240g Hap/Peacock setup...800 watts of Metal Halide light, DIY wetdry...PICS
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The output of a mag 18 is 3/4" but they say on the box that the flow they claim is through 1.5" line. I had some 1.25 hose left over from my pond and I wasn't looking for full flow from the 18's so I uped the size from 3/4" to 1.25" to the bulkhead. My bulkheads for the return are only 1" so it drops down there. I just wanted to get a little more flow....dont know if it made that much of a difference or not.unstopablepuffers;2972864; said:
I plan to get some 3M black sand S grade. Just have to find someone who will ship it at a decient price....truth is I need to get off my butt and find someone. I been too busy with work and sick fam to do anymore work....now im sick...yay.
Someone want to mail me some plastic peg board lol...my lowes or homedepot never heard of the stuff. I dont feel like getting plexi and drilling a million holes...but I will if need be.
Not too much new...finally getting over being sick.
I did add some air stones to the outer corners tucked away next to the overflow towers. I dig the look...might add some moonlights over the bubbles.
I also got my controller in finally. Its really over kill but I will have it doing some cool things. It runs the lights fans all timers alarms probes top offs and can graph and email me.
This is the kit i got...8 controllable outlets and the ability to read temp and PH with the provided probes and I can also add some float switches for my top off. More to come!
With a blue screen (has 30 different colors in all)
Red
Green with one type of home screen display. Tank temp and the PH is what it reads with the tip in the shipping solution.
This home screen display shows 4 selectible values. Temp PH total amps being drawn from the power outlets and the status of channel 1. Channel 1 is one outlet on the power block...with one 400w MH plugged in and on.
I did add some air stones to the outer corners tucked away next to the overflow towers. I dig the look...might add some moonlights over the bubbles.
I also got my controller in finally. Its really over kill but I will have it doing some cool things. It runs the lights fans all timers alarms probes top offs and can graph and email me.
This is the kit i got...8 controllable outlets and the ability to read temp and PH with the provided probes and I can also add some float switches for my top off. More to come!
With a blue screen (has 30 different colors in all)
Red
Green with one type of home screen display. Tank temp and the PH is what it reads with the tip in the shipping solution.
This home screen display shows 4 selectible values. Temp PH total amps being drawn from the power outlets and the status of channel 1. Channel 1 is one outlet on the power block...with one 400w MH plugged in and on.
Holly raperjuesus! I dig the set up but how are you going to hide the air line? thats the one thing that drives me nuts in my tanks are the fact u can see them and fish can pull them when darting pass them. Also that controller system you have... every thing runs off it? like it comes with ph prob temp prob or u hook them in.... O.O email auto water tap off... FFS whats next auto clean mode.... HEH. GL
I have been using black airline against my black back ground. Air line is now almost completely invisible. I am surprised how much it really cleaned up the tank. But with his level of lighting it would be hard to hide anythingBizzaro;2998685; said:
Hiding the airline will be cake...with glasscage tanks those overflows are just black acrylic covers. So the airline hose can and will route down behind them and pop out at the bottom under the gravel. 100% of the airline and air stone will be hidden. Its something I had to consider before I dropped the air stones in because I hate it too lol. Actually the air stone on the right of the tank is like that in the pic.
As for the controller...no auto clean...but thats about it lol. I will have water sensors hooked to it so if it detects water leaking in the stand...it will sound an alarm...email me and could if I want shut down pumps until it doesnt seance water anymore.
Float switch at the top of the tank...if the tank for what ever reason starts to over fill and almost overflow it will trip the switch and sound alarm email me and shut the main pump. Then the water level drops and the pump can come back on and run until almost overflowing again. This cycle will at least keep the tank alive if its a slight clogging of the drain system.
It also runs the heater with the tamp feature...and cross checks settings I have with the temp, lights and fans. Since I have MH, and if heat were a problem, I could have fans come on at certain water temps...and if it still got higher I could have it shut off a light at a time all to keep the temp at a set point. Along with emailing me if it gets too hot.
Feed mode....it can shut off the main pump/s or what ever pump I set...and let me feed the tank with out it rushing down the overflows...and then it will automatically turn on the pumps after a set amount of time so you dont forget them off.
Float switch in the top off reservoir at the bottom...so when it runs out of water it wont let my top off pump come on so it doesn't burn up. It will then sound an alarm and email me...so I know I need to add water to the top off reservoir...no need to keep checking it lol.
Also let me mention...the emailing and all that connection to the computer for logging and graphing...will be done wireless. I just have to buy the module and on the front screen there is a spot for the signal strength.
Theres a lot it will be doing...gotta love toys!
There is also "light" versions of this controller that do as much but still do a lot for a good price. No more timers all over...and clutter.
http://www.store.digitalaquatics.com/product-list.php?Home-pg1-cid1.html
As for the controller...no auto clean...but thats about it lol. I will have water sensors hooked to it so if it detects water leaking in the stand...it will sound an alarm...email me and could if I want shut down pumps until it doesnt seance water anymore.
Float switch at the top of the tank...if the tank for what ever reason starts to over fill and almost overflow it will trip the switch and sound alarm email me and shut the main pump. Then the water level drops and the pump can come back on and run until almost overflowing again. This cycle will at least keep the tank alive if its a slight clogging of the drain system.
It also runs the heater with the tamp feature...and cross checks settings I have with the temp, lights and fans. Since I have MH, and if heat were a problem, I could have fans come on at certain water temps...and if it still got higher I could have it shut off a light at a time all to keep the temp at a set point. Along with emailing me if it gets too hot.
Feed mode....it can shut off the main pump/s or what ever pump I set...and let me feed the tank with out it rushing down the overflows...and then it will automatically turn on the pumps after a set amount of time so you dont forget them off.
Float switch in the top off reservoir at the bottom...so when it runs out of water it wont let my top off pump come on so it doesn't burn up. It will then sound an alarm and email me...so I know I need to add water to the top off reservoir...no need to keep checking it lol.
Also let me mention...the emailing and all that connection to the computer for logging and graphing...will be done wireless. I just have to buy the module and on the front screen there is a spot for the signal strength.
Theres a lot it will be doing...gotta love toys!
There is also "light" versions of this controller that do as much but still do a lot for a good price. No more timers all over...and clutter.
http://www.store.digitalaquatics.com/product-list.php?Home-pg1-cid1.html
