NAGA October 27, 2007 Share October 27, 2007 Yauger asked me for pics of the tank he is picking up tomorrow. Here it is; 51"x29"x28" 3/4" acrylic w/ over flow boxes being installed tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 October 27, 2007 Share October 27, 2007 NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger October 27, 2007 Share October 27, 2007 NAGA... Are you going to drill the holes for the closed loop today or tomorrow during pick up? so I guess the bottom will have a total of 7 holes drilled... Thanks again!! everything looks awesome! BTW Tank Volume = 179.3 Gallons The plan... Oceans motions 4 way pushed via a sequence Dart for the closed loop system (2 inch drain, four 1" returns split into 2 loc line hoses each) 40 watt gamma UV Sequence Dart for main return and feed lines for the skimmer and media reactors TEK T5s & HQI lighting and the list keeps going on and on... I'll post some pictures when I get things together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 October 27, 2007 Share October 27, 2007 NAGA... Are you going to drill the holes for the closed loop today or tomorrow during pick up? so I guess the bottom will have a total of 7 holes drilled... Thanks again!! everything looks awesome! BTW Tank Volume = 179.3 Gallons The plan... Oceans motions 4 way pushed via a sequence Dart for the closed loop system (2 inch drain, four 1" returns split into 2 loc line hoses each) 40 watt gamma UV Sequence Dart for main return and feed lines for the skimmer and media reactors TEK T5s & HQI lighting and the list keeps going on and on... I'll post some pictures when I get things together... That is so exciting. I would love to be able to stop by take a closer look of the set up. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak October 28, 2007 Share October 28, 2007 Is it bullet proof?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAGA October 28, 2007 Author Share October 28, 2007 1.25" it becomes bullet resistent..........this is 3/4" w/ 3/8" bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottloverr October 28, 2007 Share October 28, 2007 (edited) Awesome! Congrats Cheers, Sean rottloverr@yahoo.com Woodbridge,Va Quote: I wanna have other fish say " darn I wanna be in his tank, he has pristine water". Edited October 28, 2007 by rottloverr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NSC October 28, 2007 Share October 28, 2007 NICE!!! Keep the pics coming from the build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBR October 28, 2007 Share October 28, 2007 Yauger -- very cool -- looking forward to more as you build it up. NAGA -- You rock -- that looks great. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phisigs79 October 28, 2007 Share October 28, 2007 So we going to build this inwall? Let me know if you need help setting up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dschflier October 28, 2007 Share October 28, 2007 One of these days I will try my hand at an acrylic tank. I love the look of the tank and you have a great builder. Good luck with it all. I would love to have your honest opinion after you get a scratch at how easily you were able to remove it, and how it holds up over time. I am strongly considering my next tank being acrylic but am still a bit nervous about the prospect. I am looking forward to following the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 (edited) Hey Folks its been a while since the last update, so far have the tank in place with the top of the stand drilled with 7 holes for the closed loop and main drain & return. Just to give you an idea on how big this thing is it's 51"X29"X28" = 180 total gallons... Just want to add a shot of the almost furnished basement (just have to get the bar in with an additional couch for viewing the tank.. Heres some shots of the 4 returns of the Oceans Motions 4Way closed loop... All Drains/Returns has a true union ball valve..... Wanted to add some shots of the sump area... I painted the underside with high moisture paint and sealed it with polyurethane... if you can see the far right side the wall opens up to the back side of the laundry room where the skimmer and other reators are going to be housed... Also the RO/DI Unit will be mounted on the back wall with a US Plastics 20 gallon container for RO top off... The Drain PVC will be painted RED for quick color ID, and the returns Black... Any pipes feeding the skimmer and other equipment in the back room will be white.... The main over flow and return from sump.... Thats it for now but I will post more when the plumbing, OM4WAY & sump are installed Edited November 12, 2007 by yauger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 Coming along quite Nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 All I can say is ..... SCHWEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 New tank clarity (kind of like new car smell)! I'm assuming you're going bare bottom with this tank, right? If not, you're going to need to raise that feed for the closed loop and I'd also raise up that loc-line a bit before you add substrate (again, though, I'm assuming bare bottom). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigJPDC November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 that's as cool as it gets man - excellent job, your plumbing is stellar! Love the plasma too. I didn't have luck with the Fusion, let us know how it goes. jp If not, you're going to need to raise that feed for the closed loop I just noticed that too, don't think I've ever seen an intake on the bottom - what are the plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 that's as cool as it gets man - excellent job, your plumbing is stellar! Love the plasma too. I didn't have luck with the Fusion, let us know how it goes. jp I just noticed that too, don't think I've ever seen an intake on the bottom - what are the plans? Thanks JP... The intake for the Closed loop will be sectioned off with a 4" PVC pipe cut at 5" tall... I'm going to paint it black and silicone it in place creating a barrier around the intake preventing sand from flowing in... I'm also going to use pond foam to create a more natural look to disguise the 2" intake screener... After I place sand in the tank I will again cover it with live rock to create basically a neat structure to encase the entire intake to further prevent sand from getting in.... I will post some pictures of the work when I begin on Wednesday... As for the returns of the closed loop I might add another link to the lines just to get it off the sand bed but I don't know how tall of a sand bed I'm going to have just yet... so I will address that when the time comes... The overflow pipe still needs to be painted and shortened to make it presentable, I just put it in place to take the photos... I also will have to figure out how to turn the 45 pipe downward to create a dorso... Lots to do but it's getting there.... New tank clarity (kind of like new car smell)! I'm assuming you're going bare bottom with this tank, right? If not, you're going to need to raise that feed for the closed loop and I'd also raise up that loc-line a bit before you add substrate (again, though, I'm assuming bare bottom). nope not bare bottom, thin sand bed likely for looks... I will most likely have a remote DSB for denitrification using a 5 gallon bucket, uniseals, and powerheads... All I can say is ..... SCHWEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zotzer November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 Very slick and well-though-out! Looking forward to watching it all come together.... Tracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gastone November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 Yauger, that's a nice looking tank. That intake for the CL scares me. Seems to be that it will be easy to clog, have debris fall into. Can you fit another pipe into your overflow box? Maybe plumb the intake for the CL directly into the side of the box. Garrett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 Coming along quite Nicely yeah I think so to, so for this week I will have multiple items coming in the mail: Sequence Dart Oceans Motions 4Way Gamma 40 Watt UV Heaters Chiller Great white cleaning magnet Salt (Instant Ocean 3 X 200 gallon buckets) 30 gallon breeder tank 2 media reactors ETSS Downdraft skimmer w/ Pan World pump TEK 8 X 56 WATT T5's Black Fixture 150 lbs of Marco Figi dry rocks... 2 large pieces the rest softball and base ball sizes US plastics 20 gallon container X 2 (these things are great take up 1 sq ft of space) 4 maxijets 1200 I still need to order another pump for the main return I just haven't made my mind up yet on which to buy... the list keeps growing but thats to be expected I guess... I will post some more pictures when the mail gets in... Christmas is early this year! Yauger, that's a nice looking tank. That intake for the CL scares me. Seems to be that it will be easy to clog, have debris fall into. Can you fit another pipe into your overflow box? Maybe plumb the intake for the CL directly into the side of the box. Garrett. no can't do that, I have based the tank design on a tank from RC.... completely 360 viewing... the intake will be built to prevent most things from going in... Sand is the enemy for me right now and I think the structure will take care of that, I will finish the intake for the closed loop this week and take pictures for you to see what I'm talking about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gastone November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 (edited) I look forward to it. It looks sharp already. Edited November 12, 2007 by gastone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 I look forward to it. It looks sharp already. thanks gastone, things have been a bear with this project so far with $$ being the main delay in setting it up... needless to same there will be no other presents under the tree for me this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigJPDC November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 I hope it works out buddy, I'm nervous for you regarding that intake but you are indeed boned if you want the 360 thing - although you could plumb through the wall at one of the sides too, and hide the pipe against the archway. I have no doubts you know what you are doing. With that much surface area, you could do a 4-5" sand bed and scrap the remote bucket thingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yauger November 12, 2007 Share November 12, 2007 I hope it works out buddy, I'm nervous for you regarding that intake but you are indeed boned if you want the 360 thing - although you could plumb through the wall at one of the sides too, and hide the pipe against the archway. I have no doubts you know what you are doing. With that much surface area, you could do a 4-5" sand bed and scrap the remote bucket thingy. Yeah I was thinking the same... 4 - 5" of sand in the display should be enough... If I have any issues with the main intake for the closed loop the best alternative would be to raise the pipe 6" into the water column to prevent any issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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