petkingdom619 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Maybe a 24" x24"x6" rimless tank. Drilled in the middle with the overflow draining below to a sump. And a pump hooked up to drain the tank half way at certain times of the day and then fill back up. Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 You could do it, but I don't think you could automate it. If more people come they may know Link to comment
petkingdom619 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 I was thinking just put a pump on a timer and send the tune down the over flow. Would take some work Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 You could have a huge sump and a really low overflow pipe, so if you turn the return pump off the whole tank drains into it Link to comment
petkingdom619 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Just have to set it so not all the water drains out of the tank Link to comment
Aaron78 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Look up Surge Reef Tanks. Link to comment
tlombardo Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 You could have a huge sump and a really low overflow pipe, so if you turn the return pump off the whole tank drains into it This general idea sounds reasonable to me. Or use float switches and timers to manage the pumps that fill and empty the tank. Could even have the float switches in the sump and measure water level in there that correlates to the right water level in the display. Tony Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 this would be soo cool! Link to comment
amphipod Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Get two equal size aquariums, obtain pumps that can run at very, very low speeds several ounces per minute more or less depending on the size of the tanks have the pumps on timers matching the tides lengths. Now here's another part to make your life difficult, the whole part of rock pools of water, I'd recommend taking disposable plastic bowls or carved foam prices and coat them with cement, take your "pools" and stack/arrange in a fittable and removable organization in the aquarium. Now you will have a tidal pool aquarium, you can obtain specimens for this tank by simply visiting tidal pools and collecting the goodies within Foam pieces not prices Link to comment
petkingdom619 Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 If I went with local tide pools I would have to add a chiller to the list. Need to find someone that can do a custom glass or acrylic tank of that size Link to comment
petkingdom619 Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 Somewhere around 20" x20" x 8" Link to comment
amphipod Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 What sort of species live in your local tide pools Link to comment
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