Light diminishes in an inverse square - ie. with each additional foot, you've got exponentially less light than you did initially (ie. at 3', you've got roughly 1/9th as much light as you do at 1' whereas at 2' you've got 1/4th, and so to provide adequately for bottom corals in a 3' tall water column you need >2x more initial light). To sufficiently light that, you're going to face a lot of issues. All of which besides, anything over about 700mm tall is a pain in the *** to clean - as has been mentioned. In having said that, for a minimalist FOWLR or softy reef it could be quite an interesting base.
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Plan is looking good :)
What type of plc do you plan to use for contorlling the tank?
with regard to the use of industrial equipment on the tank, IMO (also work in the industrial sector) you may wanna skip looking at the industrial pumps, for the size pumps you will be wanting to use on u're tank you'll be able to get more effiencient DC motors than you will be able to get single and 3 phase ac pumps. Its not until u start getting to the larger pumps much larger than u'll ever need that it becomes a better option to get the 3phase ac motor/pumps that most industrial sites tend to use
What type of plc do you plan to use for contorlling the tank?
with regard to the use of industrial equipment on the tank, IMO (also work in the industrial sector) you may wanna skip looking at the industrial pumps, for the size pumps you will be wanting to use on u're tank you'll be able to get more effiencient DC motors than you will be able to get single and 3 phase ac pumps. Its not until u start getting to the larger pumps much larger than u'll ever need that it becomes a better option to get the 3phase ac motor/pumps that most industrial sites tend to use
Having just set up a 2'6" deep tank would thoroughly recommend that as a maximum.
- I read what everyone said about maintaining things at that depth and though no problem...reality is, way harder!
- I didn't research lighting enough and have since learned the hard way that depth makes things a lot more difficult to light.
- My dream tank would be 2' plus maybe a bit depending on sand depth and 6' to 8' long and at least 3' wide, probably a touch more, and put 3 footer lights across the tank
I have a 2.6 foot cube and that is on a 1 meter stand i have to use a ladder and squeeze my head and shoulders between the halide and the water with my whole arm in the drink to reach the back. Now im not complaining about it im just sharing my experiance with 2.6 foot and how the distance from the top front to the bottom at the back would be about the same... Big stretch lol. It will be great tank i will hopefully be doing a tank of this calibre in my new house fingers crossed.
Ive got the popcorn being delivered to you via courier on this one dynamic, that way when your under way I dont have to bring any. ;)
Gaz, your not wrong!
Its rich when your throwing on bodyboarding rash shirts cause your armpits are displaying glass rash ..,lol
Gaz, your not wrong!
Its rich when your throwing on bodyboarding rash shirts cause your armpits are displaying glass rash ..,lol
If your gonna run this via a PLC Pete, make sure you can override everything manually. Our PLC's at our W/T plants have manual overrides for everything, as once found out a blackout can really mess up your settings! A PLC run system actually sounds like a good idea, maybe your pioneering the future of reefing there Pete!?
I dont want to temp you but there is a good setup being sold on ebay. Would 7x3x2 be big enough? It looks like a great setup and would save you a lot of money;)
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-X-3-X-...409949?pt=AU_Pet_Supplies&hash=item415e4451dd
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-X-3-X-...409949?pt=AU_Pet_Supplies&hash=item415e4451dd
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