Marine tidal pool project

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Wayhilc

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Hello everyone. Just joined and hope to get to know everyone as I go along. Not new to marine tanks but have been away from them for few years, and decided to come back. Currently have 2 freshwater tanks, a 55g community tank and a 140 fully round West African River tank.

My upcoming project is to build a tidal pool tank. I just aquired 2 tanks, and am pulling the other equipment for the project, so I may be asking a lot of,questions, hope that's OK,
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Design and layout pictures or diagrams?

Tidal pools are typically shallow,... I've seen modified plastic or fiberglass ponds from large hardware stores used as such. I've also seen heavy duty plastic kiddie pools. I have also seen wooden and epoxied tidal pools and cement pools. I guess it depends on what you are doing.

Are you going to have a Carlson surge device? If so, are you incorporating a turf algae scrubber?
 
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Wayhilc

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snakeblitz33 said:
Design and layout pictures or diagrams?

Tidal pools are typically shallow,... I've seen modified plastic or fiberglass ponds from large hardware stores used as such. I've also seen heavy duty plastic kiddie pools. I have also seen wooden and epoxied tidal pools and cement pools. I guess it depends on what you are doing.

Are you going to have a Carlson surge device? If so, are you incorporating a turf algae scrubber?
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Hello, thanks for quick response. The tank I am using is a acrylic tank, 52 inches long, 24 inches wide and 8 inches deep. I am a very avid DIYer, and will make my own surge pumps, have done so in the past and worked well. High tide will hold approx. 35 gallons and low tide about 20 gallons. Also plan on small protein skinner for the holding tank during low tide.
 
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Wayhilc

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Will be posting some diagrams and pic a little later and would appreciate any input, and constructive criticism is welcomed, I don't like re-inventing the wheel. Main filtration will be a Magnum 350 canister and a smaller HOB.
 
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Wayhilc

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Hey good morning from sunny but waterlogged Florida. I am leaving for Va for a visit with my son, so no actual work on the pool for about 2-3 weeks, but will be posting pics, diagrams for sure. I know what you mean, I can look at one pic and do it, and read 5 pages of instructions and totally mess it up. Any suggestions for a protein skinner, think I want to go with in tank type not sump, will need to handle about 35 gallons water at high tide, plan to place in main tank. Have made them in past, but looking at prices, they are a lot cheaper now, not sure its worth effort to make my own or buy.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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If you go with a scrubber, you wouldn't have a need for a skimmer. If you do a decent water change with that volume of water every month, you wouldn't need one either.

Just depends on what your looking for. You'll have to decide if a skimmer is worth the benefit or if a water change would be better.
 
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Wayhilc

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snakeblitz33 said:
If you go with a scrubber, you wouldn't have a need for a skimmer. If you do a decent water change with that volume of water every month, you wouldn't need one either.

Just depends on what your looking for. You'll have to decide if a skimmer is worth the benefit or if a water change would be better.
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Thanks,for input, not decided,which way I want to go, I like,skimmers from past experiences, never used a,scrubber, do you have any experience with one you can share.
Not opposed to frequent, large water changes, but tend to lean towards appropriate top offs only as long as system healthy, I just personally think the less,you monkey with the tank environment and water chemistry the better off the livestock is.

A lot to think about and decisions to be made.
 
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