240g lee mar in-wall commences!

[aquainas]

George what's the humidity in your fish room? Mine was 70% this morning with a room temp of 83F and water temp of 81F.

There's only tap water in there so no need to crank the air up yet! But I think I'll run the air at 80F and see if the humidity drops that should put my tank water at about 78F.

 

[Lightsluvr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15673162#post15673162 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aquainas
George what's the humidity in your fish room? Mine was 70% this morning with a room temp of 83F and water temp of 81F.

There's only tap water in there so no need to crank the air up yet! But I think I'll run the air at 80F and see if the humidity drops that should put my tank water at about 78F.

I have seen it as high as 80% when we were having a high humidity day outside with 90+ degree temps. Normally, it ranges between 50% to 65% - above 65%, I crank up the AC unit. The AC keeps the room at 76 degrees and around 50% humidity. Right now it's 72 degrees and 65% humidity OUTSIDE, so I have the back door open with a box fan running. Of course the (2) overhead vents above the tank run 24/7. They are vented through the roof above the tank.

LL

P.S. - I am evaporating over five gallons a day in the tanks...that water has to go somewhere.

 

[sltyncopa]

Talk to JAmes over at Gettanked he will give you a great price on LeeMar!!!

 

[SaltyFishUs]

sweet build I just did a 300 gallon but I did not do in wall. Saving that for my 600 gallon

 

[aquainas]

Sump pic

Sump pic

Aquaph8 here is a picture of the sump. As you can see it is a very simple design with a very good skimmer at the helm. This is with tap water in it, once I drain it and mix up my salt a 6" sand bed will occupy the middle chamber with sand fom an established system to help seed the tank.

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15680324#post15680324 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sltyncopa
Talk to JAmes over at Gettanked he will give you a great price on LeeMar!!!

Huh?

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15680452#post15680452 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SaltyFishUs
sweet build I just did a 300 gallon but I did not do in wall. Saving that for my 600 gallon

Thank you! I will be looking forward to your build for sure...600g:eek1: that's gonna be insane!

 

[Lightsluvr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15683049#post15683049 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aquainas
Huh?

:lol:

I was thinking the same thing! :eek2:

Taking a look at your sump, is one of your panels a bubble trap? In the photo, it looks like just a series of flow overs back to the return chamber.

That's a nice skimmer - looking forward to seeing it working with salt water...

LL

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15683482#post15683482 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lightsluvr
:lol:

I was thinking the same thing! :eek2:

Taking a look at your sump, is one of your panels a bubble trap? In the photo, it looks like just a series of flow overs back to the return chamber.

That's a nice skimmer - looking forward to seeing it working with salt water...

LL

There is no bubble trap, a very good friend of mine bet his life that I wouldn't need one:lol: His reasoning is that the bubble trap was implemented back in the days when hobbyists were trying to attain high turnover rates through their sump, with the strong current and draw of the return pump micro-bubbles would make their way back to the DT. And he is right so with my 5x flow through and large surface area in my sump I don't think I'll have a problem...well with the tap water I don't for sure. However I know SW has different properties so we'll see. He has been running all his sumps with this config for a couple years now without issues so it was hard to argue with him

I can't wait to get the skimmer online myself:rollface:

 

[kristenashley48]

This is an absolutely beautiful setup. I can't wait to see how it progresses! This is exactly what I'd like to do someday, so thanks for giving me even more ideas
Subscribing to this one...

 

[atwinparadox2]

Setup is looking real nice!

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15685279#post15685279 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kristenashley48
This is an absolutely beautiful setup. I can't wait to see how it progresses! This is exactly what I'd like to do someday, so thanks for giving me even more ideas
Subscribing to this one...

Thank you! I am happy to know that you can learn from my build as I've learned from others myself, it's great that we all contribute to each others projects knowingly and un-knowingly.

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15685522#post15685522 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by atwinparadox2
Setup is looking real nice!

Thank you very much!

 

[JeffBoyRD]

Wow, looking great (from a jealous guy in the east currently working on an inwall in my basement and looking around for ideas). Thanks for sharing your inwall journey. Could you explain your front access panel a little more as to how it is setup/attached? Thanks.

 

[EnglishRebel]

Just read the entire thread. Very nice and well planned out build. :thumbsup: I saw a thread here on RC last year where someone did a similar thing. His tank was in the house but he build a large "cupboard" in the garage to house all the equipment. I believe that he was in Phoenix.

 

[mmedley]

is that an octopus skimmer?

 

[JeffBoyRD]

Just to clarify, I was asking for the board part of the access panel that you were saying you were going to change to magnets. Just wondering how you have that small part setup. Thanks.

 

[JeffBoyRD]

The board between the tank and the trim. Thanks.

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15694703#post15694703 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JeffBoyRD
The board between the tank and the trim. Thanks.

Gotcha...posting a pic right now for ya!

 

[aquainas]

The un-painted 4x4 block is screwed into the top frame with the magnets mounted on the front of it and also to the access panel. There is also a ledger nailed to the backside of the panel which rests on the cross braces supporting the weight. This makes it very easy for two hands to remove and re-install.