hey guys,
i'm busy designing my cube & would really appreciate all the input i can get...
thinking of going the "vertical stack" route as my place is veeery small & horizontal space is extremely limited... BUT my roof is 2.5m high! :041:
here's what i was thinking:
here's the details i've got so far:
display: 800Lx800Wx600H, water level @ 580 = ~370 l
sump: 600Lx900Wx500H divided in 2 sections: RO reservoir (for auto topup) section and skimmer, return pumps, etc. section; total water = ~216 l, RO reservoir section water = ~54 l
dsb: 600Lx800Wx200H, aragonite 15cm deep, water 5cm deep
fuge: 600Lx800Wx200H, water level @ 180 = ~86 l
skimmer: Reeftek TS2/3?
i left 200x900 spaces open next to the DSB, fuge & sump areas so i can place odds & sods + equipment & monitors like in this pic:
how i think this might work is i'll have 2 return pumps (1 big & 1 small):
the big return pump will pump the water up into the display (possibly @ 6000 l/h), the water will overflow into the sump skimmer area & get pumped back up to the display etc.
the small return pump will pump the water (at a much slower rate as the big pump possibly @ 1000 l/h) all the way up into the DSB, the water will overflow into the fuge area, then overflow into the main display, then overflow into the sump skimmer area etc.
i like the fact that the fuge feeds the display directly because all the food it produces goes directly to the guys that wants to eat it...
i also put in external C2C overflows everywhere & will be going BB in the display AND FUGE...
what you guys think so far?! am i mad?!
cheers,
ant
i'm busy designing my cube & would really appreciate all the input i can get...
thinking of going the "vertical stack" route as my place is veeery small & horizontal space is extremely limited... BUT my roof is 2.5m high! :041:
here's what i was thinking:
here's the details i've got so far:
display: 800Lx800Wx600H, water level @ 580 = ~370 l
sump: 600Lx900Wx500H divided in 2 sections: RO reservoir (for auto topup) section and skimmer, return pumps, etc. section; total water = ~216 l, RO reservoir section water = ~54 l
dsb: 600Lx800Wx200H, aragonite 15cm deep, water 5cm deep
fuge: 600Lx800Wx200H, water level @ 180 = ~86 l
skimmer: Reeftek TS2/3?
i left 200x900 spaces open next to the DSB, fuge & sump areas so i can place odds & sods + equipment & monitors like in this pic:
how i think this might work is i'll have 2 return pumps (1 big & 1 small):
the big return pump will pump the water up into the display (possibly @ 6000 l/h), the water will overflow into the sump skimmer area & get pumped back up to the display etc.
the small return pump will pump the water (at a much slower rate as the big pump possibly @ 1000 l/h) all the way up into the DSB, the water will overflow into the fuge area, then overflow into the main display, then overflow into the sump skimmer area etc.
i like the fact that the fuge feeds the display directly because all the food it produces goes directly to the guys that wants to eat it...
i also put in external C2C overflows everywhere & will be going BB in the display AND FUGE...
what you guys think so far?! am i mad?!
cheers,
ant