1000 Gallon Build- Here we go- Lots of Pictures
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1000 Gallon Build- Here we go- Lots of Pictures
Sounds good. The addition of Eductors on the returns will help add more flow. Amazing Build, I was also going to ask what you plan to run in your media reactors, but I'll wait until after your meeting on Tuesday. Happy Labor Day.
Sounds good. The addition of Eductors on the returns will help add more flow. Amazing Build, I was also going to ask what you plan to run in your media reactors, but I'll wait until after your meeting on Tuesday. Happy Labor Day.
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Here are all the goodies that were packed within the Dreambox. 6 pumps, skimmer and 3 reactors plus lots of odds and ends such as hoses, instructions, unions etc:
A close up of the skimmer. This this is a beast and built like a truck!
Media reactors. Again- sturdy and solid. Not some cheapo plastic. Very well built:
Skimmers and reactors together:
Pumps - (2) 230 watt, (1) 80 watt, 2 pumps for the skimmer
Everything tucked away- awaiting install- begins next week:
Wow wow wow wow wow!! The stand and canopy look amazing! As does the sump! I see you ordered the self cleaning head. You will absolutely love that SCH. I've been running the same one for almost 5 years and it's by far the best SCH money can by. It has a perstaltic pump device built into the motor that draws water up from inside the skimmer body to keep the wiper wet and slick. It's a very well designed head compared to the cheap ones on the market. What are you going to feed the washdown with? I have a solenoid attached to a hose spigot with 1/4" tubing that I adapted to my wash down. That tubing connection on the lid will most likely be metric so keep that in mind. I forgot if I got my adapter from Aqua Driver in Germany (They make the motor for RE) or if I got the adapter from a tubing company out here. Anyway, my Apex controls the solenoid. While I rarely use the washdown, it is nice to be able to clean the cup every once in a while. I never remove my collection cup. Maybe every 6 months to clean the lid but that's it. My wiper runs for 15 seconds once a day and my neck is always clean.
I can't wait to see the finished tank! Keep the pictures coming and congrats on the progress both with the tank and your new home!
Sump and skimmer and other RE goodies look awesome, worth the investment for sure. did you get hit with a big import duty on it ? I buy a lot of watches from overseas and get dinged sometimes, but not always. FedEx seems to be the most effective in collecting.
Love the neck skimmer and wash-down system, looks very well designed from what I can see.
Also I love the brick barrel vault in the kitchen... I did the exact same thing in my previous home's dining room, and in my current home's wine cellar. Hopefully you'll be moving in before too long!
Love the neck skimmer and wash-down system, looks very well designed from what I can see.
Also I love the brick barrel vault in the kitchen... I did the exact same thing in my previous home's dining room, and in my current home's wine cellar. Hopefully you'll be moving in before too long!
Thanks guys! To say that Im impressed with the Royal Exclusiv team is an understatement. The quality of all their products is ridiculously good. I mean over the top good! Very happy that I found them and got their stuff shipped to me.
@Nuxx- I love me some beer. Intact Im a beer drinker over a wine drinker but for resale purposes, we decided to put in a nice cellar to store many types of adult beverages.
@Nuxx- I love me some beer. Intact Im a beer drinker over a wine drinker but for resale purposes, we decided to put in a nice cellar to store many types of adult beverages.
nuxx
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Good point...
When we did a road trip from Los Angeles to Vegas to Tuscon to Ruidoso to Austin I bought a big cooler for beer. Then ended up having to buy another haha
When in Vegas our Hotel caught on fire and all I could think about was the beer up in the room...
Had some furniture sitting around after we redid our master bedroom and upstairs office and traded some people moving to Austin from Chicago a coffee table for some Three Floyds beer haha
BTW: Going with WOLF
BigBlueTang
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Good point...
When we did a road trip from Los Angeles to Vegas to Tuscon to Ruidoso to Austin I bought a big cooler for beer. Then ended up having to buy another haha
When in Vegas our Hotel caught on fire and all I could think about was the beer up in the room...
Had some furniture sitting around after we redid our master bedroom and upstairs office and traded some people moving to Austin from Chicago a coffee table for some Three Floyds beer haha
BTW: Going with WOLF
I was in vegas when the cosmpolitan went up in flames, lucky we were safe and sound in the Flamingo, glad you guys were okay
nuxx
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I was in vegas when the cosmpolitan went up in flames, lucky we were safe and sound in the Flamingo, glad you guys were okay
Haha small world
We were pretty high in the tower that looks like it was on fire.
We had just left to go across the street to a BOA ATM.
When we got across the street we looked across the street to see that. Burned for about 45 minutes.
Turned out to be the "relaxed" pool's foam palm trees caught on fire.
Funny thing that was on my wife's 30th birthday and we were going to just hang out at the pool for her birthday but changed our minds. So we would have been there as that happened.
We have stayed at the Cosmo a few times, but this was the first time we stayed over a weekend. The crowd was VERY different from what we had seen before. All just Bros and other levels of drunk early 20 somethings. We're fairly young, but get along better with older people... so not really our thing. Main reason we decided against going to the pool.
A couple of NBA players at one of the bars showed me a video they shot of the fire starting, pretty scary stuff :furious:
Good point...
BTW: Going with WOLF
Smart man. Its probably the best of the commercially available units for a relatively reasonable price. For kicks- look up the price of a La Cornue stove. Ill take 2 please!
BigBlueTang
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Haha small world
We were pretty high in the tower that looks like it was on fire.
We had just left to go across the street to a BOA ATM.
When we got across the street we looked across the street to see that. Burned for about 45 minutes.
Turned out to be the "relaxed" pool's foam palm trees caught on fire.
Funny thing that was on my wife's 30th birthday and we were going to just hang out at the pool for her birthday but changed our minds. So we would have been there as that happened.
We have stayed at the Cosmo a few times, but this was the first time we stayed over a weekend. The crowd was VERY different from what we had seen before. All just Bros and other levels of drunk early 20 somethings. We're fairly young, but get along better with older people... so not really our thing. Main reason we decided against going to the pool.
A couple of NBA players at one of the bars showed me a video they shot of the fire starting, pretty scary stuff :furious:
Yup! I was there with my bball team, and we ventured out on the strip that day when we weren't supposed to, just to go see the fire. I saw that video too. Crazy stuff
I heard that the guy was smoking and lit something on fire
nuxx
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Yeah heard lots of very unhappy pool goers had to go to one of the Aria's convention halls.
Smart man. Its probably the best of the commercially available units for a relatively reasonable price. For kicks- look up the price of a La Cornue stove. Ill take 2 please!
Yeah saw those
Pretty... just wouldn't fit with our house.
Yup! I was there with my bball team, and we ventured out on the strip that day when we weren't supposed to, just to go see the fire. I saw that video too. Crazy stuff
Heard two things. Either cigarette dropped from a room until the roof of a cabana or a bottle of Patron lit on fire. Patron would have been funny since we see the founder of Patron at Whole Foods all the time. I could have told him he ruined my wife's birthday
Couple of updates on everything:
1- met with install team. They are ordering some items to complete the install. We will have the sump with 6 internal Royal Exclusiv pumps (2 return, 2 skimmer, 2 media filter) installed next week.
2- There is RO/DI unit with auto mixing being installed next week as well.
3- 6 Radion pro lights on a track (retractable) will be installed next week. We MAY choose to supplement these with a couple of cannons
4- for flow- we are planning 2 wave makers - will supplement with some Tunzes as needed
5- Auto top off and mixing planned
6- cabinetry instal scheduled to be completed by Friday. they had to redo some moulding at the top as it was incorrect
7- 3 2 inch drains along with 2 1.5 inch returns (from the 230watt RE pumps) planned
8- Fish room will have a sink installed plus AC is ready to go along with all electrical in the room.
I have a trip to Vegas for a week next week (great timing with the pending completion of the house!! ugh!!) for work- by the time I get back, Im hoping the tank will be wet and cycling.
If you don't hear from me next week- please know that Im as anxious as anyone out there as Ill be out of town with the team working on my house and tank.
home stretch!!!!!
1- met with install team. They are ordering some items to complete the install. We will have the sump with 6 internal Royal Exclusiv pumps (2 return, 2 skimmer, 2 media filter) installed next week.
2- There is RO/DI unit with auto mixing being installed next week as well.
3- 6 Radion pro lights on a track (retractable) will be installed next week. We MAY choose to supplement these with a couple of cannons
4- for flow- we are planning 2 wave makers - will supplement with some Tunzes as needed
5- Auto top off and mixing planned
6- cabinetry instal scheduled to be completed by Friday. they had to redo some moulding at the top as it was incorrect
7- 3 2 inch drains along with 2 1.5 inch returns (from the 230watt RE pumps) planned
8- Fish room will have a sink installed plus AC is ready to go along with all electrical in the room.
I have a trip to Vegas for a week next week (great timing with the pending completion of the house!! ugh!!) for work- by the time I get back, Im hoping the tank will be wet and cycling.
If you don't hear from me next week- please know that Im as anxious as anyone out there as Ill be out of town with the team working on my house and tank.
home stretch!!!!!
I don't have my computer in front of me with the specs but it's roughly 10 feet long, 30 inches wide and about 30 inches high. Shipping from Germany was about $2500 in addition to the actual cost of the sump. All in all just the sump, skimmer, pumps, reactors and shipping was about 16 grand. That doesn't include sump room, tank, cabinetry, plumbing etc etc. please don't ask me to add up the entire cost of the project. Not only will I get depressed but it's an "off budget" item.
nuxx
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I don't have my computer in front of me with the specs but it's roughly 10 feet long, 30 inches wide and about 30 inches high. Shipping from Germany was about $2500 in addition to the actual cost of the sump. All in all just the sump, skimmer, pumps, reactors and shipping was about 16 grand. That doesn't include sump room, tank, cabinetry, plumbing etc etc. please don't ask me to add up the entire cost of the project. Not only will I get depressed but it's an "off budget" item.
So $20k for the entire build?
So $20k for the entire build?
ummm - no!:spin2::spin2::spin2:
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