The sickness has taken hold!!!!

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by kuatto

O.k. Steve what the heck is a tunzee stream and which one is best/easier to set up? After number crunching(always comes down to numbers)i've decided to build wooden structure(box),lined with thin acrylic(cheap).was also thinking about installing a drain plug/valve in the tank(??).using a router to route out an edge for the window.My orig idea with large poly tank with plexi window and wooden frame/cabinet was put on hold(poly tank is pricy)
Any ideas about how many pumps/how big i'm going to need,and could i use a very large(100gal)rubbermaid type container for sump or is there a better way to filter??

Jim

Tunzee's are high power powerheads with wide dispersal flows ... Jon just put a couple in his 230G that he just setup ... I have 4 eductors on 2 closed loops powered by 2 Mag18's on my 300G ... conservatively I figure that the eductors have doubled the output of the Ma18's ... the amount of flow you need will also be in direct proportion to type of corals you keep ... ie softies and lps = low to medium flow ... and sps tend to like higher flow

As to waterproofing the tank I am not sure I would recommend a acrylic lined tank as thin acrylic can easily be cracked by live rock falling over so would recommend either fiberglass ( like I did on my tank ) or there is a Aussie on TRT that is using chlorinated rubber ... either way it would be more durable than acrylic ... the cost of doing either of those methods will in the long run be less than having to tear down a tank to fix a leak ... for front glass I used regular float 5/8" thick ... in hindsight I would have went with starfire

If the tank is over 6' long then I would put dual overflows to skim the surface of the water from either end into a 100G rubbermaid sump would be fine

HTH

Cheers