yep Floyd...I think attaching the screen to both top part and the stone would guarantee a straight screen without any bends or flexing...Quote:
Originally Posted by Floyd R Turbo
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yep Floyd...I think attaching the screen to both top part and the stone would guarantee a straight screen without any bends or flexing...Quote:
Originally Posted by Floyd R Turbo
In the design we're talking about there is no more stone, just a tube with holes in it, like a spray bar.Quote:
I think attaching the screen to both top part and the stone would guarantee a straight screen without any bends or flexing...
Or did i miss something ?
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Originally Posted by Jason
in your design, there is no need for stone but the screen would need to be attached on both ends to prevent flexing I guess..Id be curious to see how the algae would be growing on this though...against the water flow or with it and against gravity??? i mean u have water+air flowing upwards, rubbing against the screen...
the stone attachment would be in a setup similar to the one in my previous drawing....
ouch my head hurts :D I need a drink and sleep I guess
Jason did you try the method we are discussing or is it only in theory ??
I guess the upflow is for the bubbles, they usually go up in water :)
And maybe, really maybe, it'll help the algae strands from collapsing and thus giving more light and "food" to the roots (if they have any, and i dout about it)
I didn't see the second page going when I wrote that...
All great ideas but I have a feeling after a year of working on various designs, you're going to see these ideas released in a few months. Doesn't mean you can't build one now.
FYI this is my build and you'll probably be seeing a thread on it soon
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I don't have my reef tank setup yet, still missing some stuff to finish it (quite an investment).Quote:
Jason did you try the method we are discussing or is it only in theory ??
So it's all by deduction and theory, and usually i am good at mecanical flow stuff (part of my job as well, having equipment running @ 7000psi and >400 degF)
Floyd
this is using the "new" design? what screen size do you have on that?
speaking of build threads, I should take pics and upload them into my journal I guess...sump was finished on Saturday...its drying up right now...waiting for the stand to be completed etc...
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Originally Posted by Floyd R Turbo
So this is more or less what i was talking about, but i'll have the flow bottom up, and sealed, driven by a pump + venturi for bubbles :)
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Im moving into SW after some time on FW setups myself...the whole ATS was the catalyst as it proposed a cheaper alternative solution...
over here, a simple sump runs at around 1200 US$...skimmers start at 150$ and can reach 800$...a decent reef ready tank would be between 1000 and 2500 US$... then u have the different reactors etc...LR goes at around 10$ per kilo...then u have the corals and the fish...
I tell you by the time you are done, your investment would have reached somewhere around 5 or 6k... so the ability to DIY and the simplicity of the whole deal was what attracted me in the first place...plus the reduction in maintenance and stuff to worry about...but I am going off into tangents...back to topic :)