300G INWALL DISPLAY

[monza]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

This build makes me wish it was 6 months from now so I could read more of it in one sitting!

I'll try and speed things up for you! Actually I hope to get a ton done really quick, so stay tuned.

[monza]

Oh wow I'm slow…

Relaxed hard off the tank build in the summer, then that stretched into recently. Still no fish or anything but I've made progress and water tested tank and sump. I'll post updates soon.

[monza]

Everyone needs this shot:


Getting on some plumping



Waveline 12000 hooked up to OceanMotion







Painted the back



Water testing



It's holding water!

[asylumdown]

looking great! If I could do it all again I'd definitely do a closed loop.

[monza]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

looking great! If I could do it all again I'd definitely do a closed loop.

Thanks. Closed loops have always worked for me. I'm also a bit of a freak about not drilling the lower portions of the tank as you can see. Just my personal preference.

[asylumdown]

Are you going to arrange your rock work in a specific way to encourage a reversible gyre to form?

[monza]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

Are you going to arrange your rock work in a specific way to encourage a reversible gyre to form?

Interesting, now scratching my head on the reversible gyre idea. Currently both the front and back inlets create the same circular motion at opposite times and not reversed. My theory with the positioning of them is that they would lift the detritus 'up' into the water column and then the sump return would blast along the top to help push over the weir. As much as we can direct the flow in our glass boxes when we add rock work it messes with the mojo. I have a plan to position my rock work to aid in flow and get detritus out as much as possible. I can see reversible gyre would create a more chaotic flow (good thing) and hit more dead spots where waste could build up.

[straightrazorguy]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

looking great! If I could do it all again I'd definitely do a closed loop.

Another dumb question: why is "closed loop" better than the traditional return pump from the sump system?

[monza]

Correct two pumps, look back a few to mixing station pictures, you'll see the sump with a PVC line going straight up to the bench, thats a Waveline 12000.

Your closed loop would not be used for sump return, it wouldn't be a closed loop then. A closed loop is generally for flow and circulation in your tank with out having to add power heads or vortex style pumps to your DT. A CLS has no chance of back siphoning, and allows use of a low pressure-High Flow pump to provide increased flow and less power usage.

[straightrazorguy]

Originally Posted by monza

Your closed loop would not be used for sump return, it wouldn't be a closed loop then. A closed loop is generally for flow and circulation in your tank with out having to add power heads or vortex style pumps to your DT. A CLS has no chance of back siphoning, and allows use of a low pressure-High Flow pump to provide increased flow and less power usage.

Got it; thanks. Learn something new every day...