50,000 litre tank in a boutique hotel (Bangkok , Thailand) - Page 51

Bajie · 09/19/2017, 09:21 AM

Impressive!
How great is this going to be as the tank matures

sirichok · 09/20/2017, 09:41 AM

Arrival of 4 truck loads of natural sea water

Filling up the tank with natural sea water

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tastyfish · 09/20/2017, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by sirichok

Arrival of 4 truck loads of natural sea water

Filling up the tank with natural sea water

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Wow! When you mentioned NSW, I thought there might be a small tanker involved. I didn't think it would be four full sized tankers full though!

Did you prepare the rock prior to scaping or are you going to deal with nitrates/Phosphate leaching in tank?

sirichok · 09/20/2017, 10:15 AM

Crystal clear NSW from Gulf of Thailand .

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txdragonslayer · 09/20/2017, 10:28 AM

Wow!

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sirichok · 09/20/2017, 12:10 PM

Day 1 cycling !!

Hurricane in the tank .

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JamesHolt · 09/20/2017, 02:12 PM

Looks like you have good flow!!!

sirichok · 09/20/2017, 05:46 PM

2nd day of cycling.

Turbulence from water flow can be seen here leaving wavy lines on the white sand .

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BigBoyFoF · 09/20/2017, 11:43 PM

Nice streaming there

omg

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McPuff · 09/21/2017, 01:12 AM

Wow, those hydrowizards are super strong!

Kaiser699a · 09/21/2017, 06:36 AM

I love that look on the sand. Just like the real thing...

ND_Winter_Reef · 09/21/2017, 01:04 PM

This is going to be so cool.
What an awesome project.
Planning to visit next time in Asia

I can about image ordering the clean up crew....

Can i get 10,000 snails please... LOL
Seriously though, this is REALLY cool.

CafeReef · 09/21/2017, 01:14 PM

At this size of a tank, what do you do for water changes? bring in more natural SW? Mix SW? or trition (spelling) method and maintain with chemicals and no water changes?

sirichok · 09/21/2017, 06:29 PM

Since the water from the tank entering the sump via over flow is over 5 m height causing excessive foam just like what skimmer does . This is going to be labour intensive as the foam will have to be get rid off .

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sirichok · 09/21/2017, 06:32 PM

Start cycling the tank naturally with a few pieces of shrimp .

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sirichok · 09/21/2017, 06:45 PM

More photos of wavy lines on the sand . This happened without turning the hydro wizard on yet . I am having problem with Panta rhei company which sells the hydrowizard .They do not seem to care about their customer and very slow at responding and in my case asked me to send photos and videos in order to find what caused excessive noise in the propeller , which I did . It is now almost a week with no reply from them to the point that I have given up . Although it is a good product but not worth buying due to bad after sales service . If I can turn back the clock , I would have bought the Abyzz wave maker instead !!!!

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Pslreefer · 09/21/2017, 07:54 PM

I'm confused here. Why are the wavy lines in the sand an issue? If you fly over shallower areas in the actual ocean you will see such waves which indicates good flow

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sirichok · 09/21/2017, 08:04 PM

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I'm confused here. Why are the wavy lines in the sand an issue? If you fly over shallower areas in the actual ocean you will see such waves which indicates good flow

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No ! wavy lines are not the issue . You are correct that it shows good water flow just like in the ocean . The issue I am facing is excessive noise in the propeller of hydrowizard , which I am not sure whether it is normal or not. Thats why I had to turn it off and asked the manufacturer .

Pslreefer · 09/21/2017, 08:05 PM

Ah gotcha!

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am.gee · 09/21/2017, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sirichok

Since the water from the tank entering the sump via over flow is over 5 m height causing excessive foam just like what skimmer does . This is going to be labour intensive as the foam will have to be get rid off .

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Hi Mr. Sirichok,
What an amazing tank! For the problem with foam build up: It may help, if the return pipes are reaching below the water line of the sump and end with a 90 degree bow. Further, this way it should make less noise also.

bigzman · 09/22/2017, 12:19 AM

You might want to create something similar to this and submerge it. It is super silent silent for me but even more importantly it helps defuse bubbles.

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Originally Posted by sirichok

Since the water from the tank entering the sump via over flow is over 5 m height causing excessive foam just like what skimmer does . This is going to be labour intensive as the foam will have to be get rid off .

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sirichok · 09/23/2017, 07:03 PM

No more excessive foam in the sump/ refugium on the third day . This is without any adjustment , probably natural process in the nitrogen cycle .

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sirichok · 09/23/2017, 08:04 PM

Starting the skimmer today !

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sirichok · 09/24/2017, 06:30 PM

Morning sun !!

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sirichok · 09/24/2017, 06:33 PM

A ton of foam !!

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09/19/2017, 09:21 AM	#1251
Bajie Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Back in Blighty Posts: 71	Impressive! How great is this going to be as the tank matures __________________ Soon baby ... Soon!

09/20/2017, 12:10 PM	#1256
sirichok Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,177	50,000 litre tank in a boutique hotel (Bangkok , Thailand) Day 1 cycling !! Hurricane in the tank . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/20/2017, 02:12 PM	#1257
JamesHolt Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Milton,NC Posts: 1,104 Blog Entries: 3	Looks like you have good flow!!! __________________ John Adams: "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress." Current Tank Info: 29g with 2 Engineer gobies

09/20/2017, 05:46 PM	#1258
sirichok Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,177	50,000 litre tank in a boutique hotel (Bangkok , Thailand) 2nd day of cycling. Turbulence from water flow can be seen here leaving wavy lines on the white sand . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/21/2017, 06:36 AM	#1261
Kaiser699a Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 134	I love that look on the sand. Just like the real thing... __________________ 180g (US) DT with 30g (US) sump. Softies and LPS. Red Fire Fish, Royal Gramma, 2x Ocellaris Clowns, 2 Spot Tang, 4x Green Chromis, Lyretail Anthias, One Spot Foxface, 2x Azure Damsels, Green Clown Gob

09/20/2017, 09:41 AM	#1252
sirichok Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,177	Arrival of 4 truck loads of natural sea water Filling up the tank with natural sea water Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/20/2017, 10:15 AM	#1254
sirichok Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,177	Crystal clear NSW from Gulf of Thailand . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/20/2017, 10:28 AM	#1255
txdragonslayer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: El Paso Posts: 54	Wow! Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

09/20/2017, 11:43 PM	#1259
BigBoyFoF Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hoboken (Belgium) Posts: 22	Nice streaming there omg .

09/21/2017, 01:12 AM	#1260
McPuff Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,735	Wow, those hydrowizards are super strong!

09/21/2017, 01:04 PM	#1262
ND_Winter_Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	This is going to be so cool. What an awesome project. Planning to visit next time in Asia I can about image ordering the clean up crew.... Can i get 10,000 snails please... LOL Seriously though, this is REALLY cool.

09/21/2017, 01:14 PM	#1263
CafeReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 1,405	At this size of a tank, what do you do for water changes? bring in more natural SW? Mix SW? or trition (spelling) method and maintain with chemicals and no water changes? __________________ 50 Gallon cube

09/21/2017, 06:29 PM	#1264
sirichok Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,177	Since the water from the tank entering the sump via over flow is over 5 m height causing excessive foam just like what skimmer does . This is going to be labour intensive as the foam will have to be get rid off . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/21/2017, 06:32 PM	#1265
sirichok Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,177	Start cycling the tank naturally with a few pieces of shrimp . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/21/2017, 06:45 PM	#1266
sirichok Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,177	More photos of wavy lines on the sand . This happened without turning the hydro wizard on yet . I am having problem with Panta rhei company which sells the hydrowizard .They do not seem to care about their customer and very slow at responding and in my case asked me to send photos and videos in order to find what caused excessive noise in the propeller , which I did . It is now almost a week with no reply from them to the point that I have given up . Although it is a good product but not worth buying due to bad after sales service . If I can turn back the clock , I would have bought the Abyzz wave maker instead !!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/21/2017, 07:54 PM	#1267
Pslreefer In Memoriam Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 597	I'm confused here. Why are the wavy lines in the sand an issue? If you fly over shallower areas in the actual ocean you will see such waves which indicates good flow Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/21/2017, 08:05 PM	#1269
Pslreefer In Memoriam Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 597	Ah gotcha! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/23/2017, 07:03 PM	#1272
sirichok Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,177	No more excessive foam in the sump/ refugium on the third day . This is without any adjustment , probably natural process in the nitrogen cycle . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/23/2017, 08:04 PM	#1273
sirichok Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,177	Starting the skimmer today ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/24/2017, 06:30 PM	#1274
sirichok Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,177	Morning sun !! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/24/2017, 06:33 PM	#1275
sirichok Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,177	A ton of foam !! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk