Marc`s DIY 900g Inwall System - Page 5

elephen · #**101** 03/14/2006, 05:27 PM

Very nice man very nice!

Lpsfanatic338 · #**102** 03/14/2006, 06:08 PM

Amazing!!! Great Job.

msuzuki126 · #**103** 03/14/2006, 07:09 PM

could u post a full tank pic? i would like to see the whole aquascape, btw it looks amazing

Timothy01 · #**104** 03/14/2006, 07:38 PM

sweet tank...Great Job

milan · #**105** 03/14/2006, 11:56 PM

What else can anyone say ... its a great looking tank!!!

Bebo77 · #**106** 03/15/2006, 12:04 AM

so nice he said it 4 times... lol

Connoisseurpoet · #**107** 03/15/2006, 12:58 AM

Whoa!! What a beautiful huge tank.. What kind paint did you painted inside of your tank? This is what i would want to use as king size headboard.

SERVO · #**108** 05/14/2006, 02:46 PM

So how has this awesome tank of yours done over the past 2 months?

I have a 8 foot long tank with one wave box. My wave is very tiny and the powerhead doesn't "buck" like I have seen most do. Furthermore I bought it used, so.........

Did you have one wave box installed before going with the addition or did you get both of them at the same time?

Thanks

Oh ya

What else can anyone say ... its a great looking tank!!!

Hop · #**109** 05/14/2006, 03:51 PM

Just incredible! I was thinking of this thread the other night, but couldn't find it for the life of me. Great job! This is definitely one I'm going to have to burn to disk for my next little project

aiko670 · #**110** 05/14/2006, 06:18 PM

I am in awe of your tank! Great job!

Fudge · #**111** 05/28/2006, 05:53 PM

Hi again all,

I finally had a chance to make some improvements.

Ill start with the flow, i had 2 4 way OM`s on sequence pumps for closed loops originally, but after some more thought i realized tunzes would be better for this system (probably,in the first place

)
So i tore out both loops and added 4 tunzes, using a couple wavy seas i attached 2 of the tunzes to them, with the remaining 2 are stationary.

Heres a couple pics of how the tunze bracket was modded, all in all a very easy attachment, nothing is glued.
The tunzes are being pivoted at close to the center point.
It avoids sticking out too much, this also let me use a smaller attachment than what it would be otherwise hanging it to one side.
A 1" sf cap and coupler are all that was needed.
I tapped the cap with a single 1/4 hole, flipped the bolt upside down inside the bracket and slid it in like this.

Then i just screwed the cap on,

Then I slid the coupler onto the wavy sea and it was done,

I tied up all the piles of cords, and mounted the transformers to a length of ready rod, and hung them out of the way. (left top corner)

Next job was the lighting, the VHO`s had to go.
I tore out the 440 watts of VHO out of the canopy and replaced them with 3x 250w double enders, with 14k bulbs.
I was thankful then that i could slide the canopy out to do this.

Holes in the first layer of the canopy were cut out so i could benifit from the exhaust, aswell as install them more of an angle to face the front of the reef.

I am much more pleased with the overall color and intensity now, and probably use less electricity overall than before.

more..

Fudge · #**112** 05/28/2006, 05:54 PM

Another big load off the shoulders was finishing the sills aswell as the room the tank was in.

This was a big concern for me, as i hadnt seen this before and was a little worried about the over all view.
While it does make for difficult pictures because of the depth of the sill... it came out the way i had envisioned, a fairly clean look.

more...

Fudge · #**113** 05/28/2006, 05:55 PM

A couple closer ups,

One day, i hope to have the time to put fish in my fish tank.

Chris, sorry i was so slow with these ones.

(multi beckett housing)

I have some more, but have to dig a little more to find them.

Servo, no, though i did order 2 at once, i had to use only one for a week.
I found on my tank there was no comparison.
I think i could say one didnt work good at all on mine, but using 2 was instantly 4x better, if that makes any sense...the resonance was there when 2 where helping each other out.

Thanks all, Marc.

MdM31 · #**114** 05/28/2006, 07:15 PM

amazing. the front of the tank is really cool, im diggin the oval wall around the tank.

excellent job, keep up the good work!

-Mike

roper512 · #**115** 05/28/2006, 07:48 PM

Outstanding, Marc! Love the aquascaping and the way you windowed off the tank!

SERVO · #**116** 05/28/2006, 09:44 PM

Intriguing modification of your wavy sea with the Tunze! Your tank is really incredible. With all of that calcification going on, your going to have to clean your pumps and plumbing every three months!!!!

xtrstangx · #**117** 05/28/2006, 10:11 PM

Thats awesome.. One of the most unique tanks I've ever seen.

delphinus · #**118** 05/29/2006, 12:20 AM

Looks awesome Marc, truly inspiring. Great work!!

Hop · #**119** 05/29/2006, 12:41 AM

Things are really turning out well here! Good job, I get lost looking into these pics!

chocolates mom · #**120** 05/29/2006, 02:00 PM

Fudge fantastic job! Where do you buy your fish/ corals etc? I live in Abbotsford

H20ENG · #**121** 05/29/2006, 02:49 PM

Awesome Marc! Thanks for the pics and updates!!

So the 4 Becketts get pressurized from the top chamber, and the air chamber is separate, correct? Did you just use O rings to seperate the 2?

Fudge · #**122** 05/29/2006, 08:03 PM

Chris,

The becketts are still individually fed from the top.(4 inputs)
I originally wanted to feed them with an individual chamber at the top, but was concerned about the pressure on my (below par) acrylic seams in this compartment, escpecially if the becketts were to get a little clogged.

Im sure one could make one, and surely it would be easier to make with one larger diam hole in it.
But i definatly would have used a little more meatier acrylic for that part, like 1/2 tube and flanges.

Chocolates, i look pretty much anywhere i can find the right ones.

Thanks all, Tony......That 280 should be atleast half full of water by now my friend ! lemme know if i can fire a couple frags in there to start the collection.

Marc.

Mantisshrimp248 · #**123** 05/29/2006, 08:25 PM

Wow
All the hard work that I see you put into this definitely payed off. This is just beautiful and totally innovative. A real inspiration. I keep thinking it wont get any better but then the next update its even better.

Fudge · #**124** 05/30/2006, 12:12 AM

Tanning bed or a Scalp burner ?

A little backwards, but i found a few pics that buckled my knees...from about 3 million hours of labour ago.

The thickness of the polyester portion of the fiberglassing...

...

Fudge · #**125** 05/30/2006, 12:13 AM

Here i was testing an injector for the skimmer....turned the tank into a 500 gal skimmer !

Finally a few more recent top downs, i guess its time to place a halide or two above the canopy, so the view isnt so dim when its moved.