Stampede Toyota & Red Coral 400g Build

[JDigital]

Looks awesome Kevin! much better than the last time I was there..

[Adam NS.]

urge them not to put a tv on that rock wall, it will distract from the tank!!

[Alberta-newb]

Wow! Things are really moving now, a lot of progress since I popped in a few weeks earlier.

Hope you don't mind I share some pics I took back then


Kevin cramming himself into a tight space to drill out the plumbing holes in the stand:





This is a shot of the exhaust duct from the ultra-silent fan to vent moist air from the canopy and wall space.





Test fit of the canopy frame:





Looking forward to more updates!

Francis

[mseepman]

This is looking just awesome. Could you tell me more about how the return plumbing will be pushing the water towards the overflow? I have been working on how I would do a peninsula tank (smaller than this) and not have holes in the tank for the return other than through the overflow like this.

Looking forward to some new pictures.

[Red Coral Aquariums]

Thanks for the encouragement all.

Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

looks great Kevin! If there's anything I can help with let me know

Thanks for the offer I will most likely take you up on it as I am planning on moving 300+ gallons of water + 400 lbs of LR into it.

Originally Posted by JDigital

Looks awesome Kevin! much better than the last time I was there..

The contractors are doing great.

Originally Posted by Adam NS.

urge them not to put a tv on that rock wall, it will distract from the tank!!

Too funny.

Francis: I'm not talking to you after you posting a picture of my @$$ with me laying down on the job. LOL We are on the final stages now. They made the doors so small that they had to add a wood frame for the doors around your openings in the metal frame. It is hard to get your hand in the water change tanks. Have to make sure no-one drops anything in them. LOL

mseepman: The last picture from alberta-newb you see the frame of the canopy sitting on the tank. That will be enclosed in wood. The return plumbing 1.5" comes up through the over-flow and will attach and follow inside the canopy all the way to the front of the tank. At the front there will be dropped down a spray bar or loc-line nozzles pushing the top of the water back towards the overflow thus skimming the surface. It will be a week or so till I get pictures of the finished project but I will make sure I get detailed shots of this for you.

Kevin

PS

A question for debate!!
I am not sure I can easily run a drain line for the R/O unit. So I have been considering a 4 stage 2 x sediment and 2 x carbon filter instead of a R/O membrane. Since this is a FOWLR (fish only with live rock) and I will be running a large UV sterilizer also the water change water will be mixing for 7+ days I am hoping this top-up and water change filtration will be sufficient. Any thoughts, concerns are welcome.

[StirCrazy]

I would ass at least a deionization to it also. RO would be the best, espcialy with Calgary's hardness of there water. Even in FOWLR the excess minerals are going to contribute to algae.

Steve

[sharuq1]

I would ass at least a deionization to it also.

A$$ on the brain?

[Alberta-newb]

You could run the RO waste to the coffee maker, never been to a dealership that had good coffee anyway

Are they plumbing a small sink in the counter? My RO at home is tapped into the sink drain just above the trap with 1/4" tubing.

[Blom]

Originally Posted by Alberta-newb

Are they plumbing a small sink in the counter? My RO at home is tapped into the sink drain just above the trap with 1/4" tubing.

Thats a pretty good idea!
Nice job on the setup guys, looks like it will be stunning.

[mseepman]

Thanks Kevin, looking forward to those pics.

Originally Posted by Red Coral Aquariums

mseepman: The last picture from alberta-newb you see the frame of the canopy sitting on the tank. That will be enclosed in wood. The return plumbing 1.5" comes up through the over-flow and will attach and follow inside the canopy all the way to the front of the tank. At the front there will be dropped down a spray bar or loc-line nozzles pushing the top of the water back towards the overflow thus skimming the surface. It will be a week or so till I get pictures of the finished project but I will make sure I get detailed shots of this for you.

Kevin