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I like the look of this a lot.
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Looks awesome. I think it's a great design.Here is an updated concept.
Open and closed. Closed the radions are at the recommended 7" above tank. The dimension of the back is 5" above the glass. I assume this will be enough for any equipment I put in the filter area. If anyone knows of a filter piece that sticks up more than 5", please let me know.
What do you guys think of this idea?
Thanks ReeferReefer for the idea on lower profile.
I like the look of this a lot.
Looks awesome. I think it's a great design.
I wonder if including a small door on the sides to change filter floss and empty skimmer cup could be nice too.
How easy will it be to get it "open"?
I'll be interested to see the mechanism you use. The design is looking great.Push a button open, push a button close. Don’t want to do a door as I want it all actuated.
I'll be interested to see the mechanism you use. The design is looking great.
As long as it's easy [emoji106]
I read back in your post and saw that you did pure ammonia with bacteria to start. If the bacteria are doing their job they should knock the ammonia down eventually. Maybe it needs more time. I think (though not sure exactly what kind of bacteria you started with) if you're impatient you could jump start it by adding some more bacteria.So my tank cycle is still going. I started it out at toxic and have been watching it drop. It seems like it stalled out on alert....or am I just being inpatient?
Haven’t cycled a tank in a long time, not sure if somethings up or if i just need to hang on for a bit.
I read back in your post and saw that you did pure ammonia with bacteria to start. If the bacteria are doing their job they should knock the ammonia down eventually. Maybe it needs more time. I think (though not sure exactly what kind of bacteria you started with) if you're impatient you could jump start it by adding some more bacteria.
Also I'm not sure how accurate those indicators are. It might be worth while to pick up an ammonia test kit and see where it says you are. Maybe your indicator got "stuck" or is giving a false reading.
Or maybe it just needs more time [emoji28]
It’s actually super easy. I’ll post something on it when I get it all proved out. I am now working on the base design with casters.
Would you be able to open it if there was a loss of power?
I think if it opens enough for you to pull the media rack, that'll be all the clearance you'd need.
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Default to open makes the most sense to me as well if you could do that. Just in case you had to get back there for any reason.Haha, that’s an interesting thought. I plan to have a UPS, but I may think about doing it such that if power goes out, then it just defaults to open. Lights will turn off anyway so it won’t matter if they are up high. Idk.
In 3 years, I’ve never lost power on my tank, so a UPS should be fine, but I’ll look into it.
Just waiting it out now!Got the water tested today. Ammonia is still high. Apparently i overdosed the initial ammonia. Have to wait a little while longer.
Are you going to use a skimmer?
Definitely let is know how that works for you. I heard mixed reviews on the ghost skimmers and have been interested to hear about these new skimmers from IM.Yes. The new IM dc medium size skimmer is on the way.