GlennF`s panorama reef

[glennf]

Next up.... section B

De volgende stap.




happy DSR reefer

[glennf]

After a long break i resumed working on my panorama reef.

I had other priorities that needed my attention.
- complete renovatio of my 250m2 rooftop
- installing PV system with 63 solarpanels
-  summertime is also my time for watersport

 now we are back on track

[glennf]

Last 2 days i have been working on the stand of the 4 meter section

happy DSR reefer

[glennf]

The build is slowly and steadily progressing

[glennf]

Drilling 2 holes, glueing the glas together and one more step closer to the finish

Een paar gaatjes boren, plakken en bijna klaar.

The frag700reef now




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[glennf]

Vandaag ff wat tijd vrijgemaakt om multiplex te halen.
Gekocht 3x platen van 244x122 dikte 12mm en deze op maat laten zagen. Benodigd (cm): 80x244, 80x156, 80x250, 80x50. De restant zien we wel waarvoor we die gaan gebruiken.
Nu nog elk tafel met 2 bouten tegen de muur ankeren en het is klaar voor de aquariums.


Today i went out to buy multiplex panels to lay under the tank. I purchased 3 panels with size 244x122, 12mm thick.
Now only 2 bolts for each stand to anchor them to the wall and it's ready for the tanks.



happy DSR reefer

[glennf]

Glasdikte calculator voor het bouwen van aquaria.

Aquariums: They are made from thick glass and silicone to hold water. Glass aquariums are made in a variety of styles. Fishkeepers use aquarium to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquatic reptiles such as turtles, and aquatic plants.
Aquarium Glass Thickness Calculator: The glass thickness calculation can be done based on the configuration you want with your specific needs. Make use of this aquarium glass thickness calculator to calculate the thickness as well as the weight of glass in measurements such as meter, centimeter, kilogram, grams etc., glass and water weight, glass area and aquarium volume
https://www.easycalculation.com/measurement/aquarium-glass-thickness-calculator.php

The 4meter tank
Section B= 1920 liters @ 60cm WH


The 2,5 meter tank
Section A = 1200 liters @ 60cm WH


The 3,3x1,2 meter lookthrough tank
Section C= 2376 liters @ 60cm WH


happy DSR reefer

[glennf]

Today i did some calculations for the glas required to build the tank.

Het vereiste glas in berekend en de aanvraag is de deur uit

[glennf]

Today i recieved this package
The U-Reef will be controlled by GHL Profilux and the KH Director.

Normaly i build everything myself with discrete components. After all those years doing DiY it was time to try something more advanced.
It seems GHL has been running along quite a while and they produce state of the art products.


happy DSR reefer

[glennf]

Meanwhile i used a old  side table to build my (portable) GHL measuring station around.

Now i am playing with the GHL stuff.
The KH director is real great and consistent. You can also adjust a correction factor to meet your own reference standaard. Which i did...






happy DSR reefer

[glennf]

This project has been sitting there for 2 years !
Now it's time to move forward.
There has also been a little change in the meanwhile.
Due to construction and redundancy i order glas for  3 identical tanks (250x80x60cm).

Within 2 weeks i will get the glass and glue them together. (The plan may change in the progress)

[glennf]

Glas will arrive thursday 26 aug 2021
This is the place now.

[glennf]

There is no way back!
The glass arrived today, so we have to pull through with this project from now on.
I yet have to detemine whether is will glue it as one single tank or as 3 part segmented tank for redundancy.

Er is geen weg terug!
Het glas is vandaag aangekomen, dus we moeten dit project vanaf nu doorzetten. Ik moet nog beslissen of ik het als één enkele aquarium ga lijmen, of als een 3-delige gesegmenteerde aquariumsysteem voor redundantie.

[glennf]

monday, september 6, 2021 we made a start building the first tank segment.
With the help of Leon and Tim we made preparations and glued the tank together.
Now waiting for the glue to cure before placing the braces.


maandag 6 september 2021 hebben we een begin gemaakt met de bouw van het eerste segment. Met de hulp van Leon en Tim hebben we voorbereidingen getroffen en het aquarium in elkaar gelijmd. Nu wachten tot de lijm uitgehard is alvorens de stabilisators en trekstips te plaatsen.

[glennf]

Tuesday 7sept21 17:20

Just finished placing the braces on tank1
I had a little help from my son, we placed them together within a half hour.
The prepartions however took a little bit longer. Three glasstrips were 2mm oversized and did not fit, so i had to cut them myself. The terpentine to fill the glass cutter was used up, so i had to go out for a new bottle.
After that cutting the glas was easy peasy.
Next time i will use 5-6mm tolerance for the braces

Net klaar met het plaatsen van de stabilisators en trekstrips op bak1. Ik had een beetje hulp van mijn zoon, we plaatsten ze samen binnen een half uur. De voorbereidingen duurden echter wat langer. Drie glasstroken waren 2mm te lang en pasten niet, dus moest ik ze zelf snijden. De terpentine om de glassnijder te vullen was op, dus ik moest op pad voor een nieuwe fles. Daarna was het snijden van het glas een makkie. De volgende keer zal ik in mijn ontwerp 5-6mm tolerantie aanhouden voor de stabilistatoren en trekstrips.