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Just curious as to why you'd take up that real estate in your display instead of keeping it towards the back in Bean orientation paired with one of the most critical aspects of his design: the coast to coast.
This tank is going to be a 360 viewable tank. The only obstructions to viewing glass will be on the short ends, there will be a column to support the beam holding up the roof above the tank. I don't like the look of seeing an overflow where you could be seeing coral. I plan to cover the standpipes with rock all the way up to the surface. Essentially, i'm building an overflow box that is a few inches deep and doing it out of cemented together Marco rockwork!
More CAD images to come so folks can see my vision.....and help me avoid any pitfalls i may have missed....stay tuned!!!
Copy that, and you can attach as many CAD images as you like, and I say this respectfully, but just as long as you understand the physics/ end result of going sans overflow box, and the fact that youre exponentially limiting your surface skimming capabilities by running only a full siphon and open channel as your "overflow."
Here's a screen grab from Beans website with an example of how surface skimming works.Can you please provide information as to how i could do it better?
Thank you!
Here's a screen grab from Beans website with an example of how surface skimming works.
Well the screenshot wouldn't load for some reason so here's the link. The "surface renewal" portion of the article breaks down the significance of a weir, preferably as wide as possible( otherwise known as a coast to coast)
http://www.beananimal.com/projects/silent-and-fail-safe-aquarium-overflow-system.aspx
So again, with your current orientation of your system in your CADs, you will not be reaping the benefits of this phenomenon, which honestly is no small variable. It's a massive difference in relation to water clarity (in my experience), in that organics aren't getting "backed up" waiting to travel down your standpipes. This is where a long weir comes in to play. Your standpipe system will work, just wanted to make sure you really wanna pull the trigger on bailing out on one of the most satisfying elements of Beans design: the weir. As for "visible plastic," it's simply not an issue with painted glass and matching acrylic colors. Forgive me, this is a poor example of a photo( I just had concrete poured and polished so I can't walk in the tank room at the moment ) but I have a 6' weir on the back of this tank. I've run them for years and you can't even see the overflow from the display even with halides/ leds running.
Not telling you it won't work; it will. Just wanted to make sure as a fellow reefer you were aware of the C2C and the function/physics of a weir(and that you absolutely can virtually hide them) before you pull the trigger.
Ok I got to this a little to late I would make the tank wider then it is tall make it 36 wide and 18 tall u will def not regret that
Second with the way u have it set up unkess ur using a ton of flow ur surface will get that scum like residue I recomend going somewhat like a peninsula and have the overflow against one of the towers u have in mind on the load bearing wall and then return over the opposite side to have continual water movement with all those pipes inside the tank u are going to be giving up a lot of real estate
Just my opinion of course it's ur tank
Ps ur planning is awesome with the cad
I appreciate your opinion!
Unfortunately, for better or for worse, the pipes are where they are and dimensions are set. Tank is under construction as we speak.
That said, I have planned for lots of flow. I have asked for a 1.5" return line which by Internet says something crazy like 4kgph at normal pressures. I'll have to get a mega-pump.
Also, skimmers. What do you all think of the Tunze DOC Protein Skimmer 9415???
Not a fan of tunze but that's me and that's because I had their worst skimmer ever made
But everyone I know who has a reef octopus regal loves it and it pulls out junk
Also deltec puts out a great product
At 1.5 pipes in full syphon that's about 1500 gph or a little more
I am using 1.5 drains in a shadow overflow box with two vectra m1s as the returns and it can handle them both at 80% I didn't try to go higher but I'm sure it can handle it might be noisy tho