GoldenGardner 28 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Stunning! Are you going to give tours when you are done? I'd like to sign up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarsOddity 0 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Oh man, that's the coolest car. Whoever owns that has good taste! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators Cory 2 Posted March 10 Author Administrators Share Posted March 10 Water auto filling in the 40 breeders today. All 12 ready to go minus substrate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian 124 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Just waiting for the next video update.... looking good. Honestly could you ever imagine all of this? Hard work and determination. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OceanTruth 609 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 That looks fantastic! Love the backgrounds in the tanks. Really blends into the walls from afar. It looks like a ton of work got done just from that wall shot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kent 1 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 That looks fantastic. I can't imagine having the space and choice for that many fish. I look forward to seeing what you stock them with. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Streetwise 2,656 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) @Cory, can you please tell us more about the solenoid-based, automated back-flushing of your FX6 units? Edited March 18 by Streetwise Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators Cory 2 Posted March 18 Author Administrators Share Posted March 18 The concept is, plumb the back flush valve on a fx6 straight to a drain. Inbetween the filter and the drain put a solenoid. Then, Dean through he remembered he read somewhere that if you close one of the valves, it does essentially a powered flush. We'll be exploring this. We can then use a solenoid on the say return line, have it close, so the pump, pumps water out the back flush port. If this method doesn't work on the powered version, I plan to use a kasa wifi timer to turn off the filter for say 5 minutes, open the valve to allow water to drain from the canister daily. Then top off with the auto water change after. The goal would be, with daily flushing, maybe I could have an extended time between cleaning. Hopefully like 6 months or longer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Philip 85 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/17/2021 at 11:24 PM, Cory said: The concept is, plumb the back flush valve on a fx6 straight to a drain. Inbetween the filter and the drain put a solenoid. Then, Dean through he remembered he read somewhere that if you close one of the valves, it does essentially a powered flush. We'll be exploring this. We can then use a solenoid on the say return line, have it close, so the pump, pumps water out the back flush port. If this method doesn't work on the powered version, I plan to use a kasa wifi timer to turn off the filter for say 5 minutes, open the valve to allow water to drain from the canister daily. Then top off with the auto water change after. The goal would be, with daily flushing, maybe I could have an extended time between cleaning. Hopefully like 6 months or longer. That will work, especially on suspended solids that settle out. However it will promote a certain amount of biofilm. A slime that bacteria produce to protect themselves. Whether that slime will slough off or you will have to go after it mechanically or chemically will have to be seen. In the long run I think you guys have a good plan and are testing out methods that should be very helpful to the hobby in the future. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff 105 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/10/2021 at 2:17 AM, Cory said: Water auto filling in the 40 breeders today. All 12 ready to go minus substrate. Gotta say - I love this open concept look with the tanks a lot more than the in-wall ones in the old fish room. I'm assuming it was a space issue with the previous/current one. But, man....you hit it out of the park with this. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators Cory 2 Posted March 20 Author Administrators Share Posted March 20 800g moved to the new studio today. Working on plumbing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Streetwise 2,656 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) That is the epic move that we have all been waiting for! Look at all the dedicated lights. Edited March 20 by Streetwise 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James Black 1,573 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 it looks so much smaller in this picture then it does in the livestreams 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hobbit 1,031 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 You did it!!! 🤩 I’m so excited for you that you got such a huge nerve-wracking job done. Every time you mentioned moving it in a live stream I would think “gosh that’s going to be a pain.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OceanTruth 609 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Wow, great job on the move! That picture really shows how huge that room is. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maggie 1,079 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Hey @Coryit looks like you have room for another 800 on the left. We all know you secretly want another one. What do ya say? 😁 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ererer 190 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 13 hours ago, JamesB said: it looks so much smaller in this picture then it does in the livestreams From the picture, I'm guessing the room has 10'-12' ceilings, which probably also makes it look smaller! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fishdude 179 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 14 hours ago, Cory said: 800g moved to the new studio today. Working on plumbing. You know you're going to build one of those custom 2000 gallon setups right? Like if you're not putting in a dovii tank like Mel are you even really in the hobby? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CalmedByFish 80 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 15 hours ago, Cory said: 800g moved to the new studio today. Undoubtedly difficult. Well done! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brighamthatcher 14 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 looks great. I break a sweat just moving a 20 gallon 😂 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators Cory 2 Posted March 20 Author Administrators Share Posted March 20 We got the initial water flowing into it, drain almost done. Ordered some more filtration parts, and the sound panels for the stand cover showed up as well. So hopefully this week we can put some more work on it. Slow and steady will hopefully produce the results I'm looking for. The aquarium will look small on the stream, I'm ok with that. My plan is to have a much larger field of view for the viewers, with more things to look at than just 1 aquarium. This will be especially useful when I have guests. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solidus1833 71 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, Cory said: We got the initial water flowing into it, drain almost done. Ordered some more filtration parts, and the sound panels for the stand cover showed up as well. So hopefully this week we can put some more work on it. Slow and steady will hopefully produce the results I'm looking for. The aquarium will look small on the stream, I'm ok with that. My plan is to have a much larger field of view for the viewers, with more things to look at than just 1 aquarium. This will be especially useful when I have guests. I've been wondering when you were going to move that beast. Glad you made it with no damage. I was wondering, what ever happened to that massive Dojo you got a few years ago? Also, what do you plan to stock with this time? I really enjoyed your last stock list for that tank. It inspired me to get a school of clown loaches, they are so awesome to keep and watch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick_G 174 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/9/2021 at 11:17 PM, Cory said: Water auto filling in the 40 breeders today. All 12 ready to go minus substrate. I really like the look of those flat black overflow fittings. Are those something available local here in the Seattle area? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators Cory 2 Posted March 21 Author Administrators Share Posted March 21 6 hours ago, Patrick_G said: I really like the look of those flat black overflow fittings. Are those something available local here in the Seattle area? I'm not sure what part specifically you're talking about. All the elbows are made from black PVC, the top part is a flat type bulleye strainer. In the pic above, those are just holes that don't have their overflow installed yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KBOzzie59 553 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 @cory I like those smaller ponds! I want to get some, where are you getting them from? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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