow, now that is a big tank... If you ever want some help with any setup, let me know, I would love to give a helping hand.
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Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk |
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It's hard to tell a huge difference between starphire and regular with small samples but I've put together 19mm tanks with and without starphire and it's a huge difference when the glass is that thick and you're looking at large sheet of it with light on the other end. I've almost always had starphire tanks and it hardly scratches any easier, if you did something that scratches the starphire it would probably scratch the regular glass as well. Even my wife won't let me build a tank for us without using starphire. Either way is cool though, looks like a sweet setup!
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This is going to be awesome! So happy to see you doing another big build...if it's anything like the last one we're all in for a good ride.
Have you thought about a DIY LED fixture for a tank that size? I am only doing a 290g but the savings of going LED just on bulbs, etc really made a lot of sense.
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