Flying Dutch 700 gallon in wall tank-living room/home office divider - Build Thread

[dahenley]

hey!
those strainers work good, but do add some restriction.
you should try it with and without the screen to see what you think....

some people use different ones, or put a "tee" with 2 of those on since they hold back a little...
but if the flow is good... then dont worry about it

these are what some people have been switching to...
big enough for no restriciton, but small enough to not eat fish

[dahenley]

oh, and i forgot to say...
Sweet votrexing from the suction!!!
how do you like the OM-4 way?

[dca22anderson]

I have a closed loop on a hammerhead gold with one of those strainers dahenley was referring to. I also use them on the intakes for my return and skimmer pumps...They work well!!!



I love your oceans motions. Great call on that!

[dahenley]

As pictured above... he has a spacer between the bulkhead and strainer. This is great, because it prevents sand from entering the closed loop which can scratch the OM and can cause problems with it spinning later on.

[octoreef]

Yohh Euler it's a big day!!!!

[Euler Kernighan]

hey dahenley, i tried to buy that strainer you pointed and some other plumb fittings at Bulk Reef Supply, but that's what happened:

Originally Posted by Euler Kernighan

and just placed a big P.O (USD +1.350) on Bulk Reef Supply and they deny my credit card, but at the time I had credit so I give them a call to understand what happened... talking with the call center agent he told me that I was trying to make an international order from Brazil and they do not sell items to Brazil regardless international credit card or not. So I asked him if I could transfer money to his personal paypal account or wire money, after all I really need that fittings.. once again response was a big "NO, you can't"

about the oceans motions 4way?!?! THAT's AMAZING DEVICE. i'm running two of them and that's my best shot 'cause in this project i have no room for an OM 8way - I can't imagine all the plumb hassle

[Euler Kernighan]

Originally Posted by dca22anderson

I have a closed loop on a hammerhead gold with one of those strainers dahenley was referring to. I also use them on the intakes for my return and skimmer pumps...They work well!!!

...

I love your oceans motions. Great call on that!

Hello DCAnderson,

is this picture from your sump? the reeflo hammerhead gold it's a rocket! i just got one waiting in in the shelf.. you know.. just in case of problems... hauhauhua

thanks for your post!

stay tuned!

[Euler Kernighan]

Originally Posted by dahenley

As pictured above... he has a spacer between the bulkhead and strainer. This is great, because it prevents sand from entering the closed loop which can scratch the OM and can cause problems with it spinning later on.

you're 100% right! a just make a spacer/riser (???) about 2" and to prevent any grain entering into the closed-loop i'm going to use a FSB, any considerations?

[Euler Kernighan]

just an update, after all plumb-work and play with the both closed-loops, i decide to disassemble them all - pumps and oceans motions:

• to see how difficult this activity can be
• to measure the time spent
• to check and lubricate both pumps and oceans motions

i just took this opportunity to take some pictures.

this is the Reeflo Super Dart Golf pump @4300gph // 110v // 175watts:






just a close shot on engine specification - Baldor:






front view:






back view:






how long is it






not so tall:






detail on volute's flush drain:






Volute:






close on impeller - front-view:






side view:

[Euler Kernighan]

...continuing.


baldor motor:






volute's back-view:






volute's front view, details on seal:






back view - detail on seal again:






baldor motor again:

[Euler Kernighan]

i did some shots on Oceans Motions 4way too:


overview:






top screw threads:











first stage:






top view of OM's engine (upside down):






view from "drum" coupling and screw threads:





drum coupling upside down:






this is the thing who alternates the flow:






close view:






another view:

[Euler Kernighan]

...continuing.













after assembled the autobot looks like this:

[leedoherty]

great thread keep up the good work !

[Euler Kernighan]

thank you LeeDoHearty! :thumbs:


updates coming!

[Euler Kernighan]

fellows,

as I said before in this project i'm going to give a try to FSB, that means faux sand bed, fake sand bed, fake substrate and and whatever you like...


i'm gonna make a FSB over the starboard (HDPE) sheet.. you know, just in case if i change my mind i decide to remove it.


but now iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttt'sssss tiiiiiiime!!!! (forgive me Bruce Buffer)


introducing the challenger, FIGHTING OUT OF THE BLUE CORNER! This sheet is a wrestler, hold a professional record of gazillion wins, a few losses. 10 feet long, 3 feet wide, 3/8 in thickness, weighting 64 pounds, 4.6 stone. Fighting out of any whosale store, Sao Paulo, Brazilll!!! .... Michel ... THE STARBOAD-HDPE .... Myers!!!








details:







and his opponent... FIGHTING OUT OF THE RED CORNER. This circular saw is a mixed martial artist, holding a professional record of infinite wins, zero losses. Standing 7.4 inches, weighting in at 7 pounds, 0.5 stone. Fighting out of my woodshop, Sao Paulo Brazil. This saw is undefeates in it martial arts career. It is the reiging, the defender. Ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only ... Jason ... "THE Leatherface" ...Voorheess!!!!!






when the action begin, "the guide" wil be the referee in charge:






do you remember the bottom braces thickness?






i had to make these recess on the starboard to make it possible to cover all around the bottom:






closed-loop holes marked:






these are the bulkheads nuts:

[Euler Kernighan]

...continuing.


it works like a charm! once again my brother in law help me






another view:






I decide to sand the starborad surface to make it a little bit less smooth:




it is seems it's snowing, uh?

[Aquatron]

Hello,

Everything is looking great! Nice pump you will like that

[Allan Shiuti]

hi my friend, congratulation for your reef

very nice

[Newbie Aquarist]

AND IN THIS CORNER. Classic.

[Bello]

Very nice Euler... Thinking of changing my SSB to Starboard too...

Which skimmer will you be using?

[Euler Kernighan]

Originally Posted by Aquatron

Hello,

Everything is looking great! Nice pump you will like that

thank you my friend, reeflo pumps rocks!

[Euler Kernighan]

Originally Posted by Allan Shiuti

hi my friend, congratulation for your reef

very nice

what's up Allan?!

it's my honor receive your 1st post!

keep in touch!

[Euler Kernighan]

Originally Posted by Newbie Aquarist

AND IN THIS CORNER. Classic.

Hi NAquarist!

I really enjoy at bruce's introduction! he is the great announcer in the world!

[Euler Kernighan]

Originally Posted by Bello

Very nice Euler... Thinking of changing my SSB to Starboard too...

Which skimmer will you be using?

going to bare bottom, uh? in this project I opted to starboard just as a 'base' to FSB - just wait for the next post to see it - i'm updating the photos to photobucket right now.


regarding the skimmer, i'm going to use a bubble king supermarin 300 - what are you using?

[Euler Kernighan]

...guys be prepared, it's gonna be a long post with tons of pics!


as i said, i'm going to use a FSB prepared with two-part epoxy resin + nature's ocean samoa pink #2 + carib sea fiji pink #1.

ok, let's take a look at workbench:





bags of samoa pink:






boxes of fiji pink:






i just mixed (very well mixed) in a bucket the two substrates - 2 parts of samoa pink + 1.5 part of fiji pink:






and separated 1 part of this mixture:






close:






after that, i got another bucket where i mixed the substrate part with the epoxy resin part A - first the resin:






can you see the viscosity:





then i drop the first part of mixed substrate - 1 out 3.5:






check out how the substrate goes down and resin came up: