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Originally Posted by Midnight

I'm curious why they would want the opening so large for a top off reservoir?

I asked what the customer wanted and made it accordingly. I didn't know if it needed a top, but was told not to make one. Without knowing exactly how it would be used, the opening was large enough to do most tasks from any direction.

The container is 23 3/4" x 23 3/4" x 16". It holds about 36g using internal measurements, but I have a feeling it is going to deflect on all four walls considerably. 3/8" is what he should have used. It's the thickness I used for my own ATO that holds 45g of RO/DI water.

Im sick didn't know it was happening . I live in Jackson ms.
Have learned a lot from Marc and would like to have met some people.
Marc do you still build refugiums?

those fans are "sunon" brand. (from what i saw)
those are the quietest 110-115V fans i have found....
Great job there Marc. (do you mind sharing the size of your ATO container)

The fan tray works great the fans make zero noise cant even be heard and create a nice ripple in the sump and can cool the tank down 1 degree in less than about 5-10 mins run time. Thanks Marc

nice work as always Marc


here is a link to acrylic thickness i found

http://www.plasticgenius.com/2009/05/calculate-aquarium-thickness.html

any chance you can post pictures of how you built that top off cotainer i would like to try and build my own but im afrad it will end up leaking

How do you know how thicl the accrilic should be ?

I'm curious why they would want the opening so large for a top off reservoir?

Marc,
I actually use a IV drip controller I got from a paramedic friend and can be set up to drip at 3 or 4 different rates (15, 30, etc. per minute). You could have one one the water in and one on water out set to the same drip rate and it should stay pretty close. I don't know how exact it will be and would have to probably do a bucket test to know for sure but has to be more accurate that the needle valves.

I submerged them as an entire piece to soak. After 20 minutes, they are disassembled and cleaned. If anything is still needing more soak time, it goes back in for another bath.

Who are you? Your username is pretty vague.

Marc,
Did you take apart the wet sides or did you place them in the acid as is?

It was good to see you here in Memphis - the frag swap was a lot of fun. I enjoyed your presentation and learned quite a few things about pests that I didn't know. Hope you enjoyed your visit.

just wondering after the treatment our suitcases went thru last time we flew I would fear they would get slammed around to much , reason I ask is we are trying to decide if we want to drive from Illinois to next years macna or fly and how to bring home the goodies LOL ,,

I'm going to put them in a collapsible cooler in my suitcase. I'll check it as normal, and when I get home a couple of hours later it'll be ready to float in my system to get them back to normal temperature. Then QT for a day.

Hi Marc got a question for you ,, how do you go about bringing home any corals or fish on an air plane in your luggage? is there a certain way to pack them? ,, thanks

The LMB is going into my reef for sure. This was a temporary idea. I wanted a tiny one for the frag tank. I know it'll find food to eat in my live rock in the 400g.

Look more like a brine shrimp hatcher than a easy acclamation container I would expect alittle more from a company with a r&d department. But like midnight said it does give me a idea for a walk away unit.

your a great tank host for that!
i dont have the growth to donate like that.... but i do like to offer Cash! (he offers his service for free, and i offer cash for free. My tank always looks fantastic when i come back!)

OK...so why didn't they design flow control into this thing? I really like the box TBH, but how many people (novices) will kill fish with it?

BTW Marc, there is a good chance that if the LMB eats the algae you have, it will still run out and you will need an exit plan. Very often they do not take to other types of food. I know you know this, but I have seen it happen too many times not to post. My recommendation for your followers is that if they try a LMB, they must remain extremely vigilant in assessing the blennie's physical shape. At any sign of thinning, they should already have a back-up plan. That would be a list of other close reefs that could use the same services. Passing a blenny around a club is not a bad idea, and at some point it might start taking fish food, and that would be its permanent home.

Marc, do you think it would help, if you swapped out the valve on the intake water, for one like what is on the drain. that way they are more adjustable. (you can get those for a few $$)
it might help

But, like midnight said. a Emergency overflow tube that goes almost to the top of the container, would be nice. that way you dont have to worry about "oops' "