Penetrations - as they are called
Hey all,
Sooooooo, after speaking at length with Chris at CtC about many things, I think the following bulkhead placement or penetrations as they are known (aka) will work fairly well to keep them from view..some is due to the construction of the stand as well.
Intakes.
I wil place these in the middle of the tank front to back. 1.5" bulkheads require a 2.5" hole if I remember correctly. I would then go towards the middle of the tank about 18" from either end. This would provide about 34" or so of length between them.. I intend to use a flatter type strainer to help hide them.
Outlets.
I will place these approx 14" or so from each corner measuring front/back to middle and side to middle if that makes any sense. This will place these OUTSIDE of the intakes. Each intake would be paired with 2 outlets. The outlet ports would all be OUTSIDE of the intakes...
All the bulkheads would be on an 'island' of sorts. Since I will be able to walk AROUND the tank, I am thinking that an island or center mounted scape may be something to think about..At least I think will be a good balance..and easier to scape around and much less visible.
I will use schedule 80 bulkheads as they are of a much higher quality.
Using the 4 outlets plus some loc-line I should be able to control the flow to all areas of the tank. I am thinking simply using a split nozzle setup on each outlet. These two nozzles per outlet could then be directed anywhere and easily hidden undergravel for instance..
From this vantage loc line can easily be used to cover all areas with flow as needed..
Using some sort of pulsing powerheads could be a lot of fun here.......
Each outlet line would be controlled by a high quality ball valve to control flow and shutoff. I am thinking of incorporating brass into the plumbing. Using say high quality brass for instance is much better than a plastic ball valve. Or the nice flat handle 1/4-1/2 turns are also very nice.
Something like on this page:
http://www.apollovalves.com/products/products.asp?sub=16
More to come..
Hey all,
Sooooooo, after speaking at length with Chris at CtC about many things, I think the following bulkhead placement or penetrations as they are known (aka) will work fairly well to keep them from view..some is due to the construction of the stand as well.
Intakes.
I wil place these in the middle of the tank front to back. 1.5" bulkheads require a 2.5" hole if I remember correctly. I would then go towards the middle of the tank about 18" from either end. This would provide about 34" or so of length between them.. I intend to use a flatter type strainer to help hide them.
Outlets.
I will place these approx 14" or so from each corner measuring front/back to middle and side to middle if that makes any sense. This will place these OUTSIDE of the intakes. Each intake would be paired with 2 outlets. The outlet ports would all be OUTSIDE of the intakes...
All the bulkheads would be on an 'island' of sorts. Since I will be able to walk AROUND the tank, I am thinking that an island or center mounted scape may be something to think about..At least I think will be a good balance..and easier to scape around and much less visible.
I will use schedule 80 bulkheads as they are of a much higher quality.
Using the 4 outlets plus some loc-line I should be able to control the flow to all areas of the tank. I am thinking simply using a split nozzle setup on each outlet. These two nozzles per outlet could then be directed anywhere and easily hidden undergravel for instance..
From this vantage loc line can easily be used to cover all areas with flow as needed..
Using some sort of pulsing powerheads could be a lot of fun here.......
Each outlet line would be controlled by a high quality ball valve to control flow and shutoff. I am thinking of incorporating brass into the plumbing. Using say high quality brass for instance is much better than a plastic ball valve. Or the nice flat handle 1/4-1/2 turns are also very nice.
Something like on this page:
http://www.apollovalves.com/products/products.asp?sub=16
More to come..
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