dhoffroad Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Well got it going last night want to say thanks to DiyDude for your closed loop idea by moding it I was able to make this work. Tank specs: 1gal "burbon glass" tank, 18w PC (coralife 2 x 9 W ,1- 10,000k & 1- actinic ) closed loop with heater chamber (see diy closed loop w/ heater chamber (pico size) and auto top off system. Right now I just threw some frags, and small chunks of LR that I had layin in my 10 gal into this tank. I go the sand from a LFS out of a established system. The first two pics are of how it looks the 3rd pic is with flash so you can get a better idea of the layout, and the 4th is the closed loop w/heater system (for those who have not seen it yet) Closed Loop System with heater: Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 how does that filter contraption work Link to comment
lgoins Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 craziest ###### I've ever seen Link to comment
jenniebutterfly Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 i always thought of doing something like this but did not think it would work. yours looks really cool, i like it. Link to comment
Kogut Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Wow. That looks amazing! Very nice job and I really like the mechanics of it. Link to comment
dhoffroad Posted January 17, 2005 Author Share Posted January 17, 2005 Originally posted by The_Barbe-Hatten_Project how does that filter contraption work it's just a closed loop system with a place to put a heater everyone else glad you like it, took a little thought to get it together Link to comment
DongShenYin Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Neato! Hope it lasts a while. Link to comment
g0tfish Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 wht kinda stuff u got in there? Link to comment
dhoffroad Posted January 17, 2005 Author Share Posted January 17, 2005 xenia ,candy cane ,zoo's , star polyps, and a type of kenya tree that kept fraggin itself down to just a stump in my 10 gal Link to comment
birdman204 Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 trippy... The vodka dosing method comes to mind... Link to comment
FL Knifemaker Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 I would have gone with a drilled bourbon glass myself Just kidding, looks great!!! Link to comment
Withers Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 wow thats a really cool idea. Now you just need a tang in there Link to comment
yodahart Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Looks pretty cool. How do you plan on cleaning off the coraline once it starts to build up on the glass? Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Originally posted by FL Knifemaker I would have gone with a drilled bourbon glass myself Just kidding, looks great!!! Yeah why didn't you get a reef ready bourbon glass? you would have saved yourself a ton of time... sorry i was bored... no school today Link to comment
EnderG60 Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 thats pretty cool!! i have only one question....why do you have a 1 GALLON burbon glass??? Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 i'll just answer for him... that's what makes a bourbon glass a bourbon glass... they are really really wide so that there is a lot of surface contact... makes for a better aroma and taste... you only fill it up with about .5-1.0 inches of liquid... When you're drinking bourbon... now, when you're drinking a reef tank i'm not so sure... Link to comment
dhoffroad Posted January 17, 2005 Author Share Posted January 17, 2005 thought about drillin, but the glass is prety thin and there are no flat spots. besides I just bought the "tank" 1 week ago an puttin the CLS together only took 1 afternoon. all in all not much time put into it. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 we were just joking about drilling and the overflow and what not... Link to comment
dhoffroad Posted January 17, 2005 Author Share Posted January 17, 2005 Originally posted by The_Barbe-Hatten_Project we were just joking about drilling and the overflow and what not... yea well I DID THINK about doing it. LOL Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 haha... that would have been awsome... i'm still not sure how that filter is working could you show us a diagram or something? Link to comment
dhoffroad Posted January 18, 2005 Author Share Posted January 18, 2005 hey man it's not a FILTER. do you know what a "closed loop system " is?. basicly it is just for flow , a way to get power heads out of the tank . there is no FILTRATION in the chamber it just HOLDS THE HEATER. so what I got in all that plumbing is a power head and a heater out of the tank. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 ahha i c now... Link to comment
geekreef_05 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 Whos the man? U da Man. Coolest pico Ive seen yet Link to comment
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