My New Tank

[GaryP]

Install an air siphon tube made from a piece of air tubing and that should help the sound coming from the train.

Just wrap a piece if cable tie around the tubing to keep it from falling in. I had the same problem on a 75 gal. and it worked like a charm. Its sort of a poor boy Dorsai retro.

Gary

[TroyPham]

thanks for the tip. i thought about that but where the drain is makes it difficult to get to. i'm gonna drain the tank this afternoon to put the sand in and will fix the problem. i will also install a check valve on the return pump side to keep from over flowing my sump/fug in case of power outage.

[reefer]

awesome! that is an interesting design for a clam tank! what happens if you lose power or a pump fails? does the tank completely drain, or is there a check valve installed?
8)

[Jenn]

That is really cool! I would love to see that when completed.

[TroyPham]

i'll keep everyone posted on the progress. i can't wait to make my clam order.

[Marc]

I hope you can make this work successfully. As I posted on RC, there are problems with this setup.

Here's one I saw at MACNA this year.

http://www.melevsreef.com/video/macna_tank.wmv 5 meg video

[TroyPham]

thanks marc. i'm work'n on it. i post a response on RC.