Riceboy's new 82.7 one piece eurobrace starfire build

[phi delt reefer]

this is a BALLIN' design. I have seen the vortech wave box idea on nano reef implemented via a custom acrylic box that slipped into the back of a standard Solana cube but i never heard much about it after the build.

If i am interpreting the design correctly are you using 4 mp10 pumps (ie one for each of the holes)?

If so i have an idea for you instead of ugly egg-crate (considering you spent so much time making it beautiful!) Have an acrylic pro make you a grill that will slide into that hole snuggly.

question about flow though - does forcing the pump output through those tight diameter holes (in relation to pump diameter) mean you will lose the wide flow capability of the vortech units? Or do the vortechs only generate flow through the front of the unit and intake water through the sides? Or does it not matter given the wave box design?

[sitandwatch]

Very nice,

I also wonder about the vortech's in the hidden holes would you not loose the undertow capability of them?

Regardless I can't wait to see this going

[dave_C]

Originally Posted by phi delt reefer

this is a BALLIN' design. I have seen the vortech wave box idea on nano reef implemented via a custom acrylic box that slipped into the back of a standard Solana cube but i never heard much about it after the build.

If i am interpreting the design correctly are you using 4 mp10 pumps (ie one for each of the holes)?

If so i have an idea for you instead of ugly egg-crate (considering you spent so much time making it beautiful!) Have an acrylic pro make you a grill that will slide into that hole snuggly.

question about flow though - does forcing the pump output through those tight diameter holes (in relation to pump diameter) mean you will lose the wide flow capability of the vortech units? Or do the vortechs only generate flow through the front of the unit and intake water through the sides? Or does it not matter given the wave box design?

as it sits right now the plan is just to have two vortechs, the bottom holes are to allow water to enter back into the chamber. I may end up taken the abs plastic to a shop and have them cnc some nice grills where the holes are but need to weight that against cost lol

[kien]

Wow.. All I have to add is, if you put a canopy on that tank I am going to come over and kick you in the nads!

[riceboy]

Originally Posted by kien

Wow.. All I have to add is, if you put a canopy on that tank I am going to come over and kick you in the nads!

Lol no canopy that's for sure lol. Lol if you didn't live so close to me I wouldn't have taken that seriously lol. Don't want you to surprise kick me in the nads when I'm at sobeys grabbing baking soda

[lastlight]

Strike at his IT band. He's helpless after that.

[riceboy]

well just an update i will be getting a bubble magnus 180 skimmer so my current skimmer is for sale lol, and will be getting my tank in the second week of january

[abcha0s]

Looks like a great tank!