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The WB's 70g Custom Acrylic Supersized AIO
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Cool, thanks for checking it out. I was following yours for quite some time but stopped getting updates. Just fixed that.
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I have installed the Klir-7 v1 filter roller this morning.
It appears to be functioning normally.
I’m going to remove some water today to lower the height of the water levels in the filtration area. I’ve had to run the water level very high to keep the noise level of the overflow down with just filter pads in there. I’m hoping that with the installation of the fleece roller it will be quieter with a lower water level. This will allow me to control the water height in the skimmer chamber, refugium chamber and return chamber with the adjustable baffles. Hopefully that all turns out ok. This is part of the fun of trying something new without the ability to make structural changes to the tank. There’s no do over if I’ve got the sock plate height wrong and the overflow remains noisy. Right now it’s silent but the real test will come when I lower the water level using the adjustable baffle in the skimmer chamber.
It appears to be functioning normally.
I’m going to remove some water today to lower the height of the water levels in the filtration area. I’ve had to run the water level very high to keep the noise level of the overflow down with just filter pads in there. I’m hoping that with the installation of the fleece roller it will be quieter with a lower water level. This will allow me to control the water height in the skimmer chamber, refugium chamber and return chamber with the adjustable baffles. Hopefully that all turns out ok. This is part of the fun of trying something new without the ability to make structural changes to the tank. There’s no do over if I’ve got the sock plate height wrong and the overflow remains noisy. Right now it’s silent but the real test will come when I lower the water level using the adjustable baffle in the skimmer chamber.
Is your sock plate removable? If so and you need the plate higher just let me know. I made 'spacers' when I was testing my media setup that sit on the plate rails. I have two that are 3/4" spacers and one 1/8" spacer. They would probably just drop right into your sump as your first chamber dimensions should be the same as mine.I have installed the Klir-7 v1 filter roller this morning.
It appears to be functioning normally.
I’m going to remove some water today to lower the height of the water levels in the filtration area. I’ve had to run the water level very high to keep the noise level of the overflow down with just filter pads in there. I’m hoping that with the installation of the fleece roller it will be quieter with a lower water level. This will allow me to control the water height in the skimmer chamber, refugium chamber and return chamber with the adjustable baffles. Hopefully that all turns out ok. This is part of the fun of trying something new without the ability to make structural changes to the tank. There’s no do over if I’ve got the sock plate height wrong and the overflow remains noisy. Right now it’s silent but the real test will come when I lower the water level using the adjustable baffle in the skimmer chamber.
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The sock plate is not removable, it’s fixed in place. What I am probably going to need is something to allow that chamber to fill to a greater height above the sock plate. In other words I’ll need to dam up the emergency overflow opening between the first and second chambers. Similar to how you were making 3d printed inserts to close off those cord passthroughs on your tank. Or at least we talked about doing that during the design process if I’m remembering correctly. I’m not home now but I’ll take a picture later and show you the area. Honestly I could probably just get a long enough piece of scrap acrylic and superglue it to the opening and that would work fine, it just wouldn’t look as good, not that it’s very visible. It’ll make more sense with a picture.
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Here’s a couple of shots of the area in question.
Here you can see the sensor on the side of the Klir-7
and here is the emergency overflow. I can’t get a good enough angle but the problem is basically that the sensor may not get triggered befor water starts spilling out the emergency overflow. Still waiting for the fleece to clog up enough to raise the water level to the point where one or the other of those things happen.
If it spills before the sensor is triggered then I’m going to have to fill in the gap on the overflow enough to let the water reach the sensor. I can either glue in an acrylic patch or see about having a dam 3d printed. If the sock tray was another 1/2" to 1" lower this would not be an issue at all but it's too late for that.
Here you can see the sensor on the side of the Klir-7
and here is the emergency overflow. I can’t get a good enough angle but the problem is basically that the sensor may not get triggered befor water starts spilling out the emergency overflow. Still waiting for the fleece to clog up enough to raise the water level to the point where one or the other of those things happen.
If it spills before the sensor is triggered then I’m going to have to fill in the gap on the overflow enough to let the water reach the sensor. I can either glue in an acrylic patch or see about having a dam 3d printed. If the sock tray was another 1/2" to 1" lower this would not be an issue at all but it's too late for that.
After you get to where you know how high the dam needs to be we can get some measurements and make a dam. It's probably better to have a 3d printed (in TPU) dam than gluing on in as it would be removeable, like you mentioned a similar idea to the plugs I made for my cutouts.Here’s a couple of shots of the area in question.
Here you can see the sensor on the side of the Klir-7
and here is the emergency overflow. I can’t get a good enough angle but the problem is basically that the sensor may not get triggered befor water starts spilling out the emergency overflow. Still waiting for the fleece to clog up enough to raise the water level to the point where one or the other of those things happen.
If it spills before the sensor is triggered then I’m going to have to fill in the gap on the overflow enough to let the water reach the sensor. I can either glue in an acrylic patch or see about having a dam 3d printed. If the sock tray was another 1/2" to 1" lower this would not be an issue at all but it's too late for that.
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I'm sure the 3d printed option will be better. I'm gonna grow old waiting for the fleece to clog though. It hasn't come close to getting triggered yet. I'm gonna have to move more fish over and start feeding more. The skimmer is online and starting to pull a small amount of gunk. I tested the other day and NO3 was 2.0 and PO4 was 0.06 so there's not much of a nutrient load yet. I'm really kind in a holding pattern until the fleece gets dirty enough to see if the water level will rise enough to trigger the sensor. I'm getting tired of waiting though, lol. I just want to know if it works.
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I did a 13.5 gallon water change today and transferred the Lubbock’s Wrasse, the Royal Gramma and the Chalk Basslet from the old tank. Predictably they are freaked out and hiding. I meant to do a drip acclimation for them over about an hour but I messed it up and filled about half of a 5 gallon bucket over about 2 minutes cuz I wasn’t paying attention. Salinity was close between tanks, temp was about 2 degrees higher in the new tank. Hopefully I will get away with the quick transfer. The Filefish went through the same transfer last week and has been doing fine so I think it’ll be ok.
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Just fed a cube of Hikari Spirulina Mysis Shrinp and everyone came out to eat except for the Neon Dottyback which is nowhere to be seen. That was the most aggressive fish in the tank so it's weird. I wonder if the Lubbock's wrasse had to teach it a lesson? It didn't jump out so it's gotta be in there somewhere. Even the so far reclusive McCosker's wrasse popped out for a few bites before going back to its safe place. I was worried about the Lubbock's and the Yellow Wrasse just because it's so tiny but they seem to be getting along just fine.
Current Stocking List:
Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse.
Royal Gramma.
Chalk Basslet.
Aiptasia Eating Filefish.
Yellow Coris Wrasse.
McCokers Flasher Wrasse.
Neon Dottyback.
Blue Damselfish.
Next week I will transfer over the Tomini Tang. I think I will also take the Black Molly and the Peppermint Shrimp out of the 20 long in the garage and redo that tank. Then I will move in the remaining zoas from the Lagoon 50 and the Clownfish who lives in the zoos. He can have his own tank with the leftover corals out in the garage until I'm ready to turn on the lights in the new tank.
I am expecting an order of Pods and Phyto from Eldredge on Tuesday so I'll add the pods and start dosing the phyto then. I'll move a few pieces of live rock from the Lagoon 50 to the refugium on the 70 to give the pods more places to live.
Current Stocking List:
Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse.
Royal Gramma.
Chalk Basslet.
Aiptasia Eating Filefish.
Yellow Coris Wrasse.
McCokers Flasher Wrasse.
Neon Dottyback.
Blue Damselfish.
Next week I will transfer over the Tomini Tang. I think I will also take the Black Molly and the Peppermint Shrimp out of the 20 long in the garage and redo that tank. Then I will move in the remaining zoas from the Lagoon 50 and the Clownfish who lives in the zoos. He can have his own tank with the leftover corals out in the garage until I'm ready to turn on the lights in the new tank.
I am expecting an order of Pods and Phyto from Eldredge on Tuesday so I'll add the pods and start dosing the phyto then. I'll move a few pieces of live rock from the Lagoon 50 to the refugium on the 70 to give the pods more places to live.
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Thanks. There's two answers to your question.
Officially, if my wife is reading this, I'm going to sell it since we really don't have anywhere to put it.
Unofficially, like my Radion XR15 gen 4 and my pair of Reefi Uno v1's which were also supposed to get sold, its going to sit around in my garage for a long time and then probably get put into use again. The Radion is being used on the 20 long with the Tenecor DIY AIO kit in the garage. The Reefi's aren't being used right now but I could see them going back over the Lagoon 50 at some point if I weasel my way into setting it up as a dedicated Lightning Maroon Clown Pair Tank with some BTAs. Something super easy to maintain. Two fish, nems, rocks, sand, that's it. It would actually fit on my workbench next to the RODI container, I'd just have to take down the 20 long. I might sell it but more than likely I'll set it up again in some form or another, even if it's only as a frag tank. I like zoas and trading them off to the LFS for other supplies I need isn't a bad idea either.
Any plans for yours?
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I should also note that yesterday when I was doing the water change I ran into a problem. I'd placed to tank to close to an electrical outlet and the result was that I couldn't use the plugs, there wasn't enough room. I needed one of the outlets to plug in a pump. With 13.5 gallons out of the tank I was able to unlock the leveling castors and very easily move the tank to get it farther away from the outlet so now it can be used without issue. Score one for the decision to get the leveling castors instead of just leveling feet.
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