Beefcake July 23, 2022 Share July 23, 2022 (edited) Playing with the rockwork as I collect peices to get this running. Have pretty much every thing but some sand and plumbing and maybe a bit more rock. I'm really digging the scape so far and might just want to add a few little islands for fast growing corals to be secluded to Edited July 24, 2022 by Beefcake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefcake July 24, 2022 Author Share July 24, 2022 Any thoughts on how to improve in the rockwork? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime July 24, 2022 Share July 24, 2022 Are you set in using these pieces? They seem unnatural, and won’t be much good for coral placement, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefcake July 24, 2022 Author Share July 24, 2022 I was thinking I could put an entrusting coral on the left on and it would also be a good hiding place for small fish. The one on the right I don't care about I just had it laying around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme July 24, 2022 Share July 24, 2022 5 hours ago, Beefcake said: I was thinking I could put an entrusting coral on the left on and it would also be a good hiding place for small fish. The one on the right I don't care about I just had it laying around The issue w/ the encrusting corals is that the main surface area will be vertical so it won't get the bulk of your light. Otherwise, nothing wrong w/ the scape. Once it's covered w/ coral, the rocks won't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefcake August 13, 2022 Author Share August 13, 2022 Planning my plumbing. Durso overflow with back up drain. This look good so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami August 15, 2022 Share August 15, 2022 Where is the tank located? Fifteen or twenty years ago, the Durso and Stockman standpipes were among the quieter drains. However, they still made a bit of noise that could be distracting in some home locations. A quieter option is what's now known as the BeanAnimal overflow configuration that requires three drain lines: One in constant siphon (silent), another that's a trickle drain, and an emergency/backup drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM August 16, 2022 Share August 16, 2022 Instead of those two Durso's with skinny emergency pipes I'd do two "Herbie" style drain boxes. The skinny one in that scheme is the main drain which you run as a full siphon that ends underwater say halfway down the overflow box. You put a gate valve on it just before it enters the sump and use that valve to tune how fast the water leaves. Even if the skinny one is only 3/4" you'd be surprised how much water will go through it when it's in a siphon mode, and it's quiet because there is no air. The wider one is an "open channel" which is kind of your Durso, but it gets very little water through it during routine operations. It gets set to the normal height of water in the overflow box and you want water to just barely trickle down the side of it. So little that it's silent (once it slimes up). It's safe because if the skinny one ever clogs the wider one will absolutely handle the water flow because it's bigger and has no valve. Once the level rises it will convert to a siphon as well and will flush the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefcake August 21, 2022 Author Share August 21, 2022 Thanks for the replies. I just talked to someone at Reef Escape and he told be pretty much the same thing. Going to cut the 3/4 in pipe shorter and put a valve on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefcake August 22, 2022 Author Share August 22, 2022 Finally finished the plumbing and got some new awesome rock work. Water is mixing to fill it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM August 22, 2022 Share August 22, 2022 I really like those pedestals and places for fish to swim around. It's going to look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime August 22, 2022 Share August 22, 2022 The rework on the rockscape looks better, good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefcake August 24, 2022 Author Share August 24, 2022 Its up and running. The bean animal (minus the backup) is working great. The full syphon 3/4in is full open and the 1" durso is trickling the rest. Now beings the cycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM August 26, 2022 Share August 26, 2022 The durso trickle should quiet down as it slimes up over the next couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefcake August 27, 2022 Author Share August 27, 2022 On 8/26/2022 at 8:45 AM, AlanM said: The durso trickle should quiet down as it slimes up over the next couple of weeks. I think the loudest part is the waterfall coming over the corner overflows. Thankfully my wife likes the white noise and thinks it nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM August 27, 2022 Share August 27, 2022 That should get quieter too with time, but you could always make the durso one higher in order to make the overflow not fall so far. The distance your valve is open determines how much flow you get, the height of the durso determines the water level in the overflow box. Also, if you terminated the drain pipe slightly under the water line, even 1/4" or so, in the sump that would make it quieter too. You can just slide on a coupler with no glue to the pipes facing down to get it to exactly the right length and either adjust the coupler up and down or cut a little off it. Friction will hold it on basically forever and you don't have to worry about it leaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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