![]() Most liquid solenoid valves are quite small bore, meant for letting reasonable pressure water ie mains above say 2 bar, through. In this tank, despite quite high stocking, by TDS remains pretty much bang on consistent, suggesting the water change is doing its job, and I'm not getting a steadily increasing organic load.Ĭlick to expand.You will have couple of issues immediately straight off with this type of setup.ġ. a small proportion of the water going out the overflow will be the fresh water just added, or added the day before etc), but the fact that is happening daily compensates for that. Obviously because this system is a slow fill, and without draining before adding the fresh water its more of a dilution system that a straight 1:1 water change (i.e. At water change time a marine grade peristaltic pump draws the water up into the tank, and waste water overflows down the overflow to a waste pipe through the wall and out into to a drain outside. That gets filed from an RO unit (with actuated ball valves on timers and with a float valve in the container) 12 hours before water change, and an air stone mixes and aerates it - and the time period allows it to come to room temperature. On this tank (100 litres), I have a 28 litre holding tank hidden out of view. Similar basis for the overflow, but a little more simplified (and white instead of black to suit the white background). There will be many next steps to consider, but this is the first stuff that I need to think about as it pertains to how we actually design/construct the glass housing itself and what technology will/can be used to support it.Īny tips and suggestions at this stage would be very very helpful!!! considerations of aesthetics, noise, functionality.? on timer, each day 50L water would be drained from the sump and refilled back also with a floater, water level would be continously maintained, as I would expect a lot of evaporation in case of open top design.Ĥ) Surface skimming: a nice ADA-style skimmer or an overflow system?. ![]() CO2, UV, etc., but most importantly, it would allow me an automated water exchange & top-up (e.g. On the other hand, I worry about troubleshooting the sump and all the complexity it brings, but at the same time it would allow me a lot of added flexibility in terms of adding all the other devices incl. I like the simplicity and ease of use and maintenance of canister (if there is one that can be quiet enough), but worry that I may need to canisters to ensure enough flow for 1.200L and that would raise the noise further. one VERY important factor in this decision is not only efficacy for filtration, but also quiet operation we currently have Eheim Professionel 3 XL for our 400L aqurium and my wife complains that it is much too loud and wants something that would be able to run quieter. from the top of the aquarium, or drilled-bottom design? Again, considering the size of the tank and the desired aquascape, I am not sure if drilling the bottom will be possible?Ĥ) Canister or Sump for filtration?. Overall I would like to (a) keep aesthetics of as clean as possible with minimal intrusion of hoses and devices in the display area (using ADA glass accessories where needed etc.), and (b) design a system that is a quiet at possible - this will be in the main living/reception area so continuous humming sound of filter pump gets really annoying.ġ) Dimensions of the tank: 240cm width (covering the wall connecting dining area with the main reception area / living room with this width, I am considering 65cm depth and 80cm height to give reasonable dimension proportions, but could also do 240圆5x70 if lower walls would be easier to fill with scape and avoid too much empty space at the top.?Ģ) Rimless open top: for such a huge tank & water pressure, I don't know if glass would hold rimless open top design? Any ideas how to calculate?ģ) Clean ADA glass style inflows-outflows etc. I have several initial construction concepts first I need figure out and your help would be greatly appreciated. There will be many technical hurdles to overcome and figure out how to do this project and I look forward to learning and hopefully getting some good tips and guidance from experts here. We recently moved to a new house and am now planning my dream aquarium build - a ~1.200L aquarium with a "wild" nature aquascape hopefully catching the atmosphere and concept of something close to Josh Sim's Congo. Hi from a new member I've had Discus / Amazon-themed aquariums for 30+ years (basically since childhood), mostly 200-400L low-tech.
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