. Here's a few more pics as the rockscaping continues tonight.
What kind of stand are the tanks sitting on. Thanks for giving us a chance to see the tanks potential once filled.Figured why not give everybody a quasi play by play
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Oh the stands.....well, the whole Reef Crest Series thus far has been designed to fit "standard" tank footprints. We will offer our own twist on a unique stand for this series FOR SURE. But, we also wanted people to have the opportunity to call upon the HUGE availability already available on the market. After all, everyone's tastes are different so we aren't trying to trap anyone into a mold of what we think they should use =).
We will show more of the stands in upcoming pictures, but in general...
The stand currently being used for the 9 gallon pico is a stand that fits a standard 10 gallon tank. This stand was bought for a whopping $39.99 at our local Petco.
The stand currently being used for th 17 gallon nano is a stand that fits a standard 20 gallon long or 30 gallon tank. This stand was bought for a whopping $59.99 at our local Petco.
We not only put a lot of thought into the design of the tanks. We put a lot of thought into the potential accessorization of the tanks on ALL fronts
Ok. You all know all about sand and cloudy water. But we rinsed the #$&! out of this sand and it still took several hours to clear. Booooo! So, all we can get up today is pics of the tanks live with rock. Pics with coral and fish to follow soon. But we have got to say....these look AMAZING!!! The scaping in the Reef Crest works out to be much easier than a standard tank. It's much easier to gain height and depth to the scape without any supporting elements like acrylic rod or eggcrate.
Real Reef Rock helps quite a bit as it "locks" together quite well and has a ton of crevices...so adding frags will be sooooo easy. Did I mention that it is Eco-Friendly, Reef Sustainable, and made right here in the USA just like the Reef Crest? Also, there is ZERO acrylic rod, epoxy, or coral glue used in the assembly of either of the rock scapes in these tanks. We think that should speak volumes all by itself!!
For those that wonder...the 9 gallon pico has approximately 4-5lbs of sand and 5-7lbs of rock. The 17 gallon nano has approximately 8-10lbs of sand and 9-11lbs of rock.
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. We intentionally stocked this tank with a variety of soft flowy corals for this very reason...display flow dynamics. As you can see...pretty darn good for a dropoff tank with no powerheads ..
Thanks =). I agree that black sand will have a nice impact! The key with black though is keeping it clean
Check valves definitely are not necessary...unless you have coral in the top inch of the water level that you are worried about if the pumps cut off. Though I think maybe you mean ball valves? If this is what you meant, we use factory locline components so it would be easy to add a ball valve to each return output later if desired absolutely. This would make flow even more controllable than the flow control on the pump itself AND would put that control literally at your fingertips.
As for a timer for alternating flow...this is possible and would certainly be a nice alternative to powerheads (in the rare system that needs one), but some pumps will experience shorter life cycles with the constant on/off pattern. This is lessened when the on/off cycle is set at longer intervals however. There are a number of pumps available on the market currently that are designed specifically to handle these frequent on/off pulses. The stock pump is not designed specifically for frequent on/off cycle and we have not tested it for this purpose so we cannot say what impact these types of timers may have on them. To put that on a bright note however, the pumps are relatively inexpensive
Thanks =). I agree that black sand will have a nice impact! The key with black though is keeping it clean
Check valves definitely are not necessary...unless you have coral in the top inch of the water level that you are worried about if the pumps cut off. Though I think maybe you mean ball valves? If this is what you meant, we use factory locline components so it would be easy to add a ball valve to each return output later if desired absolutely. This would make flow even more controllable than the flow control on the pump itself AND would put that control literally at your fingertips.
As for a timer for alternating flow...this is possible and would certainly be a nice alternative to powerheads (in the rare system that needs one), but some pumps will experience shorter life cycles with the constant on/off pattern. This is lessened when the on/off cycle is set at longer intervals however. There are a number of pumps available on the market currently that are designed specifically to handle these frequent on/off pulses. The stock pump is not designed specifically for frequent on/off cycle and we have not tested it for this purpose so we cannot say what impact these types of timers may have on them. To put that on a bright note however, the pumps are relatively inexpensive
