240 Inwall Construction (Image Intense) - Page 17

thewuf · 09/14/2005, 06:52 AM

LOL, Joseph, that thing can't be trying to communicate, because we all know that EVERYTHING would love to live IN your tank.... including me.....(especially with the second image happening all the time)

"The 240 Inwall Brothel!"

ssbreef · 09/15/2005, 12:07 AM

When will your tank be featured as TOTM?

Awright · 09/15/2005, 02:11 AM

Joseph,
Do you think 8" dia 24" long acrylic tube would be to large for a kalk reactor of you type of design? I am wondering with that size dia. would I get enough saturation?
What are your thoughts?

weatherson · 09/15/2005, 11:48 AM

Marc: I'll check it out.

frankiej: Thanks for the kind words. I'm sure that when you get started on your new tank creation, there will be plenty of free input from everyone. Good luck to you and I look forward to seeing your progress.

simonmr: Thanks and that was some speed reading you must have done.

Lunchbucket: Yes, three but the orange guy is just hanging out on vacation from a fellow club member's tank while some Harlequin Shrimp attempt to alleviate his Asterina population.

thewuf: I'm just curious as to what the resulting color combination would be from an intimate meeting of those two.

ssbreef: That's an interesting question.

Awright: I don't think it would be too large, just not required. Saturation is going to be based on the flow rate through the reactor, the strength and duration of the mixing device as well as the quantity of calcium hydroxide added. All of those could be adjusted to ensure proper saturation with any size other than one designed way too small.

Joseph

thewuf · 09/15/2005, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by weatherson
thewuf: I'm just curious as to what the resulting color combination would be from an intimate meeting of those two.

Joseph

Just a guess....

NexDog · 09/15/2005, 07:58 PM

LOL.

NexDog · 09/16/2005, 06:24 AM

weatherson - can you point me to the part of this thread where you built that aluminium light rack?

weatherson · 09/16/2005, 11:07 AM

thewuf: Now that's a Linkia I would really like to have.

NexDog: You'll have to go waaay back to the second page and do some scrolling downward.

Or... you can go to the
lighting section of my website.

Joseph

Awright · 09/16/2005, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by weatherson
Marc: I'll check it out.

Awright: I don't think it would be too large, just not required. Saturation is going to be based on the flow rate through the reactor, the strength and duration of the mixing device as well as the quantity of calcium hydroxide added. All of those could be adjusted to ensure proper saturation with any size other than one designed way too small.

Joseph

I have two 8" dia 12 long acrylic tubes now. Trying to decide Kalk Or Ca reactor which would work better for that size tubes. Or would/could I make a properly functioning Ca and kalk out of one tube for each project? I could always add on an additional chamber for the Ca reactor later if the demands were way higher than one tube could produce, right?

NexDog · 09/16/2005, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by weatherson
thewuf: Now that's a Linkia I would really like to have.

NexDog: You'll have to go waaay back to the second page and do some scrolling downward. Or... you can go to the
lighting section of my website.

Joseph

Thanks for that but your site has been down for me for 24 hours or so? I'll check the thread.

weatherson · 09/16/2005, 07:36 PM

Awright: You could use those for either reactor but you may be better to save them for a skimmer or two.

The reason I suggest this is due to the 12" length of each. Both reactors are better suited with taller, narrower cylinders to function optimally. Again, you could use them but it wouldn't be ideal.

NexDog: As far as I am aware, my site has been up during this time. I just checked it again and it is in fact up. I'm not sure what's up with that.

Joseph

NexDog · 09/16/2005, 08:04 PM

Hmmm, weird. Also none of the images on that first page show for me either. Must be some routing issue or maybe a firewall issue. Hopefully it will work itself out. You could ask your host to do a trace from the server to 219.103.17.206 (my IP).

lhoy · 09/17/2005, 12:34 AM

Well, Holy Smoke. What a thread!! I just stayed up way too late enjoying the best thread I have seen on reef central.

My eyes are tired from the colors. I had never seen the purple linkia. Unreal. Absolutely unreal.

Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

Lee

Awright · 09/17/2005, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by weatherson
Awright: You could use those for either reactor but you may be better to save them for a skimmer or two. The reason I suggest this is due to the 12" length of each. Both reactors are better suited with taller, narrower cylinders to function optimally. Again, you could use them but it wouldn't be ideal.

Joseph

Thanks Joseph,
I think I will try to get 4 or 6" for the reactors. Save the 8" for a skimmer.

I know you do allot of acrylic bonding. One more question, will weld-on #3 or #16 bond polycarbonate to acrylic?

countertopguy · 09/17/2005, 05:48 AM

Joseph,

Do you have any experience bonding acrylic to solid surface countertop materials like Corian?

Also is there a way to tell the difference between cast cell and extruded by the appearance?

Thanks

Steve

weatherson · 09/17/2005, 10:32 AM

NexDog: I will do that. Thanks for the heads up.

Lee: Thanks for the kind words and I'm pleased you enjoyed the "abbreviated" journey. You are welcome.

Awright: Yes, both will bond polycarbonate to acrylic but I never use #16.

If you have to use #16, you either need better tools or more patience.

Steve: No, I haven't bonded those together but I am sure there is some type of adhesive out there that would work. The only issue I could foresee is the difference in hardness.

Cast acrylic and extruded are fairly easy to tell apart. Cast typically has a surface not unlike glass and extruded has extruded ridges from the manufacturing process. Think pasta from a pasta maker and you get the picture.

Joseph

davidh202 · 09/17/2005, 12:05 PM

Weatherson We are getting ready to finally cycle our new 135 bow and am in absolute awe of what you've accomplished with your set up. I read this entire thread last night and have learned so much from your hard work! Thanks for posting all you've done it has been a real pleasure to follow.I really appreciate your attention to detail.Hope to achieve close to what you've done. Love your photography,that used to be my main interest.What camera are you shooting with?

weatherson · 09/18/2005, 02:27 AM

David: Congrats on the tank cycling stage. You are well on your way now to some exciting times. Thanks very much for the kind words and it pleases me that you were able to enjoy the read. As far as the camera, it's typically my Canon Digital Rebel with the 100 mm macro lens but... some of the recent shots were taken with a buddies 20D and the same lens. He was kind enough to let me "try it out" and I will say that if for nothing else, it's nicer for just the better controls and layout. I'm not sure if I could see any resolution improvement from the additional 2 mega-pixels but it too took some phenomenal images.

Joseph

NexDog · 09/18/2005, 03:03 AM

Joseph, your site is up for me now.

weatherson · 09/18/2005, 03:43 AM

NexDog: I was going to send you a PM to let you know that my host "unbanned" some areas so that you would be able to view the site. Glad you found this out already.

Unfortunately, security was interfering with connectivity but this has been altered slightly.

Joseph

weatherson · 09/18/2005, 03:49 AM

I was asked recently to post a new back-of-tank shot and finally was able to get a decent one after borrowing a wide-angle lens from a friend. Here you go...

Joseph

jarhed · 09/18/2005, 03:55 AM

That pic just flat out turns me on!!!

NexDog · 09/18/2005, 04:23 AM

I think we need a picture with labels.

Chihuahua6 · 09/18/2005, 08:04 AM

Okay I'm scared. I'm so bad with the technical stuff I find that picture intimidating. Can you do a step by step with detailed explanations for us chicks?

whodah · 09/18/2005, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by NexDog
I think we need a picture with labels.

oooh ooooh, mouseovers w/ popup descriptions!

09/14/2005, 06:52 AM	#401
thewuf Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina Posts: 683	LOL, Joseph, that thing can't be trying to communicate, because we all know that EVERYTHING would love to live IN your tank.... including me.....(especially with the second image happening all the time) "The 240 Inwall Brothel!" __________________ I told her she had a sweet looking wrasse, and she SLAPPED me!! Go on, Click the little Red House! Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Reef Tank, OceansMotions 4-way, 45 Gal Sump, ASM G-4x, 3 250w MH

09/15/2005, 12:07 AM	#402
ssbreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 862	When will your tank be featured as TOTM? __________________ 180g inwall, 89Xturnover, Deltec Ap1004 Skimmer, Deltec PF1001 CR, Deltec KM 500S KS, Octopus 3000, AquaZone Ozone, 1218Watts-MH+VHO+T5, 120g sump, 77g Refuge Current Tank Info: 180g inwall SPS, 225G Softy

09/15/2005, 02:11 AM	#403
Awright Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 177	Joseph, Do you think 8" dia 24" long acrylic tube would be to large for a kalk reactor of you type of design? I am wondering with that size dia. would I get enough saturation? What are your thoughts? __________________ Andy Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Saltwater, (2) 400 MH (1) 250 MH, (2) 72" VHO actinic, 40 G sump w/Euroreef CS8-2, 200 lbs LR,

09/15/2005, 07:58 PM	#406
NexDog Snail Killer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,804	LOL. __________________ Laurence Flynn 340g In-Wall Envision Tank and 150g Sump. Current Tank Info: Deltec 902, PFO hood with 3x400w Radium 20k and 4x96w PC's. Hammerhead closed loop - and 2 x Tunze 6105 (and Vortech still sucks).

09/16/2005, 06:24 AM	#407
NexDog Snail Killer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,804	weatherson - can you point me to the part of this thread where you built that aluminium light rack? __________________ Laurence Flynn 340g In-Wall Envision Tank and 150g Sump. Current Tank Info: Deltec 902, PFO hood with 3x400w Radium 20k and 4x96w PC's. Hammerhead closed loop - and 2 x Tunze 6105 (and Vortech still sucks).

09/15/2005, 11:48 AM	#404
weatherson Premium Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 2,022	Marc: I'll check it out. frankiej: Thanks for the kind words. I'm sure that when you get started on your new tank creation, there will be plenty of free input from everyone. Good luck to you and I look forward to seeing your progress. simonmr: Thanks and that was some speed reading you must have done. Lunchbucket: Yes, three but the orange guy is just hanging out on vacation from a fellow club member's tank while some Harlequin Shrimp attempt to alleviate his Asterina population. thewuf: I'm just curious as to what the resulting color combination would be from an intimate meeting of those two. ssbreef: That's an interesting question. Awright: I don't think it would be too large, just not required. Saturation is going to be based on the flow rate through the reactor, the strength and duration of the mixing device as well as the quantity of calcium hydroxide added. All of those could be adjusted to ensure proper saturation with any size other than one designed way too small. Joseph

09/16/2005, 11:07 AM	#408
weatherson Premium Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 2,022	thewuf: Now that's a Linkia I would really like to have. NexDog: You'll have to go waaay back to the second page and do some scrolling downward. Or... you can go to the lighting section of my website. Joseph

09/16/2005, 07:36 PM	#411
weatherson Premium Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 2,022	Awright: You could use those for either reactor but you may be better to save them for a skimmer or two. The reason I suggest this is due to the 12" length of each. Both reactors are better suited with taller, narrower cylinders to function optimally. Again, you could use them but it wouldn't be ideal. NexDog: As far as I am aware, my site has been up during this time. I just checked it again and it is in fact up. I'm not sure what's up with that. Joseph

09/16/2005, 08:04 PM	#412
NexDog Snail Killer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,804	Hmmm, weird. Also none of the images on that first page show for me either. Must be some routing issue or maybe a firewall issue. Hopefully it will work itself out. You could ask your host to do a trace from the server to 219.103.17.206 (my IP). __________________ Laurence Flynn 340g In-Wall Envision Tank and 150g Sump. Current Tank Info: Deltec 902, PFO hood with 3x400w Radium 20k and 4x96w PC's. Hammerhead closed loop - and 2 x Tunze 6105 (and Vortech still sucks).

09/17/2005, 12:34 AM	#413
lhoy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Georgetown, TX Posts: 431	Well, Holy Smoke. What a thread!! I just stayed up way too late enjoying the best thread I have seen on reef central. My eyes are tired from the colors. I had never seen the purple linkia. Unreal. Absolutely unreal. Thanks for taking the time to share with us. Lee __________________ I'm not A.D.D., I'm just . . . Hey look, a Squirrel! Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon Current Solana, (2) Tunze Nanostreams 6025, (1) Koralia Nano, Current Outer Orbit 150 Watt X 2 65 Watt PC, Current Prime 1/10th Chiller, Soon to be upgraded Skimmer

09/17/2005, 05:48 AM	#415
countertopguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Elon, North Carolina Posts: 440	Joseph, Do you have any experience bonding acrylic to solid surface countertop materials like Corian? Also is there a way to tell the difference between cast cell and extruded by the appearance? Thanks Steve __________________ If you ask Chuck Norris what time it is, he always says, "Two seconds 'til." After you ask, "Two seconds 'til what?" he roundhouse kicks you in the face. Current Tank Info: 90 Gal. AGA Mixed reef, ER 6-2, Iwaki MD55 RLT on CL, 2-250wMH. 2-110w VHO (actinic) DIY kalk reactor DIY auto top off semi-automated waterchange Click my red house to see my tank thread

09/17/2005, 10:32 AM	#416
weatherson Premium Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 2,022	NexDog: I will do that. Thanks for the heads up. Lee: Thanks for the kind words and I'm pleased you enjoyed the "abbreviated" journey. You are welcome. Awright: Yes, both will bond polycarbonate to acrylic but I never use #16. If you have to use #16, you either need better tools or more patience. Steve: No, I haven't bonded those together but I am sure there is some type of adhesive out there that would work. The only issue I could foresee is the difference in hardness. Cast acrylic and extruded are fairly easy to tell apart. Cast typically has a surface not unlike glass and extruded has extruded ridges from the manufacturing process. Think pasta from a pasta maker and you get the picture. Joseph

09/17/2005, 12:05 PM	#417
davidh202 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 80	Kudos Weatherson We are getting ready to finally cycle our new 135 bow and am in absolute awe of what you've accomplished with your set up. I read this entire thread last night and have learned so much from your hard work! Thanks for posting all you've done it has been a real pleasure to follow.I really appreciate your attention to detail.Hope to achieve close to what you've done. Love your photography,that used to be my main interest.What camera are you shooting with?

09/18/2005, 02:27 AM	#418
weatherson Premium Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 2,022	David: Congrats on the tank cycling stage. You are well on your way now to some exciting times. Thanks very much for the kind words and it pleases me that you were able to enjoy the read. As far as the camera, it's typically my Canon Digital Rebel with the 100 mm macro lens but... some of the recent shots were taken with a buddies 20D and the same lens. He was kind enough to let me "try it out" and I will say that if for nothing else, it's nicer for just the better controls and layout. I'm not sure if I could see any resolution improvement from the additional 2 mega-pixels but it too took some phenomenal images. Joseph

09/18/2005, 03:03 AM	#419
NexDog Snail Killer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,804	Joseph, your site is up for me now. __________________ Laurence Flynn 340g In-Wall Envision Tank and 150g Sump. Current Tank Info: Deltec 902, PFO hood with 3x400w Radium 20k and 4x96w PC's. Hammerhead closed loop - and 2 x Tunze 6105 (and Vortech still sucks).

09/18/2005, 03:43 AM	#420
weatherson Premium Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 2,022	NexDog: I was going to send you a PM to let you know that my host "unbanned" some areas so that you would be able to view the site. Glad you found this out already. Unfortunately, security was interfering with connectivity but this has been altered slightly. Joseph

09/18/2005, 03:49 AM	#421
weatherson Premium Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 2,022	I was asked recently to post a new back-of-tank shot and finally was able to get a decent one after borrowing a wide-angle lens from a friend. Here you go... Joseph

09/18/2005, 03:55 AM	#422
jarhed Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,638	That pic just flat out turns me on!!!

09/18/2005, 04:23 AM	#423
NexDog Snail Killer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,804	I think we need a picture with labels. __________________ Laurence Flynn 340g In-Wall Envision Tank and 150g Sump. Current Tank Info: Deltec 902, PFO hood with 3x400w Radium 20k and 4x96w PC's. Hammerhead closed loop - and 2 x Tunze 6105 (and Vortech still sucks).

09/18/2005, 08:04 AM	#424
Chihuahua6 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Hempstead, NY Posts: 2,124	Okay I'm scared. I'm so bad with the technical stuff I find that picture intimidating. Can you do a step by step with detailed explanations for us chicks? __________________ Leah Amanda Current Tank Info: First salt tank 1985, current tank 150 g acrylic