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11-03-2005, 08:08 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rochester
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WOW!......keep the photos comming.
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11-03-2005, 08:13 PM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
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Originally Posted by Ranran
You rip it down and up grade to a bigger tank. 
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NO, NO, NO!!!
You build the new tank in ADDITION to this one.
common now.
hahahaha
j/k. YEAH! aNOTHER big-tank thread!!
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11-03-2005, 08:15 PM
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Noo Doot Aboot It!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Prince George
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You just had to one-up me didn't you  j/k |
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11-03-2005, 08:17 PM
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Wrasseman!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Vancouver Wa
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Did'ent mean to one up anybody. Lets just say this is as big as i could go in my current home. At least with out tearing down some walls.
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11-03-2005, 08:20 PM
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Noo Doot Aboot It!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Prince George
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hey man I was just kidding.  Yeah I had the same problem, plus my wife almost shot me when she saw the 225. Gorgeous tank BTW love the closed loops  |
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11-03-2005, 08:27 PM
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Wrasseman!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Vancouver Wa
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Speaking of the CL I am going to run a Hammerhead for the CL. It has two screen intakes and 6 returns two on each end and two in the middle. The loc line you see can be shorten if needed, and my goal is to have that completly hidden by the live rock. My return pump is a dart.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...nkBuild001.jpg
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11-03-2005, 08:29 PM
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Noo Doot Aboot It!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Prince George
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how many times per hour will the volume be cycled?
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11-03-2005, 08:42 PM
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Wrasseman!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Vancouver Wa
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The barracuda is rated for 1200-3800 and the dart is 600-3200GPH
So am not sure on the head loss but i think i will get 3000 "guess out of the barracuda and 2500 out of the dart so 5500 gallons per hour/360 gallons including sump.
Thats 15x's an hour.
I am also along with the CL running the Dart return through a pair of SS. This should ensure no dead spots.
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11-03-2005, 09:06 PM
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Noo Doot Aboot It!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Prince George
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How bout you send me some frags to even up the score *wink wink* p.s. that's some pretty good flow. what are you using for a sump fuge equipment etc?
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11-03-2005, 09:42 PM
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Wrasseman!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Vancouver Wa
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I am sticking with what has worked for me in the past so no fuge but i do have this 65 gallon sump i had built. Its 36'lx 20"x20"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...nkBuild010.jpg
i am going to feed my skimmer return into the filter media area on the left along with the two returns from the tank. The flow will go from left to right three feet then by pressure go thru the three blk bh you see. I will be add downward pointing elbows to these. That will stop bubbles from going to the other side where the water will go three feet right to left and to my return pump.
The whole back half also has removable lids that are not in the picture.
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11-03-2005, 09:44 PM
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Noo Doot Aboot It!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Prince George
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that looks cool
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11-03-2005, 09:49 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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awesome tank randy!.. only thing about big tank threads that i don't like is it makes me want to get a bigger tank you can never have a big enough tank but some times your budget says differently |
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11-03-2005, 10:02 PM
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Wrasseman!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Vancouver Wa
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Amem Brother!
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11-03-2005, 10:05 PM
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Noo Doot Aboot It!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Prince George
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so Randy you never said anything about the frags  |
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