My Ply and resin and steel home made tank 4x4x2 - Page 9

NbMaxx13 · #**201** 08/20/2007, 06:19 PM

Tagging along! .. I am thoroughly impressed... Please keep us updated ...I would love to see this tank a few months down the road..Well done..

tanya72806 · #**202** 08/20/2007, 07:31 PM

red slime is also a BIG factor in very low flow areas. I love this build I would def. get more LR and with out a doubt more FLOW in there and you will see a huge diffrence

crunk · #**203** 08/21/2007, 01:21 AM

so i just read all 9 pages completely and i am so freaking amazed by this tank. its awesome! i never even heard of wood tanks until this and now i want to build one. i'll be watching the progress of this tank like everybody else. once again, great looking tank!

jaggy · #**204** 08/21/2007, 01:00 PM

thanks re flow , it def isnt the lack of flow in the tank , it is like a washing machine when the surge goes , it is just NEW tank syndrome and will clear up soon enough , i am not worried about it , and yes fauna marine ultralith system , is the same as zeovit one ,

thanks for all the comments guys , my skimmer pump pack in yesterday new tunze , so that been sent off while a new one is sent up , so just hope the tank doesnt suffer to much while it is gone , the feeding will be cut right back till then!

jaggy · #**205** 08/25/2007, 12:53 AM

coral starting to colour up

NbMaxx13 · #**206** 08/25/2007, 07:43 AM

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Originally posted by jaggy
thanks re flow , it def isnt the lack of flow in the tank , it is like a washing machine when the surge goes , it is just NEW tank syndrome and will clear up soon enough ,

100% agree... this is just a stage you will have to go through ... and if anyone watches the videos you have to realize there is more than enough flow... Now conversely in my opinion dead spots are more likely to gather red slime ..but it doesn't look like the case here..

You have inspired me to build my next tank in much the same manner.. I look forward to starting that project in a few months ... until then kepp us posted... Thanks for sharing this process with all of us ...

mdoud · #**207** 08/25/2007, 11:33 PM

What is the temperature of the water you are gathering?
Do you filter it or prep it in any way before using it?

I live near the ocean, but the local water is 55-65 F.

jaggy · #**208** 08/26/2007, 12:58 PM

hi i live in north east scotland so it is the north sea very cold! i dont filter it or anything , it all goes in , the only thing i do is leave it insiade the house for a day to warm up

thanks so much for the comments!

Harold Edwards · #**209** 08/26/2007, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jaggy
hi i live in north east scotland so it is the north sea very cold! i dont filter it or anything , it all goes in , the only thing i do is leave it insiade the house for a day to warm up

thanks so much for the comments!

might be a good idea to have a tank with just a skimmer and maybe some carbon and let the water stay in there for a few days. just a thought.

I would love to be able to collect my own water from the sea. Anyway very nice tank.

onetrickpony · #**210** 08/26/2007, 03:28 PM

Great project
Over all how you do like the vertical layout of your tank 4â€™ deep compared to your last tank setup of 2â€™
How did you determine the thickness of glass you needed, is the glass toughened / tempered
What would you do different if you had to start over
What are some local aquarium forums do you use

I look forward to watching your setup mature

jaggy · #**211** 08/27/2007, 12:49 PM

hi the 4 foot depth is amazing compared to a 2 foot tank , the behavoiur of the fish is very different !

so far i wouldnt do anything different , and the glass is plate float glass not toughened or tempered

jaggy · #**212** 08/28/2007, 12:19 PM

here are some more update pics cyno is going now!

jaggy · #**213** 08/28/2007, 12:20 PM

jaggy · #**214** 09/02/2007, 07:58 AM

here is new pics of tank , the cyno is now confined to the bottom , as is disappering every day !

jaggy · #**215** 09/02/2007, 07:59 AM

ServantSoldier · #**216** 09/02/2007, 02:35 PM

how long were you seeing the cyano increase? did you just let it go away on its own?

jaggy · #**217** 09/02/2007, 03:04 PM

yes just let the tank cycle by itself was bad about 2 weeks ago , and has been going away since then

todd rose · #**218** 09/02/2007, 08:36 PM

Very nice setup!

NbMaxx13 · #**219** 09/03/2007, 08:05 AM

How do you feel about the size of your tank and the stocking issues? ... What I mean is do you think that the way your tank is set up (i.e Depth + Volume) does it allow you more flexablity as far as the normal rules ., has it limited aggression where normally there would be some ? ... Between the various tangs of similar sizes, different species of clowns?... etc..etc... Is it the depth that changes the fishes behavior or the volume ? ..A lot of the constrictions that regular tanks have I don't see as an issue in your system.....In your opinion ...Everything looks very happy , so I am just curious what you thought was the difference ...

I hope that question came out the right way lol ....

shookbrad · #**220** 10/01/2007, 03:47 PM

Very nice!!!
Will you post a shot of the tank from a few feet away so we can get the full effect? How about a few pics of the refugium area?

spleify · #**221** 11/08/2007, 01:47 AM

Any updated pics?

Kev135 · #**222** 11/08/2007, 09:48 AM

awesome

grochmal · #**223** 11/09/2007, 02:30 PM

No posts since 9/2, I hope everything is going ok.

TropTrea · #**224** 11/11/2007, 12:33 AM

your set up looks great. The alst time I saw a wood tank was about 15 years ago only that one was a little larger., 4' X 8' Base and 3" tall for around 700 Gallons. He had it up for about 5 years in his basement and finaly broke it down because maintance was driving him crazey. But I would imagine any 700 galoon tank takes almost a full time job to maintain.

TropTrea · #**225** 11/11/2007, 12:34 AM

your set up looks great. The alst time I saw a wood tank was about 15 years ago only that one was a little larger., 4' X 8' Base and 3" tall for around 700 Gallons. He had it up for about 5 years in his basement and finaly broke it down because maintance was driving him crazey. But I would imagine any 700 galoon tank takes almost a full time job to maintain.