drilling tank
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Topic: drilling tank
Posted By: camarolover
Subject: drilling tank
Date Posted: October 07 2008 at 12:23am
| Ok-I have the drills now where to drill? I have a 6' 125 gal. tank that I want to have a closed loop and a sump/ refugium. I have a oceans motions 4-way for a closed loop and my thinking is to drill the bottom of the rear panel towards the ends for two of the 4-way so where to drill for the other two ? I'm thinking the upper rear corners to move the surface around. Also I am thinking about the upper center for the drain to the sump, should I tee this off for the closed loop and the sump or should I drill a second hole for the closed loop? I also thought I would drill a hole to feed my three sun corals-this would feed off of a small over tank refugium, my thinking here is to lessen the chore of spot feeding the sun corals. The rock will be a suspended reef with a arch over the sun corals with a return from the refugium blowing towards the corals and set up with a timer to rest and feed them. Does this sound like this will work?One more question, how do I make sure the back is not tempered? |
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Posted By: jcaulley
Date Posted: October 14 2008 at 1:59pm
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Are you still looking for sugestions for drilling your tank or have you already done it. I have a 125 that I drilled for a closed loop and it has worked great. I did buy the tank with the overflows already in it, but then I punched 8 holes in it for the CL. If you are still looking for ideas let me know and I can show you what I did. As far as the back being tempered, most tanks only have tempered glass on the bottom. ------------- Jared Caulley West Haven, UT 16g Bowfront, mostly LPS 125g in progress |
Posted By: camarolover
Date Posted: October 14 2008 at 11:40pm
| No- I havn't done it yet and yes I'm open to ideas on where to drill. I am hoping to drill next week but life keeps getting in the way. |
Posted By: sukie
Date Posted: October 15 2008 at 10:12am
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Is there a way you can draw where you want to drill? Have you looked at the oceans motions forum? They have tons of pictures on the http://www.oceansmotions.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=10 - Waterpix thread. I have an 4-way on my tank and this is how I drilled it:    |
Posted By: jcaulley
Date Posted: October 15 2008 at 10:43am
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Here is a thread that shows what I did with my tank. If you want any more specific information about drilling just let me know. I can tell you all about how I cracked the first tank and what not to do.
http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27164 - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27164
I originally had plans to use an OM 4-way but I wasn't able to get my hands on one. The original idea was to use the OM on the 4 holes across the top. This would give me lots of alternating flow up high for SPS. The 2 down low would be constanly on giving a slower steady flow for LPS in the bottom of the tank. The way that I set up the plumbing, if I do get around to getting a 4-way, then I can just remove the center section of plumbing and replace it to incorporate the 4-way. ------------- Jared Caulley West Haven, UT 16g Bowfront, mostly LPS 125g in progress |
Posted By: pa_reptileman_4
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 12:29pm
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so does a closed loop replace powerheads? ------------- pitiful guppy tank. shane |
Posted By: camarolover
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 3:10pm
| I hope so because that is what I using it for. I don't like the equipment showing if I don't have to. Also from what I am told the pump is able to pump more because the head prussure is not there' it is just moving water instead of pumping it up and over. |
Posted By: pa_reptileman_4
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 3:24pm
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kool
------------- pitiful guppy tank. shane |