50,000 litre tank in a boutique hotel (Bangkok , Thailand)

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Originally Posted by gregkn73

Hi amazing project

Did you start with just one idol? Was he a model citizen with your corals? Do you have a recent FTS?

Two and a half years years ago I started with 7 -8 young idols now I have 2 grown up idols left . They do not pick on corals much but it is quite hard to tell because most of my corals have been picked at by my butterfly fish . I will attempt to do a FTS of my current tank and post it on this forum . It is a semi outdoor tank so it is quite hard to get the lighting right as there is excessive glare due to natural sunlight reflection .

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Originally Posted by biecacka

Nice skimmer. I was considering that one for my 40 gallon breeder...
Seriously, an awesome looking project.


Corey

Still consulting with my architect to find the right location for this massive skimmer .

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Originally Posted by Devaji108

Nice project my friend!
next time I am in BKK I am gonna check this out. maybe even stay looks like your place is going to be nice. def. gonna come drool over your tank. you might have to kick me out as I will be in shock and not be able to move. haha

fallowing

You are welcome ! The completion date should be around Jun 2017 . We also have a glass bridge across the top of the aquarium for feeding and for taking selfie . All Reef central members will get a deep discount . We also have an aqua room where you can sleep with the fish , the first and only one in Thailand .

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Dirty work of pumping water out

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Framework of glass elevator overlooking the aquarium almost finished .

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More pixs of my current tank !

[biecacka]

How many gallons is that skimmer?

Corey

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Originally Posted by biecacka

How many gallons is that skimmer?

Corey

26,000 gallons approximately

[McPuff]

I love the puffers! How big is your tank? Care to post a full tank shot?

[sirichok]

FTS at night . I will try to get FTS of my current tank during daylight tomorrow .

[Amatuer21]

Wow. This is awesome!!

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Water pumped out . Laying lean concrete as base layer.







Viewing from glass elevator

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Front and back of my current tank

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[rpjaws74]

very nice selection of fish

[sirichok]

Latest design for Life support system ( Still finalizing )

Closed Loop pump

1) 1 KW AC pump for sand filter x 1 ( 20,000 l /hour)
2) 1KW AC pump for skimmer x 2 (40,000 l/hour)
3) 230 W DC pump x2 for chiller (40,000 l/hour)
4) Hydro wizard wave maker pump (200,000 l/hour)

Open Loop pump

1) 750 W AC pump for refugium ( 16,000 l /hour)

Update dimensions of Aquarium and refugium

Aquarium

length - 6 M
Height - 3M
width - 2.5 m

refugium

Length - 6 m
height - 0.60 m
width - 2.5 m

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Sand filter unit that I am considering .

[CrayolaViolence]

what does it do? I mean, it says sand filter, so I'm assuming it uses sand as a bio media to filter? But I could be way off.

[dave.m]

Originally Posted by CrayolaViolence

what does it do?

Sand filters are normally used for swimming pools, but also in very large tanks such as public aquaria.

Dave.M

[CrayolaViolence]

I want to know how you keep the butterflies from eating the sea anemone.

[sirichok]

Originally Posted by CrayolaViolence

I want to know how you keep the butterflies from eating the sea anemone.

Sea anemones are protected from the butterflies by Clownfish.

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Originally Posted by dave.m

Sand filters are normally used for swimming pools, but also in very large tanks such as public aquaria.

Dave.M

Dave. M is totally correct as they are normally used in swimming pools but large aquaria do need a mechanical filter system to keep the water clean and clear .So instead of using socks , sand filters are frequently employed in large aquaria .

An example of sand filters used in large aquaria like this 20,000 gallon tank in long island.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pxTBHtnl-s

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Home sweet home!!!

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