450 Cube tank build thread. Here I go!
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stlouisguy
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Everyone thanks for the comments and PM's. After I get all the new equipment together I will post details
Here is a shot of my current 175 Bowfront that is a tad bit full
Again, thanks for reading and following this journey as I learn along the way
Here is a shot of my current 175 Bowfront that is a tad bit full
Again, thanks for reading and following this journey as I learn along the way
stlouisguy
Looks like a nice project in progress with great equipment to start with, i.e. Envision and GEO products. Good to have friends when it comes time to move large items
Nice skimmer. I wonder who originally had that custom built by GEO.
Good luck and have fun with the new tank.
Ron
Looks like a nice project in progress with great equipment to start with, i.e. Envision and GEO products. Good to have friends when it comes time to move large items
Nice skimmer. I wonder who originally had that custom built by GEO.
Good luck and have fun with the new tank.
Ron
Johan Susanto
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nice cube!!! good luck.. can't wait to see the set up.
drummereef
Team RC
Ah, you've been holding out on us! So you're not a noob after all! 
Looks awesome! :thumbsup:
Looks awesome! :thumbsup:
stlouisguy
Registered Member
Update:
Where does the time go!! I can't believe its been 11 days since last update. have been working on boring stuff with the tank but its making progress
Finished installing the electric to the room yesterday. Added 16 outlets to the room with 20 amps per box (4 boxes) spread around the room after putting in a 100 amp sub-panel
Here is the two boxes near the end of the tank
Also I thought I would add a pic of my "cooking" the rock. I powerwashed the rock and there was NO stuff left on it when it went into the tank. When I drained it after 14 days it had about 3 inches of sludge at the bottom of the tank!! It was amazing how much has come from the tank.
Right now the tank is running with hydrocloric acid at 2 gallons to 500 gallon ratio and it is as clean as new! I now have some of my older equipment soaking in the tank to get the grit and grim off.
Next comes some finish work hopefully then the lights rack, drill the sump for the skimmer and find some sand. I am hoping for 4 weeks to have water in it and going.
More to come later!!
Where does the time go!! I can't believe its been 11 days since last update. have been working on boring stuff with the tank but its making progress
Finished installing the electric to the room yesterday. Added 16 outlets to the room with 20 amps per box (4 boxes) spread around the room after putting in a 100 amp sub-panel
Here is the two boxes near the end of the tank
Also I thought I would add a pic of my "cooking" the rock. I powerwashed the rock and there was NO stuff left on it when it went into the tank. When I drained it after 14 days it had about 3 inches of sludge at the bottom of the tank!! It was amazing how much has come from the tank.
Right now the tank is running with hydrocloric acid at 2 gallons to 500 gallon ratio and it is as clean as new! I now have some of my older equipment soaking in the tank to get the grit and grim off.
Next comes some finish work hopefully then the lights rack, drill the sump for the skimmer and find some sand. I am hoping for 4 weeks to have water in it and going.
More to come later!!
stlouisguy
Registered Member
weird. Guess something at RC was screwed up. I got a ton of error messages last night as I was posting. Sorry bout that
juststartingout
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I have been subscribed for awhile now and I got like 30 e-mail notifications to reply's to this thread,yesterday.
Anyways, everything is coming along good. What is the main drain pipe dia 3" or 4" ?
Did you ever catch up w/sixxer?
Don
stlouisguy
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Main pipe is 4" which is not having any trouble with flow. It was very loud when I first ran it, but I put a "dip" in the pipe about 22 degrees down that catches then gets pushed and the sound dropped about 75%.
Sixxers wife called me today and she is sending the stuff. Guess they didnt like the idea of me visiting them
Sixxers wife called me today and she is sending the stuff. Guess they didnt like the idea of me visiting them
stlouisguy
Registered Member
This might be the answer:
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juststartingout
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Glad the two of you got stuff worked out.
A "picture would be worth a thousand words" of that piping.:smokin:
stlouisguy
Registered Member
The slight dip in the piping is there on the right side. Working hard on the room so it is torn to pieces right now but I am running water through the tank and sump.
stlouisguy
Registered Member
Thought I would bring people up to speed on what has been accomplished and what is on the list to do still.
Tank is finally done with the buffing done yesterday to remove the scratches in the acrylic. Job wasnt as bad as I thought it would be, but I gotta say if I wasnt able to sit inside the tank to do it it would have sucked.
Plumbing is also done with a great flow rate. I had a problem with a wave forming in the last chamber of my sump, but that was fixed by creating an air outlet from the 4" return pipe so the water wasn't being forced through but flowing through. At least I got it airtight!
I also received my air conditioning unit for the room, just need to put it in place and run the air vent out.
The tank is ready to go, just the room and stuff around it isnt.
What I have done so far is:
Cleaned and buffed tank.
Ran plumbing
Install 100 amp subpanel and 16 outlets in room
Put tank into place and leveled it out
Ran water line from current location and T'd it off into collection can and auto top off in sump
Cut wall to size
Arranged for finisher to build cabinet around tank
Collected almost all equipment just waiting on Geo reactor to arrive
Still on the list to do is:
Move refrigerator out of room and put in other unfinished area
Build frame for lights and attach
Drill sump and install skimmer
Install air exhaust for room air conditioner and run drain line
Build shelving for various equipment
Decide if I want to plumb the 100 gallon rubbermaid into system as fuge
So it continues. No real pics to post right now but maybe this weekend I will get up some equipment lists and pics
Thanks for reading!
Tank is finally done with the buffing done yesterday to remove the scratches in the acrylic. Job wasnt as bad as I thought it would be, but I gotta say if I wasnt able to sit inside the tank to do it it would have sucked.
Plumbing is also done with a great flow rate. I had a problem with a wave forming in the last chamber of my sump, but that was fixed by creating an air outlet from the 4" return pipe so the water wasn't being forced through but flowing through. At least I got it airtight!
I also received my air conditioning unit for the room, just need to put it in place and run the air vent out.
The tank is ready to go, just the room and stuff around it isnt.
What I have done so far is:
Cleaned and buffed tank.
Ran plumbing
Install 100 amp subpanel and 16 outlets in room
Put tank into place and leveled it out
Ran water line from current location and T'd it off into collection can and auto top off in sump
Cut wall to size
Arranged for finisher to build cabinet around tank
Collected almost all equipment just waiting on Geo reactor to arrive
Still on the list to do is:
Move refrigerator out of room and put in other unfinished area
Build frame for lights and attach
Drill sump and install skimmer
Install air exhaust for room air conditioner and run drain line
Build shelving for various equipment
Decide if I want to plumb the 100 gallon rubbermaid into system as fuge
So it continues. No real pics to post right now but maybe this weekend I will get up some equipment lists and pics
Thanks for reading!
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8249984#post8249984 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stlouisguy
The slight dip in the piping is there on the right side. Working hard on the room so it is torn to pieces right now but I am running water through the tank and sump.
I would consider using some SPAflex (flexible PVC) where you connect into the bulkheads or somewhere in that piping just in case you bump into the pvc it won't crack the sump.
stlouisguy
Registered Member
Thought I would post a few pics
Here is the unit I bought for cooling air and taking humidity out of the air. Can cool 400 sq ft (room is only 100) and takes 96 pints from the air daily. Pretty reasonable also at about 450 shipped
Here is the tank while I try and space my lights. Tanks just need a vinegar bath and rinse now
Here are a few pics
This will be the view I have while I watch TV
More to come
Here is the unit I bought for cooling air and taking humidity out of the air. Can cool 400 sq ft (room is only 100) and takes 96 pints from the air daily. Pretty reasonable also at about 450 shipped
Here is the tank while I try and space my lights. Tanks just need a vinegar bath and rinse now
Here are a few pics
This will be the view I have while I watch TV
More to come
Waxxiemann
New member
"This will be the view I have while I watch TV"
LOL. Whenever I put somthing new in my house, I make sure there is a TV in sight or vice versa.
LOL. Whenever I put somthing new in my house, I make sure there is a TV in sight or vice versa.
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