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Here is the plumbing layout I'm about 90% certain I am going to go with. The green circles are the returns, the yellow circles will be two additional powerheads (Tunze or VorTech).
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were you able to determine if the bottom glass is tempered or not?
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The bottom isn't tempered, I checked with the manufacturer the day I bought the tank. I agree with the pump, and need to check the various flow rates to see if the Barracuda or Hammerhead would make more sense. Also, I had planned on using 2 additional powerheads within the tank for flow. |
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Kar here is the thread you were talking about.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1206908 This guy knows how to put together a tank. Very clean and well thought out. Brett |
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with the guide in place the bit has nowhere to go so you dont have to start it at an angle.
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I have a piece of 18"x18"x1/2" plywood that I drilled matching size holes to my three glass bits in with a cheapy key hole saw. The keyhole saw holes were a little tight so I filed them and sanded them so there is a minimal amount of play. I positioned the holes in from the edge of the plywood to correspond with the trim on my tank so that when I put the wood against the trim the holes always stay nice and equal distances away. It Looks really nice when the bulkheads all line up. With the plywood being that size it makes it easier to clamp it in place through the tanks opening. Once in a while I've used one hand to hold the wood and drill with the other, This is the ONLY TIME I drill with one hand and I have an assistant with a spray bottle of water cooling the bit. The plywood does a great job holding a film of water around the bit. Once I have a solid groove capable of holding the bit I usually remove the wood and finish free handed. I have on some tanks just left the wood in place and go right through but only on thin tanks. By removing the wood it makes washing the glass chips out of the groove easier and makes the bit work better. I dont flood the hole with a hose, I use a spraypump bottle from the dollar store. I have on occasion when first starting to learn the tricks to drilling a tank, placed a piece of wood inside the tank to prevent the bit from breaking through to quickly and shattering the tank. I place the wood on whatever card board box or boxes that suit the size of the inside of the tank to get the wood close to the glass and then with two sponges acting as wedges stuff them between the box and the wood. this made me feel a lot more at ease. The first piece of glass I drilled was a used 35g I picked up for $20 for the purpose of trying my hand at making holes. It is now a friends fuge. Practicing is a great idea and how I started. You asked in an earlier post about drilll speed and I checked my cordless and it says 1800 RPM on high and thats the speed which I use.
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i like that idea of yours frosty, using a piece of wood behind the glass being drilled so that you dont blow through it with too much force. thats an excellent idea! i could have used that idea years ago!
theres some inspiration for ya swifty!
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A little late but, Boddingtons is the beer to go with Good luck drilling tswifty! If it does end up chattering, wait 'till next semester for another college kid to leave
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I just checked, and the drill I have is 2500 RPM. So water should work fine for cooling the bit? |
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Stand & Canopy Construction Fish "closet" Construction Substrate & Live Rock Addition: - Enough LR for 2 More Pillars - Approx. 350lbs of sand for 4" sand bed Flow: 1 - Reeflo Barracuda Closed Loop Pump 1 - Reeflo Dart Return Pump 1 - Ocean Motions 4 Way (Version 3) 2 - Wavy Seas Wavemakers for returns 2 - Tunze Stream Pumps Filtration: 2 - 75 Gallon Aquariums (sump & refugium) 1 - Marine Solutions MSX-300 Protein Skimmer 1 - Calcium Reactor (undecided on specifics) Lighting: 3 - 400w Metal Halides (undecided on specifics) Misc: - DJ Powerstrips - Aquacontroller III - Cooling fans - Power Fail System |
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I'm gonna empty out the garage, and get out the tape measure tomorrow so I can figure out exactly how much (or little) room I have to work with.
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I just subscribed...Great thread and I know I will learn alot (at least for this newbe).
Question: I currently have a 55G with no sump, but two filters and bakpak protein skimmer. Someday soon, I will be upgrading to a 120 - 220 gallon tank (not sure yet). I know I will be learning alot from this thread among other threads (that I've been reading). My question is what is the difference between a sump and refuge? Should you have both? Thanks in advance for the response. I'm sure I'll have more questions along the way.
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A sump is just a place to hide your equipment and add some water volume to the system. A fuge can be considered a sump you you grow out algae, pods and other critters that might otherwise get eaten in the display. Some folks dedicate a section to the fuge in the sump. Others dedicate a separate tank to this. Both ways work but If I had the space I would run a 20 to 40 gallon tank just for the fuge.
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If you plan on doing a reef tank I would recommend that you use both a sump and a fuge. The sump could be like a 30 gallon tank, and the fuge could be as simple as a rubbermaid container, although I would recommend using a tank because sometimes the rubbermaid containers tend to bow out from the stress of the water.
For the fuge you have options too. You can either put in a deep sand bed (about 4") which will help get rid of nitrate, and some macro algae. Or you can just put in macro algae. The macro algae is used as a sponge for nitrate and phosphate. It's important to test your water for those two things on a regular basis until you figure out when it is the right time to "harvest" the macro algae. The algae will only be able to absorb so much before you have to pull some of it out to allow for more growth. There are a lot of articles on RC about the many ways you can set these up. I even think the Capn' has a link or two on his blog (click his little red house). Either way you set it up, fuge's are great. You'll definitely notice a difference in how clean your water is once your fuge gets going. Another cool thing about them is that it becomes a refuge for things that would normally get eaten in the tank. Copepods, Amphipods, Mini brittle stars, etc. These things can be sucked up into your aquarium and feed your fish, and their larva can feed your corals too.
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