Forum: Tank Journal
11-16-2006, 07:17 AM
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Forum: Tank Journal
11-16-2006, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 1,224
Views: 907,722
The photo I posted shows 3/4" gate valves. It...
The photo I posted shows 3/4" gate valves. It turned out that these couldn't carry enough of the flow. I needed the 1.5" outlet to be restricted...but not that much. I've since replaced these with...
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Forum: Tank Journal
11-16-2006, 03:14 AM
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Replies: 1,224
Views: 907,722
Water testing
There's tap water in tank. I've been testing the function of my closed loops and chasing leaks. So far, so good. It seems that I will have to make some modification to my gate valves on the...
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Forum: Tank Journal
11-16-2006, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 1,224
Views: 907,722
Details, details
With the tank in place, I've started working on the overhead walls and doors. This was a lot more complex than I thought at first. I wanted to maintain the clean look of an "in-wall" system, but...
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Forum: Tank Journal
11-16-2006, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 1,224
Views: 907,722
Plumbing - Return system
I've put considerable effort into designing the overflow system to be quiet.
Suffice to say that water falls through two back overflows. Each overflow has 2 x 1.5" outlets. In each overflow...
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Forum: Tank Journal
11-16-2006, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 1,224
Views: 907,722
Plumbing - closed Loops
Done with being an electrician...I became a plumber! I now consider myself to be quite accomplished at PVC plumbing. Many thanks to the guys at Corix Water Products. I became quite a regular...
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Forum: Tank Journal
11-16-2006, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 1,224
Views: 907,722
Electrical issues
Along the way, I became experienced in electrical work. I brought 4 x 15amp circuits directly from the main breaker and run throughout the area behind/under the tank.
Two of the circuits are...
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Forum: Tank Journal
11-16-2006, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 1,224
Views: 907,722
Tank arrival!
I rented a van, drove down to Portland, Oregon to pick up the tank from Envision Acrylics. That was about 5.5 hour drive. It was actually cheaper to rent a van, and stay in a hotel than it would...
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Forum: Tank Journal
11-16-2006, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 1,224
Views: 907,722
Here's a fun shot of what $2000+ worth of...
Here's a fun shot of what $2000+ worth of plumbing gets you! (there are three Dart pumps there...) It all looks very small, until you realize that you are looking at the 6' x 4' stand area.
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Forum: Tank Journal
11-16-2006, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 1,224
Views: 907,722
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Forum: Tank Journal
11-16-2006, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 1,224
Views: 907,722
400 gallon project
This is the story of my 400 gallon tank, which is still under construction as of now. That's about 6 months construction time at this point.
Here's how things looked when I started, back in...
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Forum: Reef
11-14-2006, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,788
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Forum: Tank Journal
11-11-2006, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 101
Views: 26,501
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Forum: Reef
11-06-2006, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,724
Has anyone ever painted their CO2 canister? It...
Has anyone ever painted their CO2 canister? It says on top..."Do not modify in any way"..I don't know if that includes paint.
Mine is raw aluminum and since it is close to the tank it tends to...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
11-01-2006, 02:29 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,428
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Forum: Reef
10-13-2006, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,017
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Forum: Reef
10-13-2006, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,122
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
10-13-2006, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,377
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
10-12-2006, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,377
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Forum: Lower Mainland
10-07-2006, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,236
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Forum: Reef
10-01-2006, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,896
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Forum: Reef
10-01-2006, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,257
Yes...good suggestions.
The only thing I...
Yes...good suggestions.
The only thing I would add is that you have to factor in how you are going to prime the pump, if you plumb this way. On their own, most pumps won't pull water up and...
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Forum: Reef
09-22-2006, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,022
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
09-19-2006, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,027
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
09-16-2006, 02:35 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,715
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