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09/29/2017, 02:15 PM | #101 |
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Man this is awesome!
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09/29/2017, 03:16 PM | #102 |
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Awesome, awesome, AWESOME! Thank you for all of the pictures.
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jmsilhy - Thanks and welcome aboard. I had to special order the 3/4 sheets from 84 Lumber. No place around me seems to carry the 3/4 in stock . I called a bunch of places and finally found 84 Lumber. Tuffyyyyy - Thanks and welcome aboard...more to come .
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09/30/2017, 09:37 AM | #104 |
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09/26/2017 - Backsplash Finished
The backsplash is finished and sealed and the frag tank is back in place. I also started working on the control panel for the frag tank. I thought I had some extra cords but could not find them. I ordered some new cords to connect the modules and they should arrive by next Wed. My goal it to do a leak test by then. I think it turned out pretty good for what I am going to be doing...LOL. I am still a little up in the air on the edge. I cut tile to put on the ends with my trusty tile cutter but I am not sure if I will add them or not. I have not decided if it looks like it is too much space on the edge or not. You can see in the second picture below. Backsplash IMG_9692 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr Backsplash IMG_9694 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr Backsplash Up Close IMG_9695 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 09/28/2017 - Frag Tank Updates - WIP
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10/07/2017, 06:10 AM | #105 |
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09/29/2017 - Cycling of Rock - WIP
10/03/2017 - Frag Tank - Wiring 10/04/2017 - Frag Tank - Bean Animal Plumbing - WIP I finally finished the plumbing and added some RO/DI water to the frag tank. This was my first leak test for the frag tank as well so I am happy to report there are not leaks. I have to do some more fine tuning but I think I should be able to make the overflow pretty silent. The tricky part is since it's internal the water from the weirs make a crashing sound and trying to adjust the pipes to the right height is harder than I had thought. All in all it looks like the pump I am using is too powerful as the majority of the sound is coming from the water entering the sump. I will probably have to to t-off my pump and feed the water back in the sump in order to reduce the amount of water being pushed into the display or get a smaller pump. For now I am going to see if I can come up with a way to make the top quieter and then work on a solution10/06/2017 - Main Control Tank Panel - WIP
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10/07/2017, 08:36 AM | #106 |
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This looks like an awesome project !
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10/09/2017, 11:28 AM | #107 |
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Awesome build! Where are you in MD? I'm in Millersville and have a 315 gallon system with fish room. Noooo where near as nice as yours
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10/10/2017, 12:42 PM | #108 | |
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Thanks sdweller!
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10/10/2017, 01:15 PM | #109 | |
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You should check out Fintastic Aquariums in Frederick (yep, its outside of 30 minutes lol). Its a small store but they have really nice stuff there and are great to work with. |
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10/15/2017, 07:49 PM | #110 | |
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10/10/2017 - Curing Rock - WIP 10/11/2017 -Control Panel -WIP
10/13/2017 - RODI Upgrades
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Continued
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Main Tank Plans
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10/16/2017, 04:36 AM | #113 |
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This picture is making me lose my balance! Are the tape marks or the wood pieces level?
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10/23/2017, 01:15 PM | #115 |
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Awesome set up so for will follow.....
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10/26/2017, 10:49 AM | #116 |
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Amazing build
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10/31/2017, 01:53 PM | #117 |
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Techhnyne - I figured this is the last house for a while so figured I better make it count.
wowkingjames - Thanks for tagging along! russ49merc - Thanks for the kind words.
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11/01/2017, 01:11 PM | #118 |
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This tank looks amazing!!! I have a question about the display! are you going to paint/cover the back of the tank so you do not see the fish room? Or is your intention to see through to the fish room? Overall this is amazing again LoL!
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11/02/2017, 06:52 PM | #120 |
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I have been pretty busy with other stuff besides the tank so not a lot of progress has been made. A few small things are underway or done so here is the list
10/17/2017 IMG_9754 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 10/18/2017 IMG_9755 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr 10/18/2017 IMG_9760 by LifeThrough_TheLense, on Flickr
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Also I may have missed it in all of the posts, but are you running only the return for circulation? or are you using powerbeads or closed loop? |
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Subscribed, look forward to following along.
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SurfCastinRI - Welcome aboard.
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11/05/2017, 08:01 PM | #124 |
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General Updates
10/26/2017 - Expandable/Dynamic Manifold While trying to solve an flow issue on the frag tank I decided to make a manifold to bleed off some of the water before it entered the tank. Long story short the pump is just too strong for the frag tank...that or my plumbing sucks...(that can't be the case...LOL). I am still having an issue with the overflow so I am going to to reread the Herbie thread again and see if I can tweak anything. Since I am not sure how robust the frag tank will be I wanted a way to expand the manifold as I needed. I came up with the idea that each manifold section should be its own unit and with that I can increase or decrease the number of manifolds units as needed. The proof of concept worked and I will also be using it on my main tank.11/02/2017 - Control Panel For Main Tank - WIP By dumb luck I managed to make my hinged panel not hit the side of the tank. Because some of my cords were shorted than expected I moved the panel over a little bit. During design I thought I would have the panel swing open but after some thought decided to use hinges at the top since I am not sure how many Apex modules I will add and how much weight it will be. Rather than side mount and deal with sag I chose top mount. I am waiting for some hydraulic/gas hinges. Once they get here I will be able to not worry about it falling on my head...lol. If you notice the frag tank is cloudy as the cycle is well under way. 11/02/2017 - Rock Platform - WIP
11/05/2017 - Under Tank Light - "The Blinder" - WIP
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Awesome ideas for under tank lighting! I did that same thing with my old lights too, total blindness... Any updates?
Also how'd the rock work foundation turn out!? I've always wanted something like this but wasn't that creative! |
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