Sean's 65 Build Thread - Page 3

Theexp · 07/29/2007, 10:10 PM

A sinosoidal valve is a valve with multiple ports (Outlets), and one inlet. the drum in the inside rotates and changes ports (Someone correct me if i'm wrong). Its Like a SQWD or an ocean motions valve

Milleme · 07/30/2007, 04:04 PM

The build is looking good! So are you using the sinosoidal valve on a closed loop or your return?

Theexp · 07/30/2007, 06:50 PM

originally i was planning on using one on each. But now i'm thinking about having two RCSD instead. THen having a different type of sinosoidal valve on the closed loop. I"ll go more in depth later. i'm really freaking ****ed i just broke a piece of my skimmer. so i'm trying to fix that right now

Theexp · 07/30/2007, 06:50 PM

originally i was planning on using one on each. But now i'm thinking about having two RCSD instead. THen having a different type of sinosoidal valve on the closed loop. I"ll go more in depth later. i'm really freaking ****ed i just broke a piece of my skimmer. so i'm trying to fix that right now

Milleme · 07/30/2007, 11:00 PM

What does RCSD stand for?

Man sorry about the skimmer. I had the same thing happen to me, I dropped mine while I was cleaning it. I decided it was time for an upgrade....

Theexp · 07/30/2007, 11:13 PM

reverse carlson surge device. Pics/explanations to come. Its similar to holding a bucket underwater upside down so all the air is trapped then releasing it all of a sudden so all the water rushes in providing a huge surge. The best part is all it needs to run is an air pump.

Der_Iron_Chef · 07/31/2007, 08:00 AM

You have some mad skills, dude. Looks like it's coming together nicely.

Theexp · 08/09/2007, 09:46 PM

I Got the idea for some cylindrical overflows while reading through someones thread. So I drew up some pictures. this is what i'll be doing, so i won't need to do any acrylic work (no table saw, or router) I'm gonna drill 3 one inch holes about 3-4 inches down, then use an elbow so it points up, then use an adapter to go from 1 inch to 2 or three inches, to give me more surface area for the overflow. Here are some pictures to explain

Also i'm going to florida! on saturday for like a week, so hopefully i'll get my saltwater fishing license and collect some stuff. Keep leaving the coments.

Theexp · 08/22/2007, 10:06 PM

In florida, I collected a bunch of blue legged hermits, and snails. I think they're ceriths, but would still appreciate an id if someone can. I also bought sand as well. I have the overflows built, and i just need to install them. Pics to come
Snail pics.

Milleme · 08/22/2007, 10:28 PM

Thats awseome!! I Wish I could collect my own livestock. What does it take to get a saltwater fishing license? Is that the same thing as fishing with a rod and reel?

Theexp · 08/22/2007, 10:37 PM

Theres a good bit of information out on the web. You just get a license like you would a regular fishing license, and you go and collect within regulated areas, with the regulated species and limits. If you'd like more info, i can give it to you.

Milleme · 08/22/2007, 10:40 PM

Thats okay just curious. If I get a chance to go to the Gulf I might look into it but Im not sure I'd want to put anything from that area in my tank. Texas beaches aren't the cleanest..

Theexp · 08/23/2007, 08:52 PM

Alright just drew up a real quick scketch of a RCSD (Reverse Carlson Surge Device) in autocad. Here it is

So. The pipe on the left is hooked to a bulkhead installed on the bottom of the tank. Water both exits and enters there. There is supposed to be a hole in the top which i forgot to draw, (but its only a rough sketch so...) Air is pumped in through the imaginary hole, and it pushes the water down, to form an air filled cavity. Then when the air goes below the elbow. All the air rushes out of the pipe on the left and water rushes in, causing a surge. The outlet pipe will be pointed into my sump, so when a little bit of water comes out, it will just be ejected to my sump. I still have to design a silencer/muffler. so the rushing air/water sound will not keep me up at night. More pics/designs to come later.

Theexp · 09/10/2007, 08:51 PM

wow, i don't why i didn't realize this till recently, but the RCSD, will never be able to start its cycle, it will just empty out the outpipe. So i designed a new piston style surge device, that runs off an air pump, and uses a solenoid, to determine the surge.
Pics to come

Theexp · 09/19/2007, 09:05 PM

I got 50 pounds of uaniva live rock today. It looks great, Right now i'm working an aquascaping. As of now i have two islands, with a bunch of arches for fish to swim through. its really frustrating, becuase i can't get it just right. I want alot of swimming room, as well as arches and rock work. pics to come.

Theexp · 09/25/2007, 06:49 PM

So I finally got my live rock, put in sand, and i set up my sump (Temporarily using a hole in the bottom of my tank for an overflow). My skimmer is still broken and i can't find a replacement piece. I think i have my final aquascape in place. well here are pictures

Homemade canister running filterwool and Carbon before the sump was set up.

50 lbs of uavina from saltycritter.com

[IMG]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/Theexp/Aquascaping010.jpg[/IMG]

Theexp · 09/25/2007, 06:52 PM

Since i don't have a protien skimmer running, and a super bubbly overflow my bubble tower has become my temporary skimmer. every couple hours i go upstairs, and skim off the protien foamed up. I get a nice dark brown skimmate this way. Here are some pictures.

Theexp · 09/26/2007, 02:45 PM

I also redesigned my overflows to quiet them down a bit. I hope they'll fit under the euro brace. But heres the plan. Its basically the 3" overflows going to a one inch line with a stockman standpipe on top of it. HEre are pictures.

Tell me what you think.

rlee81indy · 09/26/2007, 03:15 PM

wow, good thread, lots of detail. Seems like youre a pretty smart kid. Keep up the posts. hope you get the skimmer fixed

yellowwatchmen · 09/26/2007, 06:45 PM

Nice job! really like the tank.

Theexp · 09/29/2007, 09:44 AM

I got my Chaeto today, But I can't get it to tumble. I have a good bit of flow going through my fuge. Any advice would be great.

bues0022 · 09/30/2007, 09:51 PM

did you build the new standpipes? how'd they work for making it more quiet? So far it's looking pretty good, keep it up!

Theexp · 10/01/2007, 02:43 PM

I havn't built the standpipes yet. I"ve been really busy studying and such. SAT this weekend Wohoo. haha But they should be coming. I've also been a bit distracted becuase i might be getting a free rimless 180 (3'x4'x2'). So i was looking at arowanas and freshwater stingrays and such. (it'll be a freshwater tank).
But thanks. Keep the comments coming.

badhand2222 · 10/01/2007, 04:11 PM

no sand

Theexp · 10/01/2007, 04:36 PM

no sand?

07/30/2007, 04:04 PM	#52
Milleme Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATX Posts: 485	The build is looking good! So are you using the sinosoidal valve on a closed loop or your return? __________________ Fish swim in water. ><> ><> Current Tank Info: 45 cube build

07/30/2007, 11:00 PM	#55
Milleme Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATX Posts: 485	What does RCSD stand for? Man sorry about the skimmer. I had the same thing happen to me, I dropped mine while I was cleaning it. I decided it was time for an upgrade.... __________________ Fish swim in water. ><> ><> Current Tank Info: 45 cube build

08/22/2007, 10:28 PM	#60
Milleme Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATX Posts: 485	Thats awseome!! I Wish I could collect my own livestock. What does it take to get a saltwater fishing license? Is that the same thing as fishing with a rod and reel? __________________ Fish swim in water. ><> ><> Current Tank Info: 45 cube build

08/22/2007, 10:40 PM	#62
Milleme Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATX Posts: 485	Thats okay just curious. If I get a chance to go to the Gulf I might look into it but Im not sure I'd want to put anything from that area in my tank. Texas beaches aren't the cleanest.. __________________ Fish swim in water. ><> ><> Current Tank Info: 45 cube build

07/29/2007, 10:10 PM	#51
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	A sinosoidal valve is a valve with multiple ports (Outlets), and one inlet. the drum in the inside rotates and changes ports (Someone correct me if i'm wrong). Its Like a SQWD or an ocean motions valve

07/30/2007, 06:50 PM	#53
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	originally i was planning on using one on each. But now i'm thinking about having two RCSD instead. THen having a different type of sinosoidal valve on the closed loop. I"ll go more in depth later. i'm really freaking ****ed i just broke a piece of my skimmer. so i'm trying to fix that right now

07/30/2007, 11:13 PM	#56
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	reverse carlson surge device. Pics/explanations to come. Its similar to holding a bucket underwater upside down so all the air is trapped then releasing it all of a sudden so all the water rushes in providing a huge surge. The best part is all it needs to run is an air pump.

07/31/2007, 08:00 AM	#57
Der_Iron_Chef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 841	You have some mad skills, dude. Looks like it's coming together nicely.

08/09/2007, 09:46 PM	#58
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	I Got the idea for some cylindrical overflows while reading through someones thread. So I drew up some pictures. this is what i'll be doing, so i won't need to do any acrylic work (no table saw, or router) I'm gonna drill 3 one inch holes about 3-4 inches down, then use an elbow so it points up, then use an adapter to go from 1 inch to 2 or three inches, to give me more surface area for the overflow. Here are some pictures to explain Also i'm going to florida! on saturday for like a week, so hopefully i'll get my saltwater fishing license and collect some stuff. Keep leaving the coments.

08/22/2007, 10:06 PM	#59
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	In florida, I collected a bunch of blue legged hermits, and snails. I think they're ceriths, but would still appreciate an id if someone can. I also bought sand as well. I have the overflows built, and i just need to install them. Pics to come Snail pics.

08/22/2007, 10:37 PM	#61
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	Theres a good bit of information out on the web. You just get a license like you would a regular fishing license, and you go and collect within regulated areas, with the regulated species and limits. If you'd like more info, i can give it to you.

08/23/2007, 08:52 PM	#63
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	Alright just drew up a real quick scketch of a RCSD (Reverse Carlson Surge Device) in autocad. Here it is So. The pipe on the left is hooked to a bulkhead installed on the bottom of the tank. Water both exits and enters there. There is supposed to be a hole in the top which i forgot to draw, (but its only a rough sketch so...) Air is pumped in through the imaginary hole, and it pushes the water down, to form an air filled cavity. Then when the air goes below the elbow. All the air rushes out of the pipe on the left and water rushes in, causing a surge. The outlet pipe will be pointed into my sump, so when a little bit of water comes out, it will just be ejected to my sump. I still have to design a silencer/muffler. so the rushing air/water sound will not keep me up at night. More pics/designs to come later.

09/10/2007, 08:51 PM	#64
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	wow, i don't why i didn't realize this till recently, but the RCSD, will never be able to start its cycle, it will just empty out the outpipe. So i designed a new piston style surge device, that runs off an air pump, and uses a solenoid, to determine the surge. Pics to come

09/19/2007, 09:05 PM	#65
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	I got 50 pounds of uaniva live rock today. It looks great, Right now i'm working an aquascaping. As of now i have two islands, with a bunch of arches for fish to swim through. its really frustrating, becuase i can't get it just right. I want alot of swimming room, as well as arches and rock work. pics to come.

09/25/2007, 06:49 PM	#66
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	So I finally got my live rock, put in sand, and i set up my sump (Temporarily using a hole in the bottom of my tank for an overflow). My skimmer is still broken and i can't find a replacement piece. I think i have my final aquascape in place. well here are pictures Homemade canister running filterwool and Carbon before the sump was set up. 50 lbs of uavina from saltycritter.com [IMG] http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/Theexp/Aquascaping010.jpg[/IMG]

09/25/2007, 06:52 PM	#67
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	Since i don't have a protien skimmer running, and a super bubbly overflow my bubble tower has become my temporary skimmer. every couple hours i go upstairs, and skim off the protien foamed up. I get a nice dark brown skimmate this way. Here are some pictures.

09/26/2007, 02:45 PM	#68
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	I also redesigned my overflows to quiet them down a bit. I hope they'll fit under the euro brace. But heres the plan. Its basically the 3" overflows going to a one inch line with a stockman standpipe on top of it. HEre are pictures. Tell me what you think.

09/26/2007, 03:15 PM	#69
rlee81indy Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort Carson, Co. Posts: 305	wow, good thread, lots of detail. Seems like youre a pretty smart kid. Keep up the posts. hope you get the skimmer fixed

09/26/2007, 06:45 PM	#70
yellowwatchmen Moved On Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bellevue,NE Posts: 1,058	Nice job! really like the tank.

09/29/2007, 09:44 AM	#71
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	I got my Chaeto today, But I can't get it to tumble. I have a good bit of flow going through my fuge. Any advice would be great.

09/30/2007, 09:51 PM	#72
bues0022 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,230	did you build the new standpipes? how'd they work for making it more quiet? So far it's looking pretty good, keep it up!

10/01/2007, 02:43 PM	#73
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	I havn't built the standpipes yet. I"ve been really busy studying and such. SAT this weekend Wohoo. haha But they should be coming. I've also been a bit distracted becuase i might be getting a free rimless 180 (3'x4'x2'). So i was looking at arowanas and freshwater stingrays and such. (it'll be a freshwater tank). But thanks. Keep the comments coming.

10/01/2007, 04:11 PM	#74
badhand2222 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: tallahassee, fl Posts: 134	no sand

10/01/2007, 04:36 PM	#75
Theexp Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 270	no sand?