Rocketman's New Dual 175g Bullnose Build Thread

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by rocketmandb, Dec 16, 2010.

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  1. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    awesome man always good to c some progress :D
     
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  2. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    I forgot to post a pic of my water disperser to drop water into the sump. I've got a high water section of the sump and this disperses the high volume of water I've got dropping in.

    It is made with a T-Fitting and three manifolds connected to the main drain pipe.

    [​IMG]
     
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  3. Seano Hermano

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    Wow, that's nuts. :D
     
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  4. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    Is anything I'm doing on this build NOT nuts? :)
     
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  5. Seano Hermano

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    Deciding to do it wasn't nuts. :) haha. This is an awesome build, Rocketman. It should be nice to see the outcome. I think it will turn out very nice.
     
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  6. BoBo65

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    I agree seano this build is amazing and i cant wait to c how it turns out, it is fun watching the progress as well :)
     
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  7. dowtish

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    Just catching back up with all the progress, no major snags it seems. Very well thought out! Congratz on your planning skills.
     
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  8. saltyfresh

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    What is all of this for?


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  9. rocketmandb

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    The pipe coming in from the upper right and dropping in vertically is the return from the refugium. The rest serves to break up the water coming in from the main tank. When we water tested it (looped the top of the system - not into the tanks), the output of it dropping into the sump was borderline extreme. (see pic below). We needed to disperse and slow the water so I came up with this contraption using PVC manifolds to split the water up into smaller streams.

    Water Test at Full Pump Pressure and Head Height - Dropping Back to Sump
    [​IMG]

    EDIT: This has not been tested yet!
     
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  10. BoBo65

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    Wow that looks like a ton of flow in there, amazing how changing out a few pipes and distribute the water enough to calm it down, great idea on the manifolds
     
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