Greetings!
Well, we have officially started the 300g system. I will be posting pics up as we move along. Note: it's gonna take a while!
Basics:
This is a 300g Deep Dimension DT. It is on a DIY stand.
The stand will be tile-faced and have no doors on the front.
There will be an 8" granite surround around the base of the tank.
Substrate or bare-bottom is TBD.
There is a separate fish room holding the sump, reactors, skimmer, frag tank, water change system, Apex, 'fuge, and DSB filter. This room is started and the drywall is complete.
Regarding the DT, we are installing an Apex-controlled shadowbox on the rear of the tank. Blue LED lighting synced to the tank lighting cycle.
Because of this, I want the tank corner overflows completely eliminated. I plan on using a Barracuda return pump to two OM 4-ways - one 4-way will feed water at the top four corners of the tank and the second four-way will feed the bottom via the original return openings. Return will be via two 16" Synergy Reef shadow overflows on the SIDES of the tank.
I am open to advice on how to plumb the above! I plan on a Y-check valve with true-union ball valves above and below the check valve to allow maintenance. The plan is to hide the outputs at the four corners of the tank in dry rock cut to fit around the openings.
This is planned for an all dry-rock aquascape, seated on Lowe's pavers and using hydraulic mortar and PVC pipe for the skeleton.
Anyway open to any and all ideas...
Kev
Well, we have officially started the 300g system. I will be posting pics up as we move along. Note: it's gonna take a while!
Basics:
This is a 300g Deep Dimension DT. It is on a DIY stand.
The stand will be tile-faced and have no doors on the front.
There will be an 8" granite surround around the base of the tank.
Substrate or bare-bottom is TBD.
There is a separate fish room holding the sump, reactors, skimmer, frag tank, water change system, Apex, 'fuge, and DSB filter. This room is started and the drywall is complete.
Regarding the DT, we are installing an Apex-controlled shadowbox on the rear of the tank. Blue LED lighting synced to the tank lighting cycle.
Because of this, I want the tank corner overflows completely eliminated. I plan on using a Barracuda return pump to two OM 4-ways - one 4-way will feed water at the top four corners of the tank and the second four-way will feed the bottom via the original return openings. Return will be via two 16" Synergy Reef shadow overflows on the SIDES of the tank.
I am open to advice on how to plumb the above! I plan on a Y-check valve with true-union ball valves above and below the check valve to allow maintenance. The plan is to hide the outputs at the four corners of the tank in dry rock cut to fit around the openings.
This is planned for an all dry-rock aquascape, seated on Lowe's pavers and using hydraulic mortar and PVC pipe for the skeleton.
Anyway open to any and all ideas...
Kev