Can a sea swirl come up from the bottom?

Flyflicker · 09/11/2006, 05:43 PM

I guess the subject line asks the question... I was wanting to do a closed loop that comes up from the bottom of the tank. I wanted to put a sea swirl or something like it on the end to have the circulation near the bottom. So the question is can this thing http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...Product=AU1115 be mounted on the bottom of the tank?

GQuinn · 09/11/2006, 06:11 PM

Here's a quote from the sea swirl instruction sheet: "If the sea swirl is dropped in the water it will cause electrical shock".

Flyflicker · 09/11/2006, 06:24 PM

I was thinking about having it mounted under the tank so the sea swirl won't touch the water just the outlet part of it. Just upside down and underneath.

dhnguyen · 09/11/2006, 06:34 PM

And so if your sea swirl's motor wears out and needed replacement, you would need to drain the entire tank to do this? Help me understand what you're trying to do here.

D.

GQuinn · 09/11/2006, 06:37 PM

Sorry, I didn't understand the location. I have two sea swirls and I don't think you could do that. The entire output shaft rotates as it comes out of the plastic housing and I am not sure how you could seal it so the output shaft could rotate. You better wait for someone elses opinion.

Flyflicker · 09/11/2006, 08:35 PM

Is there something else that I could use that would work like the sea swirl? If the sea squirt is the only rotating "thing" do you have any other suggestions that would work to deliver a large area (180 degrees) of current?

JR719 · 09/11/2006, 08:37 PM

I would not try that with my sea swirl, the moving part has to be in the tank. I don't know how you would seal it to keep water from going all over your floor.
you could get an OM and put on the "revolutions" heads. That would give you give you great water movement.

Flyflicker · 09/12/2006, 12:49 PM

Great idea! That is a whole lot better... I didn't know about the revolutions head. Thanks.

dhnguyen · 09/12/2006, 01:04 PM

I still don't understand why is it that you have to have anything mounted "under" the tank though.

No matter what you use whether OM, Sea Swirl, Wavy Sea, whatever, how do you plan on mounting this under the tank and not have it leak all over the place?

Basically if it moves it's gonna leak.

D.

Flyflicker · 09/12/2006, 01:36 PM

There is a lfs in Sandy Utah that has their main show tank running with a moving device that is on the bottom of the tank and the water movement was great and I wanted to copy that. The unforunate part is that I don't live in Utah so finding out how they did it has become a chore.

silverwolf72 · 09/12/2006, 03:54 PM

OM and a revolution is prob your best bet, not sure if the revolutions work upside down. Talk to Paul in the OM forum.

Flyflicker · 09/12/2006, 06:17 PM

Thnaks for the advice... I think that I will do that.

09/11/2006, 05:43 PM	#1
Flyflicker Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 203	Can a sea swirl come up from the bottom? I guess the subject line asks the question... I was wanting to do a closed loop that comes up from the bottom of the tank. I wanted to put a sea swirl or something like it on the end to have the circulation near the bottom. So the question is can this thing http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...Product=AU1115 be mounted on the bottom of the tank?

09/11/2006, 08:37 PM	#7
JR719 Tang Cop Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: OK Posts: 2,240	I would not try that with my sea swirl, the moving part has to be in the tank. I don't know how you would seal it to keep water from going all over your floor. you could get an OM and put on the "revolutions" heads. That would give you give you great water movement. __________________ Can't sleep, clowns will eat me. America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success. Sigmund Freud Current Tank Info: 300 reef, Aqua controller, Deltec calcium reactor, Reeflo 250 skimmer, Icecap bla bla bla

09/11/2006, 06:11 PM	#2
GQuinn Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 982	Here's a quote from the sea swirl instruction sheet: "If the sea swirl is dropped in the water it will cause electrical shock".

09/11/2006, 06:24 PM	#3
Flyflicker Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 203	I was thinking about having it mounted under the tank so the sea swirl won't touch the water just the outlet part of it. Just upside down and underneath.

09/11/2006, 06:34 PM	#4
dhnguyen Moved On Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, WA Posts: 4,751	And so if your sea swirl's motor wears out and needed replacement, you would need to drain the entire tank to do this? Help me understand what you're trying to do here. D.

09/11/2006, 06:37 PM	#5
GQuinn Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 982	Sorry, I didn't understand the location. I have two sea swirls and I don't think you could do that. The entire output shaft rotates as it comes out of the plastic housing and I am not sure how you could seal it so the output shaft could rotate. You better wait for someone elses opinion.

09/11/2006, 08:35 PM	#6
Flyflicker Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 203	Is there something else that I could use that would work like the sea swirl? If the sea squirt is the only rotating "thing" do you have any other suggestions that would work to deliver a large area (180 degrees) of current?

09/12/2006, 12:49 PM	#8
Flyflicker Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 203	Great idea! That is a whole lot better... I didn't know about the revolutions head. Thanks.

09/12/2006, 01:04 PM	#9
dhnguyen Moved On Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, WA Posts: 4,751	I still don't understand why is it that you have to have anything mounted "under" the tank though. No matter what you use whether OM, Sea Swirl, Wavy Sea, whatever, how do you plan on mounting this under the tank and not have it leak all over the place? Basically if it moves it's gonna leak. D.

09/12/2006, 01:36 PM	#10
Flyflicker Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 203	There is a lfs in Sandy Utah that has their main show tank running with a moving device that is on the bottom of the tank and the water movement was great and I wanted to copy that. The unforunate part is that I don't live in Utah so finding out how they did it has become a chore.

09/12/2006, 03:54 PM	#11
silverwolf72 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lake Forrest CA Posts: 1,732	OM and a revolution is prob your best bet, not sure if the revolutions work upside down. Talk to Paul in the OM forum.

09/12/2006, 06:17 PM	#12
Flyflicker Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 203	Thnaks for the advice... I think that I will do that.