Building a Gatling Gun inlet

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  1. SPINNER

    SPINNER Fire Shrimp

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    Alway's looking for new way's to create different flow's so here is my gatling gun inlet for one of my reactors:)
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    Question's and input alway's welcome!
     
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  3. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    I love the design. Relatively simple, but it will allow for good water/media movement within the chamber as well. Nice DIY skills.

    I think the reactor base should be yellow, so as to match the pipes. ;)
     
  4. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    That looks really cool, not gonna lie.
     
  5. Jlobes

    Jlobes Coral Banded Shrimp

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    wow....super cool!! love your builds, like i said before, im gonna have to get you to come to the coast, help me build out the shop!
     
  6. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    Can't wait to see this baby perform!
     
  7. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    Well done. Was your thinking here to increase the area of water flowing in and keep the media tumbling better?

    I wonder if you could have mounted all the nozzles at the same angle in order to get the bottom of that assembly to spin.
     
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  9. SPINNER

    SPINNER Fire Shrimp

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    It should allow a controlled higher flow at bottom of reactor....won't know all it can do untill start up. I like your thinking about spinning stay tune for some fun surprises:)

    Thanks guy's for positive feed back!!!
     
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  11. FatBastad

    FatBastad Zoanthid

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    I concur, it's sweet. Love your builds.

    Speaking of, when get getting some pics of the tank? ;)
     
  12. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Right?!