project5k
Reef enthusiast
Re: the 240 gallon in wall project
yea, thanks biff, but i'll think i'll stick with what i have till i see i need more, (yea i know that the math sais i do), but i'm not ready to buy any more lights for now...
yea, the 2 foot long t5's had run through my mind, but that would take a bunch of bulbs and more ballasts, and i'm already dealing with 3 as it is...
I think that for now i'll keep the 48 inch t5's that i have, i know that it will leave the ends of the tank darker, but i might put something like small t5's at the ends, or maybe even a single mh at each end if i figure out that i gotta have it..
I agree, that deeper front to back rather than taller is better, now that i thnk about the penitration of the light...
The more i look at it, the more i think that the marineland 180 is just about right, 6 feet long to fit that wall, and then 2 feet by 2 feet, not really much deeper than my 75 now, but another 6 inches deeper front to back.. hmmm not to mention that the marineland ones have the corner overflows... which i tend to prefer the look of to the back wall ones... i'm sure thier fine, i just like the way the corners look
so, they come with i believe 2 1inch holes in each corner box, so thats 2 drains and 2 returns, a 1 inch pvc will flow about 600gph, so thats 1200gph drains, and if i do the 180 then 180 * 10 = 1800, so i'll be a little shy of my target total volume flow from the sump. what i might do, is use all 4 as drains, and then just build my own pvc returns that hang over the back of the tank in the man cave room, as long as it dosent look crappy from the living room side, it should work, right?
well, i wanna see it happen too, i'm doing all the math right now and trying to figre out exactly what $$ i need to have in hand before i start, so that i dont get half way through and run outta $$ and then cant finish..
so far its looking like i'm in good shape, if all i HAVE to buy is the tank, return pump, and some pvc, more than that may stress the rest of the plan... that should be enought to get the system up and running and start it cycling, my plan is to seed it from my existing 75, cause, in all reality, i'm basically just gonna pour the 75 into this new tank, and then tear down the 75 and use it as the sump... so, i may not have to go through a full month of cycling, just have to seed it, and then take the appropriate measurements to make sure that its all good to go before i move everyone over...
yea, thanks biff, but i'll think i'll stick with what i have till i see i need more, (yea i know that the math sais i do), but i'm not ready to buy any more lights for now...
yea, the 2 foot long t5's had run through my mind, but that would take a bunch of bulbs and more ballasts, and i'm already dealing with 3 as it is...
I think that for now i'll keep the 48 inch t5's that i have, i know that it will leave the ends of the tank darker, but i might put something like small t5's at the ends, or maybe even a single mh at each end if i figure out that i gotta have it..
I agree, that deeper front to back rather than taller is better, now that i thnk about the penitration of the light...
The more i look at it, the more i think that the marineland 180 is just about right, 6 feet long to fit that wall, and then 2 feet by 2 feet, not really much deeper than my 75 now, but another 6 inches deeper front to back.. hmmm not to mention that the marineland ones have the corner overflows... which i tend to prefer the look of to the back wall ones... i'm sure thier fine, i just like the way the corners look
so, they come with i believe 2 1inch holes in each corner box, so thats 2 drains and 2 returns, a 1 inch pvc will flow about 600gph, so thats 1200gph drains, and if i do the 180 then 180 * 10 = 1800, so i'll be a little shy of my target total volume flow from the sump. what i might do, is use all 4 as drains, and then just build my own pvc returns that hang over the back of the tank in the man cave room, as long as it dosent look crappy from the living room side, it should work, right?
well, i wanna see it happen too, i'm doing all the math right now and trying to figre out exactly what $$ i need to have in hand before i start, so that i dont get half way through and run outta $$ and then cant finish..
so far its looking like i'm in good shape, if all i HAVE to buy is the tank, return pump, and some pvc, more than that may stress the rest of the plan... that should be enought to get the system up and running and start it cycling, my plan is to seed it from my existing 75, cause, in all reality, i'm basically just gonna pour the 75 into this new tank, and then tear down the 75 and use it as the sump... so, i may not have to go through a full month of cycling, just have to seed it, and then take the appropriate measurements to make sure that its all good to go before i move everyone over...
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