the 210gallon upgrade thread - Page 7

mtran · #**151** 08/20/2007, 11:14 AM

mbaychuk - Congrats on the setup. Looks good. I have a similar tank but mine is going @ a snail pace compare to yours. I am running close to a year now and still no water in the tank

. Hopefully in the next two months.

I agree with the previous post. An updated pic on the new lighting would be appreciated. I also interested in a seeing how your setup looks now that everything is up and running.

Do you have to throttle down the Dart pump so it doesn't overflow the tank? Wasn't sure if the AGA Mega Flow would handle the 3K+ flow rate. I plan to use Dolphin 3K or Dolphin 4700.

khoivo1 · #**152** 08/20/2007, 04:07 PM

how is that sump work out for you?? i am plan to do a 40g tank sump like your but i was thinking to just do one baffle before the return section,,,what do you think??
ohh and how high is all your baffle?? and space ?? thanks

mbaychuk · #**153** 08/20/2007, 09:26 PM

I got a 400w solaris tonight just unpacked will have pics soon. I also set up the sump with 3 baffles on the left and 3 baffles to the right and none in the middle to make a large refrugium. If you look at previous pics melev circle the one to take out and I did as per his suggestion and it works great, I have an external protein skimmer so didnt need extra baffles. I will have more pictures with 400w led solaris, Ill try for tomorrow if possible but Im leaving for 10 days, my wife is taking care of the tank. Ill try for more pics if not in about 10 days.

mbaychuk · #**154** 08/20/2007, 09:41 PM

2 quick pics of 400w solaris-I will be suspending from canopy with black chain and mounting the power units in back of canopy

mbaychuk · #**155** 08/20/2007, 09:41 PM

2 quick pics of 400w solaris-I will be suspending from canopy with black chain and mounting the power units in back of canopy

mbaychuk · #**156** 08/20/2007, 09:41 PM

melev · #**157** 08/20/2007, 09:46 PM

That's a beauty of a light fixture. I don't even know what one that size costs.

I also didn't realize it needed several ballasts to run.

mbaychuk · #**158** 08/20/2007, 09:52 PM

It needs 3 to run , and Im going to suspend it from the wood canopy with chains. The light it self comes with legs or two eye hooks in the top of the hood for suspending

mbaychuk · #**159** 08/20/2007, 09:58 PM

I got the light from The Cultured Reef website. I think they have the cheapest price around, but solaris were back orderd took a while to get. Check out their pricing

melev · #**160** 08/20/2007, 10:02 PM

If that is 72", all I can say is...

glad it was your wallet and not mine. You definitely have one of the cooler toys on the market.

purebullet417 · #**161** 08/20/2007, 10:21 PM

lol melev it is 72" and yes it is a cool toy. as for someones other questions the sump baffles are 12" high and the dart is throttled back about half way. at macna we plan on looking at different calcium reactors and purchasing one. we have been seriously looking at geo reactors.

mtran · #**162** 08/20/2007, 10:44 PM

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Originally posted by purebullet417
lol melev it is 72" and yes it is a cool toy. as for someones other questions the sump baffles are 12" high and the dart is throttled back about half way. at macna we plan on looking at different calcium reactors and purchasing one. we have been seriously looking at geo reactors.

Thanks purebullet417. Do you know if the mega flow was able to handle the full force of 3600gph? I assume not considering it's only half way released. I heard it was capable of 2400gph; that's almost 2/3 of Dart's force.

mtran · #**163** 08/20/2007, 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by melev
If that is 72", all I can say is...

glad it was your wallet and not mine. You definitely have one of the cooler toys on the market.

I agree with melev....OUCH! Maybe the cost of living on Long Island is higher than Texas for sure ♠

purebullet417 · #**164** 08/20/2007, 11:01 PM

that it is mtran lol. as for the dart we had it full throttle for a min or two and it handled it but we did some modifications on the overflow teeth to make them bigger. also we have all 4 bulkheads as drains.

aquataren · #**165** 08/20/2007, 11:06 PM

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Originally posted by purebullet417
that it is mtran lol. as for the dart we had it full throttle for a min or two and it handled it but we did some modifications on the overflow teeth to make them bigger. also we have all 4 bulkheads as drains.

purebullet417 - do have a pic to show on the mega flow mod? I am curious also. I have a similar setup and would appreciate any input in the design. thanks

warr40 · #**166** 08/20/2007, 11:45 PM

sweet light cant wait to see em on the tank

purebullet417 · #**167** 08/21/2007, 12:47 AM

no i dont have a pic but i just took a dremmel and borred out the holes slightly. very simple

yoboyjdizz · #**168** 08/21/2007, 03:18 PM

I would like to start off by saying what an awesome job you guys have done on your tank upgrade! Love the fish choices as well! I have two questions, on the tunze do you have all of them on full blast all the time , or do you use the controller for random lower flow here and there? Also may sound dumb but can you explain solaris light setup and how that works and what that is? I guessing its new have been hearing about it lately... thanks!

mbaychuk · #**169** 08/21/2007, 04:18 PM

thanks alot yoboyjdizz. the tunzes we have on pulse mode and pulse between 30 and 80%. as for the solaris ill have pics up in 1 second

mbaychuk · #**170** 08/21/2007, 04:40 PM

mounting in the canopy

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mbaychuk · #**171** 08/21/2007, 04:41 PM

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and drum roll please

yoboyjdizz · #**172** 08/21/2007, 05:29 PM

Looks great! I just read up on them, man would i like to get some of those in the future!

melev · #**173** 08/21/2007, 05:38 PM

The Solaris is such a pretty sleek lighting system. If I paid that much coin for it, it wouldn't be hidden in my canopy.

You guys did a nice job. At least thieves won't know to grab it.

The Solaris system is a light fixture that only uses LEDs, and lots of them. The company states that the bulbs will be good for 5 years, so you don't have to worry about replacing them annually. And you can program it to do all kinds of things, like sunrise, sunset, cloudy cover, and vary the intensity of blue from 1% to 100% to get the color you like best. It was a very popular topic at last year's MACNA in Houston.

warr40 · #**174** 08/27/2007, 02:37 AM

nicely done cant wait to see the new lights in person

specialkb · #**175** 08/30/2007, 02:00 PM

Very nice tank you have, I am hoping to upgrade to a 210 sometime in the next year.