Add-on to my 50

[rudy]

Got to cleaning my tank (http://www.sdreefs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18209) and found a few frags, I have a frag tank, but these wanted to be displayed.
So........ I made this Bowl-O-frags:D
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It's part of the system, main tank gravity fed to refugium(60 gal cube under blanket) 9' away.
A pump pushes water into 3 gal nano,(is it really a nano if it's part of 100 gal. total water volume?) and gravity flow back.
Another pump does the same for the bowl-o-frags.
Then the water flows to sump/frag tank under the 50 gal. and is pumped back into the tank.
What cha think?
Looking for a new light bulb for the bowl light.

[chilly05willy]

Very cool! where did you get the mangroves?

[rudy]

Thanks.
KingRB.

[roworld]

Crazy & Very creative! Where did you get the idea for the frag bowl? Now you can spread the love with some frags from that badass tank!:D

[lucubrator]

Very cool looking setup.
I have a couple of questions:
You cut a hole in a board or table and set the bowl in that?
Why do you have a 3g nano if you have a 60 cube?
Does your 60 cube have any sort of bracing on it, or is it completely open?

[rudy]

I started with my 50+sump, had the 60 cube built(thanks SDA619) to use as refugium. I used 3/4" plywood for top and cut a 16" round hole in it.
Then I had the 3 gal laying around and decided to plumb it in:)
Then came the bowl.
I had the cube made with a 20" dia. hole in the top because I had something like this in mind, just took a while to decide what.
I'll prolly put some more mangroves in the bowl,(I have about 100 in my FOWLR sump) and put some of the frags back in the tanks.

[mmoore0803]

what are you lighting the 3g with? I have that same tank.

[rudy]

2x13w PCs 10000k/actinic.
I remember seeing that tank, I think I made a comment about having one also.

[mmoore0803]

I believe you did as well...did you just mount them to the top of the hood? fans? I'm thinking of setting it up in my classroom....doing huge weekly water changes...what about evaporation? did you install fans to reduce heat?

[rudy]

The plastic light mounts (http://www.hellolights.com/gxplasenfor1.html) are glued in place, I glued a small reflector to the top also. No fans.
The tank is plumbed into the main system, so evap. and heat doesn't really effect the tank much.

[DaChrisDude]

Lol, very nice Rudy...

[rudy]

Thanks for the compliments.
Now I'm thinking about putting my harlequin shrimp(2) in there, water depth is about 1 3/4".
It's not like they swim around, they just walk everywhere.
There's about 1 gal a minute going through it.
Think they'll be OK?

[swissfish]

That's awesome, Martha Steward would hire you as a water decorator.

That Bowl is soo freaking awesome.

[gemini]

that is SICK! thats sooooo cool! good job man!

[Wulfhound]

nice job rudy looks good