The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 yeah i'm thinking of throwing one or 3 together over in the architecture building's woodshop... Link to comment
Izzue Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 I want one PLLLEEAASSEEE. Ill pay ya. I know your busy in school-- but work is kicking my butt lately. Im a MedTech at our State University and weve been real busy-- not to mention my honeydue list since the weather is fixen to finally cool off some. Thanks to two hurricanes back to back-- my pool looks like a catfish pound--lol. If all parts come in at end of week-- LFS and I gonna tear down my tank into a cooler then mod the pluming. Rio 2100-- SCWD-- Y with flair/round + 6 inch locline flex ball. bye bye PH and let the flow begin Got class tonight with Rottie-- advanced obidence to work towards her CGC.... Let me know if you have time-- if not gonna try to make it to HD sometime this week to get some materials to make baffle. Izzue Link to comment
whitmda Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Is the SCWD that wavemaker device? BHP do you think itll be easy to put one in with our current setups? Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 ??? they need to be placed in a servicable location... if you look back at some of the first posts i did a 3D model of a plumbing design that incorporated a swcd, it didn't really work with hard plumbing... and even with vinyl tubing you would have to place the swcd outside of the tank, tossing out the closed system design... f somone can find me a site that sells polyester resin (weld-on) let me know and i will buy some and try to make a few.. they probably won't be too flashy but they should get the job done... the top tray will be removable and the bottom tray will be what holds it together... the box will fit over that support peice in the back of the sump that held the old rain trays in place.. this could take a couple trys to get the design right i have a feeling it's not that simple to quiet it down and provide even distribution over the media... any thoughts? Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 NM here you go guys if you need to buy some weld on http://www.customacrylic.com/cements.html Link to comment
Izzue Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Weld on??? Whats wrong with duck tape Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted September 28, 2005 Author Share Posted September 28, 2005 I don't think it's reef safe... i'll post a thread in the beginner's forum... lol... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted September 28, 2005 Author Share Posted September 28, 2005 http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=68102 Link to comment
Snoop Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 61 freaken pages its like a freeken noval yikes Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted September 29, 2005 Author Share Posted September 29, 2005 Yeah I know... I'm SORRY to everyone who has read it all i try to put in as many pics as possible to liven' it up... Link to comment
Izzue Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 BHP I wasnt serious about the duck tape-- just a little southern Humor hehehe.... Im not to sure what Im gonna do about the noise until I get the SCWD installed-- gonna depend on how the flex tubing is run to try to center SCWD-- then Ill see what kind of room I have left to install some kinda of baffle. Probably will just use some kind of sponge to cusion water fall at 1st. Izzue Link to comment
Izzue Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 BHP Do you know if Methylene Chloride is reef safe. I called a local Acrylic shop just to check on what they had and how they bonded their acyrlic and that is what they use-- didnt know if it was reef safe. Doesnt sound to safe to me ???? Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted September 30, 2005 Author Share Posted September 30, 2005 It's polyester resin... after it has cured and is flushed with water it is just as if the resin was part of the acrylic in the first place... think of it as welding acrylic... so yes, i'm sure it's fine... Chloride does not mean chlorine... Link to comment
Izzue Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Tks BHP I did a search after post -- seems toxic in wet form, but with good ventalition and then drying -- no worries Link to comment
whitmda Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 If I make baffles out of the acrylic, I'm just going to use regular super glue. I got a powerhead in my tank blowing across the substrate in the front to get rid of some cyano. It seems to be working. I think I may have to upgrade the AquaVia. ...and I just save a lot of money on invertibrates by switching to Seacrop. Have you guys checked that site out? Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted September 30, 2005 Author Share Posted September 30, 2005 You should be able to sand those baffles so that they don't need to be glued... the only thing they are holding back is the bubbles... I ordered Weld-On 16 and 4 a couple days ago... Link to comment
Izzue Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Update: Tank plummed-- not exactly what I had in mind but it will do the job Really pushing the overflow to its limits-- may even have to drill out another slit in overflow so I can unchoke the return pump. Ended up going with Rio 2500 (782 gph)-- TO SCWD--To two returns with Y locline. Noise from sump side with skimmer to pump side--NOT an issue... due to keeping the water level way high on pump side and the volume coming over the partition is like a solid water fall... it does not make any noise : Have only done fresh water test--- Will restock and setup tonight with pics and update-- wish me luck Izzue Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted October 5, 2005 Author Share Posted October 5, 2005 GOOD LUCK... sounds Interesting as hell... I'd love to see pics asap.. Link to comment
Izzue Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Ya BABY------Flow So far so good-- no water on the floor Took me about 3 hours to swap over. Got a nice mess of buckets and cooler to clean after work today -- then Ill get more pics and get them posted this evening. Only problem I see so far is the overflow along with my little Citron goby-- if he gets close to the overflow, in the sump he goes--lol Izzue Link to comment
Izzue Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Side view that was blocked by Seio 620 PH Link to comment
kinetic Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 izzue, that's an awesome setup. How did you go from an empty tank to one full of life already? Or did you just wait awhile before posting all your pictures? That looks so good! I'm envious. I still have to think of a snazzy way to plumb my SCWD. by the way, this is my first time posting on this thread. If you guys want, checkout my m-tank setup linked in my signature and below, it'd be great to get feedback from you m-tank masters: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...20&pagenumber=1 Link to comment
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