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How wide would that curve need to be to clear the braces etc?

Thanks. The idea with this setup was to have nothing touching the tank and the most minimal setup possible. So almost all the hardware is hidden, the only hardware visible is the pipe work and the ph indicator, which is a clear plug at the end of the inflow pipe.

No worries. I have this setup ready and waiting but not yet in use. I’ve acquired another child lately so this aquarium has had to go on the back burner again. Even so, they will get used hopefully in a year or two. The pic shows them as they are currently. The outflow is higher as it...

Has it got adjustable feet? If not I would put some on and level it that way

That’s awesome, such a cool idea and nicely executed. Are the ripples in your video that fast in person or is it sped up on Instagram? It was hard to tell. When reading through it I imagined the ripples to be more like a drop of water and the ripples would sort of fade or decay and then...

In all seriousness, if you are having a baby I wouldn’t take this project on for at least another 18 months.

Hi thanks for your interest. If you check my posts there is a thread where I detail building my aquarium and nearly everything from scratch, including the pipe work. Theres some info in there if you want to check it out. I’m fortunate enough to have a metal workshop so I have a mill to make...

Polycarbonate wouldn’t need sanding it will stick as hard as it does to glass

I’m loving your take on this, really refreshing to see something new (and mechanical). With the ripples, are you looking to make small ripples? First thing that came to my mind would be to have a drop of water land in the centre of the tank to create a ripple. Largely for simplicity of building

Silicone bonds very well to polycarbonate. It looks like acrylic too. Silicone will peel straight of acrylic

This is great, love it

well it’s a bit of a magical solution and you’re right, there’s not much out there. It’s quite advanced but someone has made it accessible. Check out simplefoc and look on YouTube for examples. It will run very quiet, won’t get hot and use much energy, will give high torque and low noise...

Have you considered field orientated control? That will give you high torque at low speed.

This is awesome. Out of interest does the stepper motor create noise an vibration?

Silicone needs the air to set and it won’t stick to anything wet. So probably no good if you can’t take this thing out of the tank