Gilles

Some answers to some questions made:

John said:
"I honestly would incorporate a water change system but that's just me."

Actually the requirements are allready there. As you can see, i have incorporated a floater in the last compartment of my sump, this is attached to electronics which will turn off my pump and heater in case there is a low water level. On the other hand i can also make it so that it will turn on a water flow to refill my tank. I am currently living at an apartment, so i don't have the means to drill holes in the wall. In the next house, there will also be a connection to the sewer.


IceTerran said:
"You have done some incredible plumbing work on the sump and returns, I only have some questions:"

1) Is it a wet/dry sump or is it just wet
It is a 100% wet sump. I will make some pictures of the sump plumbing so you can see how i made it all.

2) do you have a top to your sump to seal in c02?
No, first i injected the CO2 into my sump using an air stone, but it is mainly to keep the heat in the sump, and also to keep the water damp in the sump. It also helps to minimize the noise of the sump.

3) does your tank have any type of lid to reduce c02 loss?
You mean canopy? Yes there will be a canopy, but i am still making it. It will not be any higher then 2".

Gilles

Long time no update (29th of Januari):
Thanx to Easylife (liquid filter medium) i can adjust the flow of my water exactly.









Lightning:









Canopy:







Canopy on the frame:



Connecting the wires:













Clean up the wires:





Result:


This resulted in a lot of moisture, meaning my canopy became ruined.






WIth 1 TL:



Working on my own DIY aquarium computer (more to come)

Gilles

Another big update.. Since the start of my tank i have 216w above it. Meaning ~0.5w/gallon. It is not yet being dimmed by a computer but that is in the works. I add PO4 and NO3 daily and Trace elements on a weekly basis.


















Some plants have a little bit difficultys:









Rasbora galaxy's: (i have 50 )















Overview

Gilles

Problems with my sump.. It just doesn't work right. The **** doesn't stay in the sump but hits the fan (hehe) because it goes back into my tank.

Gilles

Sump modified so it holds the poop better:

felixm

From one linux hacker to another I can't wait to see the controller!

Afyounie

When you finish the controller, you gotta post the directions and the coding that you made for it. Great work.

BiscuitSlayer

Gilles -

I love your work! This thread has given me some FANTASTIC ideas. I am very much looking forward to your aquarium computer. I would love to build one of these depending on how yours comes out. What are your plans for what you want it to do?

I love the way you keep things tidy and clean looking. Very insporational! Thanks for sharing.

Dutch-AquaDesign

HeY Gilles,

Nice report!
(Dutchman are everywhere.......)

Gilles

It has been a long time (almost 2 months to be precise) and a lot has changed. Tomorrow, i will get the key to my new house so this is probably going to be the last update which i will post in another 2 months. I am planning to move on the first of august. That is also the time i will be starting to build my canopy, since that has been laying still ever since i knew i was going to move.

First some pics, since my tank has undergone some massive transforamtions:





Preparation for light panel (before)




Electronic Ballasts removed





Preparing tools:






New light panel with my own "light control unit"




All wires are nicely placed in a hidden compartment.






Wich looks like this (you see the bottom heater cable running here)




And this is how it looks when it is all closed.




The computer which only used 15 watts of power




Preparation for connecting the computer to the HUB which in its turn controls the 1-wire network:




Re-attaching wires:








****, wires to short....




Prevent wires from pulling to much on the ballast:




The bottom part of my electronics is (visually) finished:




Adding some juice to the network:




HUB:




Lights in action:




7 days of no light result in molten Tonina




Which resulted in me, doing a massive trim, after receiving some plants from GreenChapter (singapore)




Which resulted in this:








Maintenance by a student which i hired to do all the tiny stuff (like soldering 220 volts ikes!)






Dirty windows: