Modified Carlson Surge

[Scott Osborne]

Well without further adu, Heres one complete 35 gallon surge on the 1000 gallon tank. This is just protype testing. There will be 4 of these total.

[baugherb]

Don't understand anything about what I just saw.. To complex for me!!lol My 3 and 4 year old did like the rubber duckies though... Nice touch.....

[Scott Osborne]

Carlson's Surges are really simple


This one uses a vent connected to a needle valve to control the bleed air in the main drain tube. This allows you to discard the siphon assist tube and elimate some of the bubble inheriant to the design.

[baugherb]

Oh I see said the blind man to his deaf dog...... I need one of those for my 5.5gallon nano.....

[Scott Osborne]

You could do a 16oz surge...That would be crazy.

[baugherb]

lol... All I know is my boys liked the ducks...

[Scott Osborne]

Interesting.....You would think that a surge on a 1000 gallon reef tank would get more comments???

[baugherb]

I've only been in the salt world for about a year and a half.. I've got alot to learn...It is very interesting though... What is it's purpose.. Wavemaker??

[Scott Osborne]

Provides flow. When you build reef tanks that are 1k or bigger you have to start coming up with creative methods of flow. It gets really expensive at that point to use Tunze's or Vortechs. The surge is probably one of the more accurate methods. Its really random and chaotic. The only drawback to the Carlson design is the bubbles. But in this cause the tank owner likes them. So all is well.

Maybe I ought to open up a build thread for the tank or something. I already have a build thread on another forum here fingerlakesreef.com ::

[baugherb]

Thanks for taking the time to explain... You learn by asking..... I appreciate it... I'll be checking out your tank thread tomorrow... take care. Sounds like a good idea to me.. Lots of people would like to see the work that goes into a tank that big....