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    45g 1/2 barrel #1

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  2. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    I'd consider also installing a large outside storage tank for sea water that can be filled by a delivery truck on a regular basis by your supplier, 1,000 to 2,000 gallon tank if you had room. I'd set it up so it is easily pumped into your sump for water changes. This would allow you to make...
  3. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    To add to Mike's idea for dosing kalk and to keep the guy you train from accidentially over dosing kalk, I would set up a simple Nelson Reactor using a 55 gal. plastic tank and install a cheap MaxiJet submersible pump on a timer. I would set the pump time to come on every couple of hours for a...
  4. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    Ditto on Mike's comments. In my thinking, the question of what sand on the bottom, if any, an/or how much, in part depends on how heavy a fish load you plan on keeping and your final design of water flow to put the waste collecting on the bottom back into suspension for removal. I'm not...
  5. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    Barry, Good information......obviously a surge tank system with a smaller continuous operating pump, maymakes more sense in your situation where power needs to be allocated closely, rather than larger circulating pumps. Lighting will probably be your biggest energy consumer. Ever give any...
  6. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    Barry, Just curious. What is the cost of electicity in Bali? In the US it varies widely depending on how it is produced. Here I would estimate from .04/KWH to .15/KWH depending on if it is produced by hydro-electric, wind, nuclear, coal, gas, oil, or burning waste.
  7. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    The cheap labor changes my design economics totally.........I think you should go with one of those paddle wheel lift pumps with a man peddling, the kind that they use in irrigating rice paddies, for all your water movement. :razz: Either that or use a bucket brigade line from the ocean...
  8. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    Barry, You had previously mentioned using a bag filter w/ pressure vessel. My experience, and years I ago I had a company that sold them, they blind very quickly, especially the finer micro felt bags, and need to be replaced very often. I would use the nylon mess bags and if you want to filter...
  9. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    I think both Mike and I have the said the same thing in a different way. Water movement in the system is critical. I have to disagree with Mike on the 50 g surge tanks....only if you turned over and dumped 50 g into a 4500 g tank, would it cause adequate flow. Opening even a large 6" valve on...
  10. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    Save the AutoCad files in a DXF/DWG format and send them in that format so I can open them with VectorWorks on a MAC computer...we use MACS in my company. File size shouldn't be a problem. Do the drawings show piping and flow? Some nice concrete work. You are spending some bucks baby:p ...
  11. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    Barry, What would really help are your present plans or drawings on your present thoughts on setting up you system,in addition to photos of the area you plan on installing pumps and filters. In my recirculation pump comments were based on using a separate system that did not empty into the...
  12. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    Good questions :razz: Let me give you the short version of sealant problem I ran into 20 years ago building my first salt water tank. I decided to build a 500 gallon tank out of double 3/4" marine plywood. I covered it with multiple coats of epoxy. It was built into the wall of my home, very...
  13. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    What an exciting dream project.......fun fun fun :) A few of many many comments. I'd hold off on any sort of cooler. With the volume of water and the distance the lights are off the water I would simply try to use a couple of fans directed to any open water surface area that are hooked up...
  14. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    Send pics of sump and equipment room......
  15. ldrhawke

    Kalkwasser Rip Off

    Read Randy's Article on Lime......he uses pickling lime. If it's good enough for Randy it is good enough for me. What Your Gandmother Never told you About Lime" Quote: "Summary: Limewater is one of the most useful solutions for aquarists looking to maintain calcium and alkalinity in reef...
  16. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    Great mines think alike...... :badgrin: Good point on the box ventilation.... I used a thermos box with a small maxijet to hold a couple of coral over night one once, partially closing the lid when I went to bed. Those coolers retain heat very well....the water had to be over 120 degrees the...
  17. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    ALSO...... :p I would mount the air compressor above the static liquid level inside the skimmer. A low pressure drop swing or ball check valve is nice, but they will leak at some point. Otherwise, you have the potential of draining your whole system back through the compressor if you lost...
  18. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    Compressed air skimmer design thoughts....... I always design systems as if I had to do the maintenance myself. If I was building an air skimmer knowing I needed regular access to the air stones to clean and replace, I would do the following..... Obviously install a shutoff and drain valve to...
  19. ldrhawke

    Barry Grossmans big tank

    As Mike has eluded to, one of the big problems using an air compressor is the air diffusors is maintenance. The small amount of dust in the air can quickly cause havoc and blind the diffusor from the inside out . Mike's idea of putting a shop vac filter on the inlet to extend diffussor life is...
  20. ldrhawke

    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    Mike, I wouldn't worry about hurting the plankton, especially with as large a pump as you will need to feed and recirculate with. The theory of plankton being hurt from going through a centrifugal pump is largely a bunch theorectical bunk. If you could get a large microscope, I'd bet you'd...
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