Lagoonal Reef

[dskidmore]

Ok, combining your surge device with the drillless overflow from another thread, I get this:
Loop 1 is a siphon to get the water over the edge of the tank.
Loop 2 is always filled with water so the loop 1 siphon never breaks.
Pipe 3 is a siphon break
Loop 4 is the surge loop, that starts a siphon when the water reaches the high mark, and sucks air from pipe 3 when the water reaches the low mark.
Pipe 5 is the surge outlet.
Think it will work? (Planning to only surge a fraction of the tank, it would be the feed from my refugium to my display.)
P.S. Why do pictures I attach sometimes display within the post and sometimes as a link?

 

[fishy411]

have u ever tried to raise lionfish fry? that wud be pretty cool. if u do make sure we get lots of pictures

 

[robvia]

Bitmaps *.bmp gets displayed as a link.
JPegs *.jpg get displayed in the message.
At least that is usually the case. Bitmaps are typically larger in files size, so when you are creating the file, save it as a jpeg.
I would be worried about the syphon failing and would want a drain drilled in it. If the syphon breaks you are still going to pump water into it. Could be a mess. This was the deciding reason I have my fuge drilled instead of using a cheaper syphon method. I guess I'm just SCARED of water on my living room carpet.

 

[bang guy]

A drain is probably a good idea for most setups. It's unnecessary in my case only because the surge is tipped slightly so that a failure would just pour the water into the lagoon.
The siphon has never failed. A couple of times over the past 2.5 years the siphon didn't break but that just results in normal flow instead of it surging.
The only way the siphon can fail is if something clogs the tube. Not likely on mine because it's a 2" tube being fed by a 1" line. But in a smaller application a fish or snail might be able to clog the siphon.

 

[robvia]

I would worry about the syphon in the "non-drilled" example from dskidmore. I see that Bang Guys would fail to a drain style. The reason is, I have had some problems with my overflow recently. The U-tube gets air in it and slows the flow down. When this happens, the sump drains and the tank fills. It doesn't overflow the tank because the sump doesn't have enough water. If I had more water in my sump it would. I'm not sure why this is happening. I think that I have routed my return in such a way that the flow back has been decreased. That means slower flow through the U-tube. I think I need to increase the flow back to my tank, but I'm not 100% sure. I don't have an extra pump that I can throw in to try. Any ideas you guys have would be appreciated.

 

[caligirl]

BUMP! :jumping:
This is amazing! I would love to see some recent pictures....
Julie

 

[dvs]

WOW!
Where the hell was I the first time this came around? lol.
Bang, words cant describe it!
Any new pics?
Jen

 

[fat puffer]

inspirational doctor..
thank you!

 

[dskidmore]

Originally posted by robvia
I would worry about the syphon in the "non-drilled" example from dskidmore. I see that Bang Guys would fail to a drain style. The reason is, I have had some problems with my overflow recently. The U-tube gets air in it and slows the flow down. When this happens, the sump drains and the tank fills. It doesn't overflow the tank because the sump doesn't have enough water. If I had more water in my sump it would. I'm not sure why this is happening. I think that I have routed my return in such a way that the flow back has been decreased. That means slower flow through the U-tube. I think I need to increase the flow back to my tank, but I'm not 100% sure. I don't have an extra pump that I can throw in to try. Any ideas you guys have would be appreciated.
I'm guessing here, but I've heard suggestions that a greater rate of flow through the U-tube can prevent bubble buildup.

 

[clown52]

Bang Guy
What are these red wom looking things? I have them in my reef tank and have been wondering. Here is your pick.
#3
http://guynterry.com/reef/pics/southdown.jpg
Thanks, sorry if I am off topic.

 

[bang guy]

Those are Cirratulid Worms.

 

[bang guy]

Update.

 

[dskidmore]

Awsome.
Is the yellow the actual sand color, or a result of the lighting?

 

[bang guy]

Iwasaki 250 watt MH makes things grow but makes white sand yellow.

 

[dholmblad]

You would have alot of fun if something knocked a hole in that wonderfuly huge set up.
That thing is amaizing, I wanna set up a 400gal tank in time and i thought that was alot.

 

[vibe]

i dunno if anyone has already answered this but the coral in this picture actually looks like turbinaria. with the "slang" down here we call them "moon polyps". i have a piece like this myself:

 

[vibe]

its like super zooanthids. but they dont row like zooanthids. they grow more like blastamosa. i might be worng but just adding my insight. very impressive by the way bang guy

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[d12monkey]

Originally posted by Bang Guy
No need to buy a book. Just post here on SWF.COM & I'll answer... happily
want to type up those notes?

I'll get them edited and bound for you. Might hit NY Times Best Sellers List.

Seriously if you want to, I'll put some time into it. I'm sure people here will be willing to cover costs of binding these. Right guys. It'll be Dr. Bang Ultimate Aquaria guidebook.
:thinking: Like the idea already.
By the way AWESOME job on the project. Looks gorgeous. I'm left speechless.

 

[tuningvis]

so is it Dr. Bang yet ???

the help you provide on this site is amazing... thank you very much
:jumping: :jumping: :jumping:

 

[bang guy]

Originally posted by tuningvis
so is it Dr. Bang yet ???


Yes! I recently completed the requirements for a Doctorate of Complexity Theory. Now I can focus more time on my reef