2000g System overview

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8664897#post8664897 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AcroSteve
Not true. I have a float switch in my collection container that will shutt off the recirc pump when it gets full.

It works very well, but you do add a float switch, low voltage power supply and a relay. So, it is not as simple as a float shutting off the air.
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Does yours also shut off the air pump? Because if the air intake continious to go in, the skimmer will get pressurized unless it has a way of venting it.

I just assumed the guy asking here was refering to something like the becket auto shut off containers. You can make anything and everything you want, but after a certain point, I think automation works more against you than with you. This to me is not something I feel I need, so I don't have it. My skimmer would have to pump out 80+ gallons before I would have to worry about anything!!
 
the guy agrees with you :D, however i work out of town m-thu so i want to take preventive measures to avoid a catastrophie, still researching on some kind of collecter container that will automatically shut off when it reaches capacity.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8664897#post8664897 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AcroSteve
Not true. I have a float switch in my collection container that will shut off the recirc pump when it gets full.

It works very well, but you do add a float switch, low voltage power supply and a relay. So, it is not as simple as a float shutting off the air.
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I would more information on this set up. Can you please pm details so as to not derail this thread? Thanks.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8665629#post8665629 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nyvp
why not have it drain outside directly and not worry about overdraining
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i thought about this also and asked spazz, he did not suggest it as all of my neighbors would be highly upset at me due to the smell ha ha. he is building me a waste collecter that will stop the skimmer when it reaches capacity, not sure how he will do this though
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8667744#post8667744 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clekchau
i thought about this also and asked spazz, he did not suggest it as all of my neighbors would be highly upset at me due to the smell ha ha. he is building me a waste collecter that will stop the skimmer when it reaches capacity, not sure how he will do this though
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be sure to post some pics of the waste collector.id like to see how he makes it.man that skimmer is sweet!!!!
 
here is a pic of my 6g collection bucket. I have an electronic float switch in it that shuts down the air pump and sounds an audible alarm...believe me, I have had many over-skimming events and since I rigged this up, all has been good. I believe that larger collection cups alllow for the foam to build and fall off the head more easily than smaller collection cups. I cut my riser tube at an angle ala Weatherson and it works great.

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BTW, allowing it to drain directly to a house drain seems like a good idea, but you never know how much you are skimming and that can have a negative affect on your salinity.
 
jnarowe makes some good points. Espesially if you top off based on float switches or valves. I use a timer, so I could skim out many gallons without worry about a salinity change.

With my setup, I have a 24vDC power supply that supplies control voltage to several float switches on my system. I could have used 120v right from the wall socket, but for added safety, I got the power supply.
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If you are familliar with relays, it is very simple. The 24v runs through the float switch which activates the coil of the relay. The common side of the relay contacts are connected to the wall 120v outlet and the normally closed contacts are connected to a "switched" outlet.

The relay on the left is the one that controlls the top outlet for the skimmer pumps. The relay in the middle with the knob controls the bottom outlet that my return pump is plugged into.
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My current skimmer is a needle wheel without an additional air pump, but it would be very simple to shut it down also if I had one. I have another space available on the 3 way splitter.




And then, my collection cup with the switch.
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Sweet deal...

Can you take pics of the entire room/setup for an overview. I way you have the OM setup on the bottom with the Y connectors and aquascaping seems optimal. The only thing I dont see are unions on the OM incase you want to change something.


Edit: After taking another look it seems that the mid portion doesnt have as much flow as the bottom. Why did you choose to use all the plumbing at the bottom to stay at that level? It could have easily be hidden by your rock work.

Also, I believe you can get more flow across your tank by using penducers (sp?) rather than the loc-lines.

With those in place and your tunzes there should be some sort of counter current I'm guessing. You could also utilize the top portion of your tank (where the kalk tank is) for some type of surge tank.

Your tank though, just thought I'd give some ideas. Later..
 
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Sweet deal...

>>> thanks

Can you take pics of the entire room/setup for an overview. I way you have the OM setup on the bottom with the Y connectors and aquascaping seems optimal. The only thing I dont see are unions on the OM incase you want to change something.
>>> yes there are unions right out of the om4way to disassemble everything

Edit: After taking another look it seems that the mid portion doesnt have as much flow as the bottom. Why did you choose to use all the plumbing at the bottom to stay at that level? It could have easily be hidden by your rock work.

>>> I relise that but what I will be doing in my high flow acros will be right in front
my low flow lps in middle and the rest that need alot of flow at the end. by the way the 6100 hits about 6-8 feet down the tank as well as the CL bouncing off the walls back at the rock work. Flow isnt an issue atm as I'm not going all sps. 20x is fine for me


Also, I believe you can get more flow across your tank by using penducers (sp?) rather than the loc-lines.


>>> yes that was an Idea down the road. This is just getting me rolling can chnage things later. I also have 8 holes in my brace incase I want to put a om8way over the top to increase flow as well.

With those in place and your tunzes there should be some sort of counter current I'm guessing. You could also utilize the top portion of your tank (where the kalk tank is) for some type of surge tank.

>>> true tnks for the ideas and input.
 
ya i was thinking the same thing. It looks like a collector used for ozone use to get the smell out.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8669053#post8669053 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
That looks like ALOT of carbon...
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yes, well it is, and there is absolutely no smell of skimmate in my tank room. I did make the unit a bit too large but that was the size tube I had already. :D It works great and I have yet to change out the carbon!

by AcroSteve:And then, my collection cup with the switch.
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First of all, that is a collection BUCKET. The cup is on top of the skimmer and serves a different purpose. I point this out as it may be confusing to some and I want to make sure that readers understand my earlier post.

That is a nice funky bucket! :D I am interested if you have any way of dealing with the smell. With the sometimes high humidity and temp. in my tank room, I MUST use the carbon on the bucket output. Also, you can't really se it in my pic, but my float valve is installed into the bucket lid so that I can remove the lid and take the bucket to the sink drain. That way there are no wires to deal with etc.

I went to the float valve after I blew up my skimmer. It literally exploded because the bucket was shutting down the foam head but not turning off the air. Over time it weakened the skimmer body until one day it exploded, and yes, I was standing right next to it. We have a very large house and it was so loud my wife came running from the far end of the upper floor...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8670234#post8670234 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe

First of all, that is a collection BUCKET. The cup is on top of the skimmer and serves a different purpose. I point this out as it may be confusing to some and I want to make sure that readers understand my earlier post.
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Yea, I know. It was early, and cup types faster than bucket. :lol:


My sump room is in my basement, so the smell is not that big of a deal. There certainly is a smell, but not that bad really, except when I dump it in the sink. Then it gets stirred up real good.

If I had it anywhere near my living space, I would have a carbon filter
 
:lol:

Mine is in a sealed tank room in my basement as well, but it can get very humid inside and when combined with skimmate odor, it can be fairly unpleasant. Of course, not many reefers entertain inside their tank rooms but mine is the local after-hours club! :D There is often 2 or 3 guys downing monk beers and talking crap about our wives. :D
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8668543#post8668543 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
here is a pic of my 6g collection bucket. I have an electronic float switch in it that shuts down the air pump and sounds an audible alarm...believe me, I have had many over-skimming events and since I rigged this up, all has been good. I believe that larger collection cups alllow for the foam to build and fall off the head more easily than smaller collection cups. I cut my riser tube at an angle ala Weatherson and it works great.

collection%20bucket.jpg
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I like the collection container.

So thats where Miller Lite comes from. :lol:
 
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