The Rebuild Begins!!! - Page 29

three90s&125sump · 08-07-2006, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by drsyme

The problem with that illustration is this: shouldnt the planet keep revolving around the Sun until the change in space/time (which the flat area expanding from the center is) reaches it? In otherwords, if the Sun suddenly vanished this instant, we wouldnt know anything for 8 minutes, then everything would go dark, and we would fly off into space.

Nothing travels faster than light, except of course whatever it is that travels between entangled particles.

Hmmm, No comment I'll let it die.

Gee-Off don't you think you are running a large risk with that trigger? I know they grunt and look really cool but won't he eat all the crustations, shrimp and snails and pick at your SPS and poop alot? I am asking because I was interested in one of those too but decided agaist it for the reasons I named.

Geoff · 08-07-2006, 06:41 PM

the triggers in the Xanthichthyus genus are planktonivores. their jaws are very undercut, they do not have the pointy snouts that the other genuses have. those other triggers are able to rip anything apart. these X genus ones are only really able to grab things directly out of the water column. it is a risk, but not a really big one. pretty much the same risk as any of our fish that did not seem to read their descriptions in our books.

as for the poop thing, oodles of flow and a monster skimmer should take care of all of that. eventually when i am able to plumb in the settling tank it will make it easier to remove all detritus quickly.

G~

Geoff · 08-07-2006, 06:43 PM

according to the video. we would know long before the light stops reaching us that the sun had vanished. looks like we will no longer be in an elliptical orbit. all of the planets will be going all kinds a ways.

G~

Geoff · 08-07-2006, 08:34 PM

OK, here are some nice blurry pics of the swimmers.

Purple firefish:

Midas Blenny:

Bi-colour Blenny doing what they do best.

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Barred Flagtail, hope to find several more of these, but may be difficult:

Blue Jaw Trigger:

Red Parrot Fairy Wrasse, have 3 of these:

all seem to be doing fine and eating. the trigger is a bit slow on coming out when feeding time occurs, but i think he is just being shy. he is coming out more and more. looks around and pics at stuff in the water column, so am not to worried about him yet.

G~

drsyme · 08-07-2006, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Geoff

according to the video. we would know long before the light stops reaching us that the sun had vanished. looks like we will no longer be in an elliptical orbit. all of the planets will be going all kinds a ways.

G~

But the point is, the video is wrong. If special relativity is correct (and nothing says it isnt) then we would continue traveling in orbit, until the alteration is space-time reaches us, (like a wave traveling at the speed of light.) Everything would go dark, cold, and chaotic at the same time.

tdwyatt · 08-08-2006, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by three90s&125sump

I am still waiting for Mr. Wyatt to chime in here with his rebuttal.

OOOPPPSSSS...

Sorry, I forgot about this discussion. I will post some thoughts relevant to the discussion tonight. Today is the catchup day for the yard and hopefully, some tank cleaning as well...

tdwyatt · 08-08-2006, 09:43 AM

Nice Fishes Geoff!!! Thanks for the pix!

btw, Jack is on target, forget the video, it is not a realistic representation of the facts according to current ccepted theory on the subject. More later.

mzingali · 08-08-2006, 10:48 AM

Wow! In addition to the advise you've already given me...I'm still in the design phase...I'm going to follow this rebuild before I drill anything. I'm surprised you are going over the top for the return...looking forward to seeing how that will look.

I really appreciate everyone's advise. Have fun and good luck!

Mike

Geoff · 08-08-2006, 10:55 AM

i always go over the top for my returns. it limits the amount of water that can be drained from the tank when the power goes out. on this tank the water drains untill it reaches the overflow bulkhead. if i were to drill the returns than it could drain to that point.

G~

tdwyatt · 08-08-2006, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Geoff

I always go over the top for my returns. It limits the amount of water that can be drained from the tank when the power goes out. On this tank the water drains untill it reaches the overflow bulkhead. if i were to drill the returns than it could drain to (the siphon relief hole drilled in the return line-ed:tdw) point.

Excellent advise for return lines, and in addition, for those that have pre-drilled RR tanks, the extra hole in the bottom can then be used for overflow water (either through a second durso or a line to a skimmer, etc.), allowing you to increase your flow through the tank (i.e., a higher GPH pump...)

three90s&125sump · 08-08-2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tdwyatt

Excellent advise for return lines, and in addition, for those that have pre-drilled RR tanks, the extra hole in the bottom can then be used for overflow water (either through a second durso or a line to a skimmer, etc.), allowing you to increase your flow through the tank (i.e., a higher GPH pump...)

That IS excellent advise.

ILLBKING · 09-14-2006, 02:43 PM

Hey Geoff any updates?

Also one quick question, did you epoxy all the rock together as you suggested you might, when doing the FSB, or only neccesary ones?

I want to get the sand out of my tank but I only plan on buying some base rock to do as you did.
The rest will be 125# of live and wet on the day of exchange. I plan on building a mould for the FSB sections, and then transfering it all in.

thekid55 · 09-14-2006, 05:28 PM

nice geoff how bout a FTS

BLEEZY · 09-14-2006, 05:39 PM

imo epoxying the rocks is a waste of time. if you dont mind being in akward positions and getting epoxy every where and everything coming undone once you set it up then go for it. its a romantic idea, being able to design the rock in a pretty and efficient way but when i did it it was a disaster.
maybe one day when i rearrange my rock ill try some epoxy again.

Geoff · 09-15-2006, 10:51 AM

no real updates. just letting it run along. have a few frags in there. they are starting to encrust and get growing. i have a squammie test clam in there now, it is doing great! will prolly get more shortly.

have a tad nitrate problem. i am pretty sure it is from the 45' worth of drain line plumbing acting like a wet/dry filter.

not sure how i am going to counter act this yet. adding more LR will not help this. hoping the sponges and the clams will keep these in check. when i say nitrate problem, it is at 20ppm. not a real problem just a reading i am not used to seeing.

as for the epoxy. so far it am loving it. i did epoxy several key LR pieces together to make it more stable. i was planning on doing a mold also, but once i figured out that the wax paper did not stick at all to the tank, i just use the tank with a layer of wax paper on it. if the tank is in use than the mold will be the better idea.

Bleezy- not sure what you are talking about. the epoxy was not that bad to work with. with the LR epoxied into possition i was able to create a very open LR structure than i can get underneath quite easily with a stick. when i had a traditional LR stack i was not able to do this. the BB prevented creative stacking because of its propensity to move. haveing the base coarse of LR solid to the bottom prevents this.

using epoxy allowed me to create the top heavy column in the center of the tank. i would not have been able to do this with traditional stacking at all. so far the epoxy is holding up just fine, i am not seeing any breakdown of strength in the structure.

doing this does require a lot of preplanning. this is not something for the new aquarist. i had to decide on a preliminary aquascaping even before i started drilling the tank. i then had to map out the BR i had. it is a lot of work, but makes things easier in the end, at least for me.

G~