How well did that work for you on the walls and underside of top bracing?
900 gallon custom tank material
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If you mix the final coat a bit thicker (less paint thinner) it stays in place. The corners had some thicker areas but I don't see this as a bad thing.
Cut out the flooring 11' x 5' giving me 1.5' on each side to wall for plumbing. All the plumbing will be going through the wall to the right into the garage for pumps and filtration etc. That is the concrete subfloor but i will probably just leave the vapour barrier there. Dont really plan on moisture proofing anything in the room as this will be a one piece tank and lid; air tight with large access hatches for maintenance and ducting running to outside for fresh air in and out.
The build process is a bit slow for now as i only have an hour or 2 in the evenings to work on it. In the meantime does anyone have any suggestions for equipment for a tank and bioload of this size? I plan on building my own venturi skimmer and bio tower. I will be looking to buy a sand filter, uv sterilizer, and possibly a small gas bioler and heat exchanger for heating. I want to design this as energy efficient as possible. For pumps im looking into reeflo but would like to know other options.
They actually dont even make gas boilers small enough for this...ill just run a heating loop off my elec. Hw tank to a heat exchanger. Too bad its not a gas hw tank
I love Reeflo pumps. I don't have a venturi skimmer, but really like to use venturi nozzles for my returns.
Don’t do this! Since your water heater is electric your heating the water in the tank with electricity then using the water in your water heater to heat the tank. With each heat transfer you are losing energy. Just use an inline electric heater. The big benefit from a hydronic system comes from the much lower cost of gas and oil per BTU.
For pumps look at koi pond supplies websites many more options other than reeflo. I looked at 5 different manufacturers and found the WLim pumps to have the best curve for my application 15’ head at4200 gph. Although they are not the cheapest
Unlevel concrete so i have to cut almost every piece a slightly different size. Slow and tedious. About 1/2" difference from one corner to the other, so not alot but im obsessive about things being level, especially when theyre holding water.
I am getting ready to begin my build as well and the concrete floor in my basement is a bit level as well. I plan on using self leveling concrete to get a level surface before I start.
