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Originally Posted by DEE77 do you have any new pictures Sorry nothing yet. I'm hopeful I'll have something to show soon though :)

Originally Posted by Bang Guy Tell me what happens for waterflow when Red Tide hits. I am not sure if I understood what you are asking but here goes.. Normally, when the water is good enough, the waterflow will be as such: sea --> refugium --> aquarium --> fish farm --> sea. It will be an open...

OK a couple of updates for all of you. The v2 of the plumbing plans are illustrated here: A redundant system with 2 pumps and a couple T connections that connect the pipes coming from the sea and the fish farm to the pump. The refugium looks so small in this illustration, maybe I should enlarge...

Originally Posted by Bang Guy 1 - I recommend pumping the new seawater into whichever container will have the highest water level. If the water level will be the same then I suggest not pumping new water into the same container that overflow the water back into the sea. Other than that I do...

Originally Posted by Bang Guy Is there a way you can set it up to bring in sea water every other hour? That isn't a problem, the people that sold me the pumps has a high-end timer system that I had my eye on. Is it hard on your pump to start up frequently? Nothing wrong with running...

I think it definitely lasts for more than 2 weeks. I'll have to confirm it with the ministry of environment and water though.

Originally Posted by Bang Guy This is quite a project. I have a few questions about the water. How turbid is the water where you will be gathering it? It is clear most days. Sometimes it's greenish which is good right? I am also getting the water 2 - 3 meters below the surface. After dark is...

Originally Posted by Beth I would maybe ask Bang Guy about a DSB with the set up you're planning. Not sure it would be a good idea for this setup. DSB are dependent upon sandbed detritivores to operate well, and I'm not sure how practical that would be with what you are planning. A viable DSB...

Originally Posted by AquaKnight That's some quality SketchUp! skills ! Thanks :) I'm not as good as I want to be..

Originally Posted by T316 It's the "waterfront" that I would be most concerned with. I agree, a pellet gun wouldn't even chip glass this thick, but there are many possibilities. I would consider a cover or plywood barricade to move in front of the water side each night after shut down. It is...

Originally Posted by T316 What are the four structures in the last drawing? Are these houses, or restaurants, condos? Is this a private park area? You said "backyard", but whose backyard is this? It is our backyard; me and my brothers :)

Originally Posted by bms i would recommend those floating glass "viewers" (maybe like a 2 foot x 2 foot or larger or even a variety so you can see the true colors of the fish) would be a great idea. they use them at my LFS in their frag tanks and its like looking into the water with a pair of...

Originally Posted by Paulyd1978 I would have quite the mangrove swamp in that refugium! Are you using natural sunlight for this setup? I would! Just need some heavy duty chillers, which you probably would anyhow. Looks like it's gonna be the ultimate reef tank. Natural lighting would be the...

Originally Posted by T316 +1...Funny you should bring that up, I was thinking this very thing on Page 1 when I saw the pics of the Bay. I was envisioning some bored kid on one of the boats or on one of the balconys trying out his pellet gun... That will have to be a very good pellet gun. Here...

Originally Posted by bms SUBSCRIBED and will be following along! this is one of the coolest projects ive seen here on SWF. I Think adding a refugium to this tank is an necessity. you are not planning on using any other kind of filtration other than large water changes with ocean water? i...

Hello, As I mentioned before, we are contemplating building a refugium next to the tank to help a bit with the clarify and quality of the water. We are only interested in natural filtration. Here is what we came up with thus far: . The far-left side is where the water is returned from the tank...

Hello everyone, It has been a bit slow. We are contemplating building a refugium next to the tank. We then will have a semi-closed system. Not sure yet though. Here are some shots of the glass. A side shot of the the three pieces of glass. Each glass piece is a meter high by ~3.5 meters wide...

Hello, I still don't have pictures but just wanted to tell everyone that the glass is installed. I'm just waiting for the steel lining to be installed before I take photos. Stay tuned

Hello all, Some updates for you. The sitting area and bridge is very close to being done. The seating area over the aquarium is around 3.5m (~11.5 ft) x 5m (~16.5 ft). The glass should be installed tomorrow. Here are some photos of the progress: A photo from far far away. A grand shot showing...

Originally Posted by sean48183 Stunning! I would be in that thing everyday diving around. Plans look awesome. Like the above tank sitting area. Always like looking down at fish on the reef. You have any fish in the fish farm currently? Also what are some of the local fish you get on the reefs...