d'Espresso Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Bro, it's about daym time you update. Wow, everything is still looking good! i need to pm you about the diy overflow. Keep us update to date please! Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Bro, it's about daym time you update. Wow, everything is still looking good! i need to pm you about the diy overflow. Keep us update to date please! The corals have survived despite my neglect. What happened to your cube? Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 The corals have survived despite my neglect. What happened to your cube? I gave it away to Animalmaster! but i still have a small frag tank running at the moment until i can find the fund and time to work on my next project. it consist of making a diy overflow like yours and will try out my first time sump. Is it super quite on the overflow at nighttime? Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 I gave it away to Animalmaster! but i still have a small frag tank running at the moment until i can find the fund and time to work on my next project. it consist of making a diy overflow like yours and will try out my first time sump. Is it super quite on the overflow at nighttime? Yup it's very quiet. But it's mainly due to two things: the low flow rate, and the "silencer cap". The diameter of the PVC overflow really only allows for a very slow turnover through the display tank and sump. (I would guess no faster than 50-70 gph of water moving between the display and sump.) It's great for me though because that silences the splashing noise in the sump and the flushing noise in the overflow. You can increase the throughput limit by choosing a wider PVC, but you may need to resort to other silencing measures when you increase the flow. Link to comment
Rehype Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Glad your back J...Your tank still looks incredible. Amazing growth.. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 The tank and corals look fantastic J! Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Thanks for all your great feedback, guys! It's been great to see the progress of your tanks, too. I have some bad (and good) news, though. It's been less than a year but this tank is going to be broken down over the the next two weeks. I just accepted a new job and will moving to another state (Arizona) next month. I'll be selling the corals in the livestock classified forum tonight, and I may sell most of my equipment as well. I wish I had more time in the last couple of months to take care of it, but I didn't and so my corals aren't in the best shape at the moment, but I'll have to sell them anyways. The LPS are doing fine. It's the acros that are not as colorful as they were. They're surviving though. After I'm settled down I think I'll upgrade to a bigger nano (yes it will still be nano ). Link to comment
Rehype Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Awww man thats sad news But i wish you the best and look forward to the next build. Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Arizona's not so bad I know. I've lived there before. The J-Ranko nano is now officially no more. I just sold off the rimless tank this afternoon. Link to comment
Maeda Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I know. I've lived there before. The J-Ranko nano is now officially no more. I just sold off the rimless tank this afternoon. I'll be looking forward to the rebirth then. : Link to comment
quicknik Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hey, Great looking tank. Don't you fear the flexible tubing getting hard and dissolving over time due to the lose of flexibillizer? Cheers, Nikolas Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hey,Great looking tank. Don't you fear the flexible tubing getting hard and dissolving over time due to the lose of flexibillizer? Cheers, Nikolas Sorry, I didn't even know there was such a thing as "flexibillizer." I just bought it from the plumbing section of my local hardware store, and as for the tube getting stiff, once the overflow is set in place, it doesn't move except for the occasional cleaning. Link to comment
AustinV90 Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I can't wait for you next tank. Link to comment
Parker0824 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 How did you do your plumbing to return to the sump? Like how does it go over the tank rim. Link to comment
Parker0824 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Nvm found this http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/254404-diy-mame-style-pvc-overflow/ Link to comment
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