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    so the sites getting bigger and theres a few guys on here

    with maybe a few better ideas
    so iam building a fish house to house my stock
    what i wont to do is run 3 tanks verticaly one on top of the other with space between to get my hands in to net the fish and critters,
    i would like to drill the tanks so i can grav feed the algae scrubber all the scrubber will be housed in the cabinet under the coral low bay tank ,
    heres my idea

    t5light t5 light t5 light
    1 30in by 15in by 15 in 1 1 36 by 15 by 15 1 1 30 by 15 by 15 1
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    --------------------- ------------ -------------------------------------------- ----------------------------


    t5 light t5 light
    1 1 4 t5 lights over coral tank 1 1
    1 1 1 1
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    ------------------------------------- 1 -------------------------------- -----1 ------------------------------
    1 all ats housed here 1
    t5 light 1 1 t5 light
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------------------------

    so the water has to run from the 3 tanks above the coral tank so the water has to run from the 3 tanks
    into the cabinet under the coral tank then get returned is a three foot tank here into the cabinet under the coral tank then
    to all three tanks i will house my cuc and shrimps then returned to all three tanks
    i would like to run a little copper though these tanks copper also in this system
    because the fish come in on in port.

    74 uk gallons in each fish by hight of last tank will be 6ft 6 not sure on gallons yet on 3foot tank and coral bay
    return pump i think i would need 9000 lt hr
    screens lite by t5s
    the only problem i can see is the bottom tank been so low it will be about 6in of the floor
    anyone got any thoughts ?

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    Re: so the sites getting bigger and theres a few guys on here

    Quote Originally Posted by ocean rock
    with maybe a few better ideas
    so iam building a fish house to house my stock
    what i wont to do is run 3 tanks vertically one on top of the other with space between to get my hands in to net the fish and critters,
    i would like to drill the tanks so i can grav feed the algae scrubber all the scrubber will be housed in the cabinet under the coral low bay tank ,
    here's my idea

    t5light t5 light t5 light
    1 30in by 15in by 15 in 1 1 36 by 15 by 15 1 1 30 by 15 by 15 1
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    --------------------- ------------ -------------------------------------------- ----------------------------


    t5 light t5 light
    1 1 4 t5 lights over coral tank 1 1
    1 1 1 1
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    ------------------------------------- 1 -------------------------------- -----1 ------------------------------
    1 all ats housed here 1
    t5 light 1 1 t5 light
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------------------------

    so the water has to run from the 3 tanks above the coral tank so the water has to run from the 3 tanks
    into the cabinet under the coral tank then get returned is a three foot tank here into the cabinet under the coral tank then
    to all three tanks i will house my cuc and shrimps then returned to all three tanks
    i would like to run a little copper though these tanks copper also in this system
    because the fish come in on in port.

    74 uk gallons in each fish by height of last tank will be 6ft 6 not sure on gallons yet on 3foot tank and coral bay
    return pump i think i would need 9000 lt hr
    screens lite by t5s
    the only problem i can see is the bottom tank been so low it will be about 6in of the floor
    anyone got any thoughts ?
    if you go to quote it might make a nit more sense hopefully

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    Re: so the sites getting bigger and theres a few guys on here

    does it not make any sence?

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    Re: so the sites getting bigger and theres a few guys on here

    Only the copper.

    Otherwise, would need a diagram... is too confusing.

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    Re: so the sites getting bigger and theres a few guys on here

    Quote Originally Posted by SantaMonica
    Only the copper.

    Otherwise, would need a diagram... is too confusing.
    hi sm if you click on the quote box on the first thread it brings up the drawing

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    Re: so the sites getting bigger and theres a few guys on here

    What quote box? "Reply with quote"?

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    Re: so the sites getting bigger and theres a few guys on here

    Go to the first post on this thread.
    Click on "quote" box on upper right.
    When you do that, the spacing for the ascii-drawing works out, and it makes more sense.

    For some reason, this site wipes out spaces in posts.
    But when you quote, it looks like those spaces come back.


    My response:
    Put that ATS on the very top, one for each vertical set.
    ATS -> tank1 -> tank2 -> tank3 -> pump back up to ATS.
    With a strong pump for that much head.
    And make sure there is a LOT of flow through, or only the top tank gets clean water.
    An ATS for each tank would be better.

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    Re: so the sites getting bigger and theres a few guys on here

    Ok that's the Quote In Reply button.

    I see the layout, but I don't understand the problem. Simply a matter of gallons to filter. And if you are breeding, then you want 2X or 3X the power.

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