220 build

[chrisryherd]

hello all. At this point I am in the thought proses of this build. Help, comments, ect, are more then welcome.

A little back ground about me.
I have a 28 gallon Nano cube. I have be2en running for 2 years. I read all I could for about a year before I started that tank. so this will probably be a long boring build.

here is an ugly sketch I tried to drawl up.

I will have a 90 gallon display, 55 gallon fug, 75 gallon sump .
I will be lighting the main display tank with LEDs and T5.
There is two 2 1/2 in holes in the back of the display tank that I will be using an inky box on with durso drains.
and that really is all I have planed at this point.

At the return point at the sump I like the idea of having a tower that will catch every thing and then spill over to filter socks or polly fill.
I have not decided on baffles or no baffles.

I have not decided on a skimmer at this point but leaning towards an octopus skimmer.
I have not decided on return pumps, I know I will need a smaller one for the fug.

In regards to the durso drains is it better to just by them or build them.
pics coming soon. thanks in advance for all your help.

 

[chrisryherd]

this is an article I have been reading to prepare for plumbing my tanks. http://www.reefaquarium.com/2012/aquarium-plumbing-basics/

 

[Mark...]

this is an article I have been reading to prepare for plumbing my tanks. http://www.reefaquarium.com/2012/aquarium-plumbing-basics/

Not sure I agree with 10x tank size for flow. Everything I've read says 3-5 times tank volume.

Anyone care to comment?

 

[chrisryherd]

Not sure I agree with 10x tank size for flow. Everything I've read says 3-5 times tank volume.

Anyone care to comment?

yes I would love to see any other thoughts about this. I am looking at a pump that would be well of 10-15 times the tank size.

 

[chrisryherd]

looking at the RLSS Waveline Controllable DC pumps ( DC 6000 ) for the Return pump. I would also use a Tee of to feed the refugium. Any thoughts?

 

[slapshot]

looking at the RLSS Waveline Controllable DC pumps ( DC 6000 ) for the Return pump. I would also use a Tee of to feed the refugium. Any thoughts?

Just installed a 12000 on my tank. The only thing I can say is I was blown away. When they say dead silent they mean dead! I actually started swearing heavily after 10 hours of replacing my plumbing I turned it on and thought it wasn't working. It's all plastic and feels a bit flimsy but the thing can pump water!!

 

[Scffvariable]

I have a speedwave 790 and a Jebao DC12000 and am completely happy with them. When I first hooked up the DC12000 I used the existing 3/4" plumbing that was under the tank and was not very impressed. Swapped it all out for 1" and holy crap does that little pump put out some water!

 

[chrisryherd]

here are some rough drafts of the sump.

 

[chrisryherd]

this is what I was trying to find/draw.

 

[chrisryherd]

I have some numbers for the sump. I will be using a 75 gallon to build the sump. the inside numbers that I got are 47 long, 17 1/4 front to back, 19 1/2 tall.

 

[chrisryherd]

I am thinking of making the first chamber bigger and putting the skimmer into that chamber, and then over following into filter socks/polly filter.

Thoughts?

 

[chrisryherd]

still need some help with this sump. If you had a 75 gallon to make into a sump what would you do.

 

[RJT]

My 55g sump has four chambers.
1. tank is drained to left side, pvc is below water level to lessen noise, I used filter pads on top and live rock under that for additional filtration
2. skimmer section
3. refugium section with more live rock and macro algae
4. return pump section

 

[chrisryherd]

https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1505008_10152120084991119_446089652_n.jpg thank you inky for the box. now to start plumbing and making the sump.

 

[dave.m]

Dave.M

 

[chrisryherd]

Coming along.

 

[RJT]

Pics?!

 

[worm5406]

Why did you put a 9" at the end for the last baffle? I would have left it out.

Only because if the return chamber is that empty you will create bubbles. (In my practice)
I have mine almost exactly the same, just the last baffle is different.

 

[chrisryherd]

worm should I make that last baffle taller or just not put one in? I pick up the glass for the sump this week so nothing is glued in yet. thanks for the heads up. also I am using a 75 gallon to make the sump if that changes/helps any thing.

 

[worm5406]

The reason I am asking is the last baffle is only setting the height of the water inside the baffles them self:

The one at 13 (third on in from the left) will never let the water get higher than 13 in the sock area without overflowing to the next section instead.

The 11 after the skimmer section sets the water height to slightly over 11 inches, for it.

After this the water flows down and under one set to 15 inches. This keeps things from floating over into the pump section (in the event that the pumps are turned off and allowed to drain down (good idea to prevent clogs.) it also keeps the water at 9 inches inside the baffle it's self. unless there is something between the 11 and the 15 that is sensitive to not get dry... lowering the baffle (or eliminating the one at 9) will allow more area to allow a catch (in the event of power failure a place for the water to collect) larger than what the pump section is set to hold.

Take a look at my new one that I just did tonight.

Water flow is left to right.... I am missing one piece of glass above the third baffle.

If you follow the water it goes under, over, through (hard to explain) then into the large refugium section, then over and finally under to the pump(s).

The second to the last baffle controls the height for the refugium section. the last baffle is only in the event that the pump is off I do not want anything floating over the baffles and into the pump area directly.

The gap between each baffle is roughly 2 inches.