kev apsley
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JB,
What town are you bro? I'm in Lindenhurst...I'd love to see the updated tank once it's finished
Kev
What town are you bro? I'm in Lindenhurst...I'd love to see the updated tank once it's finished
Kev
270 Gallon SPS tank for JBNY
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Von_Rahvin
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amazing job so far. and this is why i wish i could have a basement!
Hey Joe love the progress on your new tank! well for motivation here is your old 180 i bought from you last year. I am trying to getting it to look like half of what yours looked like!
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JB NY
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Hey guys,
Unfortunately, the last month Real Life has given me a few punches to deal with.
My Father was re-diagnosed with cancer and is having a surgery this Thursday, It looks to be a best (if you can say that) case scenario but he will have to undergo some heavy chemo after the operation. I've very close with my dad and only live about 1/2 mile from him. So my wife and I have been spending lots of quality time over there as his life will not be fun in another month or two.
My step mom, who is really a great person, had her father diagnosed with terminal cancer at 85. This came completely out of the blue and was a real shock to everyone. He was sent home three weeks ago with Hospice. Again, everyone is local to us so we have been around to help out.
My wife's grandmother at 87, very quickly declined in health over the last 6 weeks and past away two weeks ago. They are about 6 hours from us so we were away for a while for that.
They say things come in three's so hopefully that is all that will go down right now. So to say that is has been a hard month is an understatement.
But, on the reefing side. I actually made a lot of progress with all that is happening. Most of the equipment stands are done, the plumbing is about 60% finished. I expect to have water in the tank in the next few days. This weekend at the latest.
Ok, enough with the drama...Here are some pics.
Unfortunately, the last month Real Life has given me a few punches to deal with.
My Father was re-diagnosed with cancer and is having a surgery this Thursday, It looks to be a best (if you can say that) case scenario but he will have to undergo some heavy chemo after the operation. I've very close with my dad and only live about 1/2 mile from him. So my wife and I have been spending lots of quality time over there as his life will not be fun in another month or two.
My step mom, who is really a great person, had her father diagnosed with terminal cancer at 85. This came completely out of the blue and was a real shock to everyone. He was sent home three weeks ago with Hospice. Again, everyone is local to us so we have been around to help out.
My wife's grandmother at 87, very quickly declined in health over the last 6 weeks and past away two weeks ago. They are about 6 hours from us so we were away for a while for that.
They say things come in three's so hopefully that is all that will go down right now. So to say that is has been a hard month is an understatement.
But, on the reefing side. I actually made a lot of progress with all that is happening. Most of the equipment stands are done, the plumbing is about 60% finished. I expect to have water in the tank in the next few days. This weekend at the latest.
Ok, enough with the drama...Here are some pics.
JB NY
Active member
S0 I closed up, spackled, and repainted the ceiling.
Next I went around and siliconed the nylon molding to the vinyl floor. So now if, and when, I get a flood hopefully it will be contained to the sump room only.
Then I started building the stand for the sump. I decided this time to not use a standard acrylic sump. So I am using a Polyethylene 90 gallon tank. Last time I underestimated my needs for the sump size by about 2 gallons. So if I had a power failure and I wasn't home, I would loose some water to the floor. I try to make sure I can shut down the system without having it flood, so this time with the 90 gallon tank I should have a good 30 gallons or so extra in the sump. So no more floods ever.
Anyway here is the first pics of the stand with the sump. I like having the sump up off the ground. It makes it easier to work on and I can start a siphon if I need to.
Then added a shelf on top of the sump. I will put the refugium on that. I like having the tanks at different levels if possible, it helps to cut down on the pumps, I can use gravity to feed each of the tanks.
I also put up the shelf that will hold the frag tank. It is screwed into the wall. It will be the same setup as the old system, just a different tank.
Then before I went further I put a lip around the back and sides of the stands. Next I siliconed it to fill any gaps, That way if a tank spills some water or overflows I can control where the water will go.
For the refugium up against the wall I used silicone as well. That way if the water spills or splashes the water will not run down the wall.
Ok that's it for now. I have a ton more pics. So I'll post more later today.
Next I went around and siliconed the nylon molding to the vinyl floor. So now if, and when, I get a flood hopefully it will be contained to the sump room only.
Then I started building the stand for the sump. I decided this time to not use a standard acrylic sump. So I am using a Polyethylene 90 gallon tank. Last time I underestimated my needs for the sump size by about 2 gallons. So if I had a power failure and I wasn't home, I would loose some water to the floor. I try to make sure I can shut down the system without having it flood, so this time with the 90 gallon tank I should have a good 30 gallons or so extra in the sump. So no more floods ever.
Anyway here is the first pics of the stand with the sump. I like having the sump up off the ground. It makes it easier to work on and I can start a siphon if I need to.
Then added a shelf on top of the sump. I will put the refugium on that. I like having the tanks at different levels if possible, it helps to cut down on the pumps, I can use gravity to feed each of the tanks.
I also put up the shelf that will hold the frag tank. It is screwed into the wall. It will be the same setup as the old system, just a different tank.
Then before I went further I put a lip around the back and sides of the stands. Next I siliconed it to fill any gaps, That way if a tank spills some water or overflows I can control where the water will go.
For the refugium up against the wall I used silicone as well. That way if the water spills or splashes the water will not run down the wall.
Ok that's it for now. I have a ton more pics. So I'll post more later today.
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invincible569
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Joe, Im curious to know what theme you plan to go with this time around. All SPS again? How about the aquascape?
JB NY
Active member
Thanks for the good wishes guys, I appreciate it.
kev apsley I live in Port Jefferson, you are more than welcome to come visit whe the tank is up and running.
taekim78/b]Wow, that looks great. Good luck with the tank, it served me well!
invincible569 Edward, It will be about 90% SPS. I'm going to go with a SSB and less rock giving the corals more room to grow than I had with the old tank. For the aquascaping I'm probably going to play around using some fiberglass rods and see if I can come up with some interesting structures.
melev Marc, I'm planning on having some dividers in the sump. I've been playing with some ideas in my head, but basically I want to set up a bubble trap on one side and then use a divider or two to help the return pump not take in any bubbles. I never use filter socks so I'm sure I will have to play with things to get no bubbles in the return lines. If you have any suggestions let me know. I'll post some of my ideas when I get the tank up and running.
kev apsley I live in Port Jefferson, you are more than welcome to come visit whe the tank is up and running.
taekim78/b]Wow, that looks great. Good luck with the tank, it served me well!
invincible569 Edward, It will be about 90% SPS. I'm going to go with a SSB and less rock giving the corals more room to grow than I had with the old tank. For the aquascaping I'm probably going to play around using some fiberglass rods and see if I can come up with some interesting structures.
melev Marc, I'm planning on having some dividers in the sump. I've been playing with some ideas in my head, but basically I want to set up a bubble trap on one side and then use a divider or two to help the return pump not take in any bubbles. I never use filter socks so I'm sure I will have to play with things to get no bubbles in the return lines. If you have any suggestions let me know. I'll post some of my ideas when I get the tank up and running.
JB NY
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Here is the main pump plumbed into the sump. Took awhile to get things setup and correct. I have the pump on the bottom and the return line going up through bulkhead and from there it will go up to the main tank.
I am not using the ball valves from HD or lowes. I had nothing but problems with them last time. They work good for a year or two then they become increasingly more difficult to open and close, eventually then lock and you can't get them to move anymore. These ones from Savko worked flawlessly over 3 years without any problems in my last setup.
Returns from the tank is done. I used cam locks for the bulkheads in the tank. I used them in the past for my skimmer and they were very easy to use. They are a two piece system, inexpensive and well made. They make it super easy if you ever need to remove the tubing.
Looking up at the tank bulkheads, before the cam lock is connected.
And after, I am using flex tubing for the drains. They make less noise than hard PVC.
I am not using the ball valves from HD or lowes. I had nothing but problems with them last time. They work good for a year or two then they become increasingly more difficult to open and close, eventually then lock and you can't get them to move anymore. These ones from Savko worked flawlessly over 3 years without any problems in my last setup.
Returns from the tank is done. I used cam locks for the bulkheads in the tank. I used them in the past for my skimmer and they were very easy to use. They are a two piece system, inexpensive and well made. They make it super easy if you ever need to remove the tubing.
Looking up at the tank bulkheads, before the cam lock is connected.
And after, I am using flex tubing for the drains. They make less noise than hard PVC.
JB NY
Active member
The drains flow down into the refugium. In the old setup I had the drains just dump right into the refugium. the 8 foot drop from one floor to the other created a lot of bubbles. So for this setup I am having the drains flow through this.
I used similar ones in the old tank. They cut down on the turbulence and bubbles dramatically. Here it is in the refugium.
Basically the first 90d bend slows up the water a little so it's not rushing into the tank, then the tee pushes it down into the tank. The top of the tee is open and allows some of the air to escape so there are not as much bubbles. I have to play with the length of the air tube. I think I can make it a 1" tube rather than a 1.5" that I have on right now. The 45d cut at the end of the drain just lets me stick it on the bottom of the tank and still allow the water to easily get out.
I'll post some more shots later.
I used similar ones in the old tank. They cut down on the turbulence and bubbles dramatically. Here it is in the refugium.
Basically the first 90d bend slows up the water a little so it's not rushing into the tank, then the tee pushes it down into the tank. The top of the tee is open and allows some of the air to escape so there are not as much bubbles. I have to play with the length of the air tube. I think I can make it a 1" tube rather than a 1.5" that I have on right now. The 45d cut at the end of the drain just lets me stick it on the bottom of the tank and still allow the water to easily get out.
I'll post some more shots later.
AngGenova23
In Memoriam
updates?=)
bleedingthought
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Joe, that drain looks very neat!
BTW, are you putting all of your drain water through the fuge?
BTW, are you putting all of your drain water through the fuge?
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