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I had not heard of this happening before so I appreciate your sharing it. I will look further into MDO. Maybe it can be special ordered at HD or a local lumber yard.
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11/05/2012, 05:52 PM | #27 |
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Okay, so I ran out of time yesterday and when I got home today it was raining in KC. I plan on enclosing this fragile tube with some sort of 2x4 (maybe 1x3)/sheathing structure and attaching it to the house with a bracket.
Here it is inside (after dark unfortunately)
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11/05/2012, 05:56 PM | #28 |
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who did you get your solar tube from?
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11/05/2012, 06:03 PM | #29 |
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This is a combination of ODL (I picked them up from a local source but can be purchased at Home Depot) and Sola Tubes (ODL does not make a 90 degree extension so I obtained the 90s from the local distributor).
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11/06/2012, 06:48 PM | #30 |
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Here are some thoughts on my aquascaping. I was planning on a rock wall but after doing some reading I am rethinking that choice. I would appreciate thoughts.
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11/06/2012, 08:45 PM | #31 |
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Looks good. I like adding caves, side-ledges, overhangs, bridge forms and multi-branch structures linking the different structures.
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11/07/2012, 04:57 PM | #32 |
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Thanks, Karim. I will indeed include your ideas for caves, side-ledges, overhangs, bridge forms and multi-branch structures. I'm not as gifted as you are with Sketchup so this above is pretty rough but the basic proportions are my plan at this point.
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11/08/2012, 08:07 AM | #33 |
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Can you take a daylight picture of the light tube output? Do you have a Lux meter or PAR meter?
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11/08/2012, 08:41 AM | #34 | |
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11/08/2012, 10:01 AM | #35 |
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Subscribed! This is my dream being realized by someone else.
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11/08/2012, 11:07 AM | #36 |
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Hi Jadendo, thanks for following along. I hope you find some inspiration for your future build!
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11/08/2012, 11:24 AM | #37 |
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How far of a run is the solar tube? Looks like you have a few bends and horizontal runs. I thought that you could only use them vertically, now I am thinking about solar tubes.
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11/08/2012, 01:06 PM | #38 | |
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A complicating factor for me is the height of my external tube. A Solatube rep is concerned I will not get the full benefit because the tube is not on my roof but I will be happy with about 6 hrs a day which my southern exposed wall should be able to give me even during the winter. I should have some more information for you this weekend and then if it looks good I will publish PAR readings once the tank is constructed and filled with water.
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11/08/2012, 01:56 PM | #39 |
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Please take a measurement outside and at the end to get a conduction efficiency too.
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11/08/2012, 02:43 PM | #40 | |
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11/08/2012, 04:18 PM | #41 |
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The inside run is a total of 58" with an additional 9" horizontal then 48" to the top.
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11/09/2012, 01:54 PM | #42 |
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Creating a stronger frame for my build was suggested so I have come up with the follow (in red). On the other hand, I will doing biscuits, glue and screws so I'm not sure I want to add this frame. Thoughts appreciated
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11/09/2012, 02:26 PM | #43 |
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Lavoisier,
The broad side of a stud doesn't provide enough structural strength. The narrow side is what will support the stress. Think of it like this... It you put the stud like a tight rope over two concrete blocks and walk on it with the broad side up, it will bend with your weight. But, if you put it narrow side up, it will bend significantly less. You need to construct the supports so the bowing side is supported by the narrow side of the studs. The wider the wide side, the more support you get.. so a 2x6 supports more than a 2x4. I would start by turning the studs 90 degrees. With 8 ft or more on the window side, you may need a center brace above and below. |
11/09/2012, 09:06 PM | #44 |
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My thoughts are you have a 30" deep tank by 8', you should be okay with coast to coast overflow @ the back, euro-braced on the two sides and the front and the addition of a center brace depending on thickness of your viewing panel. If you need a center brace and don't want it you can explore the possibility of specifying the thickness of the viewing panel so as to not require a center brace. Also another solution is to reinforce the top of the tank along the long viewing panel side with steel angle to provide the added bending resistance required.
Here are some pics (with the attached link to the thread) of an enormous build that is somewhat similar to yours courtesy of fingerlakesreef.com. Dimensions are 11'-11" x 4' x 4'. My belief is that the cleats (the 2x4 material attached vertically to the ends of this monster) are not required. So same goes for your build as your width dimension is the same and only 48". But again, as I have had concerns before, if surge is utilized then perhaps it is prudent to install cleats (mechanically fasten and glue cleat along the 1 1/2" dimension for maximum strength or bending resistance). Hope this gives you some ideas to pull from |
11/10/2012, 12:50 AM | #45 |
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Wow, and I thought my tank was big! 1700 gallons!
On another note, I will "finish" the liquid rubber with a water based clear coat acrylic impervious to UV. There are several products available by Krylon and Minwax.
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11/10/2012, 12:13 PM | #46 |
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We have a sunny day in KC and my tube appears to be successful. I'll order a par meter this week and I'll know for sure after using something better than my eyeball.
The first two pics are earlier before the sun cleared the trees and the next two in direct sun. Direct sun:
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Looks great! Can't wait for the data
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11/10/2012, 02:06 PM | #48 |
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Sump question
Here is my plan for my sump. My question (probably a dumb one) is if I can create a slower flow chamber with the use of the two valves pictured below. This chamber would be used for macro algae.
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Sump Design
I had some great help on a separate sump flow design thread (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2232911) so I'll post the current sump design here as well. I will change the cryptic tank to either half the size devoted to cryptic and the other half to macro algae or all macro. If you have thoughts on a cryptic tank or not I would appreciate feedback. In the process I also found what I thought was an interesting study on heat, evaporation, and dissolved oxygen in this study (http://maxwellsci.com/print/crjbs/%283%2972-77.pdf) done with 28 8'x4' tanks of three different depths 24", 30", 36" which showed an average evaporation loss of 1.2g per day.
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11/12/2012, 08:47 PM | #50 |
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I am doing a cryptic aka duplex/refugium myself looking forward to how it goes using natural filter feeder's area. I know a macro algae refugium works been using them for year's.
I like your design and size...great looking build! You want to get really Krazy install a upflow ATS on one of the walls between them doesn't have to be very large
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