OzATL's 1000g Display Build Thread

[OzATL]

Originally Posted by GiulianoM

2 questions:

Why the diaphragm gate valve, instead of a traditional gate valve from Spears or Hayward?


What make/model is that flow meter?

A lot of the mechanical ones I looked at required uninterrupted pipe before and after equal to 2-3x pipe diameter.

Diaphram seems to allow a more fine tune than traditionl gate valve.

I'd have to look at flow meters later.

[OzATL]

https://youtu.be/_ZVX9Bewmfo

Tapatalk repeat. Ugh.

[JonezNReef]

Really like the rockscape and all the open space. Will look awesome when it fills in with coral.

[worm5406]

They are TM series meters.

http://catalog.gpi.net/viewitems/che...el?plpver=1001

From the manual:

Plan to install turbine with a minimum straight
pipe length as follows:
• Upstream from the turbine, allow a minimum
straight pipe length of 10 times the
internal diameter of the turbine.
• Downstream from the turbine, allow a
minimum straight pipe length of 5 times
the internal diameter of the turbine.

[OzATL]

Haven't calibrated my refractometer in several years. Picked up a Milwaukee electric and it read 1.027 when my existing one said 1.024. Calibrated the old....1.027.


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[VanJuKy]

Originally Posted by OzATL

Haven't calibrated my refractometer in several years. Picked up a Milwaukee electric and it read 1.027 when my existing one said 1.024. Calibrated the old....1.027.


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Always the way. Lol.
Fantastic build!

[OzATL]

Replaced the old plastic utility sink with stainless steel one that has a drying area. Really happy with the thickness of the steel. Started the RO clean up and will continue with wires and such shortly.




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[chris o]

I like the sink. What are the dimensions and where did you get it. If you don't mind.

Thanks
Chris

[worm5406]

It looks like a "Gridmann 1 Compartment NSF Stainless Steel Commercial Kitchen Prep & Utility Sink w/ Drainboard - 39 in. Wide"

Hummm very interesting... I just might steal this idea for my new fish room.

[OzATL]

Via amazon.


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[OzATL]

New vertical matrix chamber plumbed. (Fed from the bottom). Still need to clean up a bit and add another 5G of matrix. It just came in today.




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[OzATL]

What does going from 3x1000W halides to 12 Radions look like?







Extra one is for the in line frag tank.


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[OzATL]

Need a 4 more T connectors for the second row (that will hold the back 6)


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[worm5406]

WOW... That electric bill and heat load will be cut down.

[Cturo14]

Man, I've seen some nice setups but yours is unbelievable. I love how you built a room around the display tank and I love how the room is just for viewing that tank. With a tank like that you don't need anything else in the room. However, I'd spend most of my time in the filtration room. That setup is unbelievable. Thanks for sharing. Great setup ����

[OzATL]

Originally Posted by worm5406

They are TM series meters.

http://catalog.gpi.net/viewitems/che...el?plpver=1001

From the manual:

Plan to install turbine with a minimum straight
pipe length as follows:
• Upstream from the turbine, allow a minimum
straight pipe length of 10 times the
internal diameter of the turbine.
• Downstream from the turbine, allow a
minimum straight pipe length of 5 times
the internal diameter of the turbine.

Thanks for posting this. Keep in mind the diameter of these is very small (less than 1.5"). In my system I have a minimum of 5' before and after the flow meters.

Originally Posted by VanJuKy

Always the way. Lol.
Fantastic build!

thanks VanJuky

Originally Posted by worm5406

WOW... That electric bill and heat load will be cut down.

I'm expecting the same. Gets 100 degrees with 100000% humidity here in Atlanta so I'm hoping the 2HP chiller oustide doesn't run half as much as before. (Humidistat controlled Air exchanger is set to be installed in the filtration room some time in the next few weeks)

Originally Posted by Cturo14

Man, I've seen some nice setups but yours is unbelievable. I love how you built a room around the display tank and I love how the room is just for viewing that tank. With a tank like that you don't need anything else in the room. However, I'd spend most of my time in the filtration room. That setup is unbelievable. Thanks for sharing. Great setup ����

Thanks Cturo14. Appreciate the kind words. I play in the filtration room and chill in the display room now. Family had dinner in the display room this past weekend. Now there is a glass table and chairs in the middle and couches on the sides

[OzATL]

QT tank coming along nicely.




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[dave.m]

What's that pineapple in the middle?

Dave.M

[OzATL]

Originally Posted by dave.m

What's that pineapple in the middle?

Dave.M

Hey Dave. No idea




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[iced98lx]

that's a bizzare little coral. wonder if it was just a tall branch that bushed out, or if it had been trimmed a bunch? weird and cool.

[OzATL]

Basically new rock and new sand. Seeing some expected cyano but everything else is looking good.

Hung the Radion G4 over the inline 80g frag tank and put a couple test SPS in it yesterday. Alk at 10.

Going to add the dual emergency overflows and build the second Radion rack when the materials arrive. REALLY happy with their light spread and penetration. Zero dead spots or shadows from the tank braces and mesh screens.

Been cleaning up the filtration room, adding shelving, lighting, workspace, etc.

QT coral PE is great and growth is pretty good so far.

Things are coming along rather quickly again.


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[OzATL]

Finally a decent frag rack setup for QT



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[ohioboy706]

Updates

[OzATL]

Sorry. I didn’t get much feedback so I stopped posting. Tank is doing great. Went through a 6 month cycle and now on cruise control with very good coral growth and PE.

I’ll see if I can get a couple new pictures this weekend.


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[ace_92101]

Agreed. Updates please.