540 build thread

[Saltwaternooby]

Yea romaine is what they eat lol

 

[DrDNA]

Well I've hooked up my existing 300 to the same sump as the 540. Two 1" drains to 7" filter socks and one 1" return using a jebao DCS-12000 at half throttle. No carnage yet...

Being able to use existing wall penetrations made life a lot easier!

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[tfp]

Looks great man! that thing is a BEAST!

 

[DrDNA]

Looks great man! that thing is a BEAST!

Yes, indeed it is....

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[DrDNA]

Just for a little show off, here is my 300 that's now plumbed into the same system as the 540

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[DrDNA]

Haven't quite figured out the blue filter thing when only the 4 kessils are on in the evening [emoji1]

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[TigeBell]

Looking really nice.

As for the blue, you could use a yellow filter on the lense to help with lighting. Than from Tidal Gardens posted a video of cameras and taking pictures in a saltwater environment.

 

[Saltwaternooby]

That nem is HUGE!! You now have close to 1000g or maybe more

 

[DrDNA]

Looking really nice.

As for the blue, you could use a yellow filter on the lense to help with lighting. Than from Tidal Gardens posted a video of cameras and taking pictures in a saltwater environment.

Thanks!!

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[DrDNA]

That nem is HUGE!! You now have close to 1000g or maybe more

Yes, indeed it is! I've tried for years, unsuccessfully, to keep magnifica. Once I connected the two systems, it actually opened up a lot more. Yeah I figured total system is between 900-1000 gals. It's actually a bit intimidating!!

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[DrDNA]

Working on the newest addition.. a waterfall type algal turf scrubber. I'll light it on both sides with horticulture par38 leds. It is a bit uneven and I'll fix that before it goes in the sump. [emoji1]

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[DrDNA]

Have some adjusting to do, but it's set in the sump:

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[Darthv247]

nice. if the scrubber works out it will be easy to upgrade it. U can easily T off the too bar and add a few more sheets. You could also use some plastic carabiners to make taking them off and in easier. looks like its gonna work awesome.

 

[DrDNA]

nice. if the scrubber works out it will be easy to upgrade it. U can easily T off the too bar and add a few more sheets. You could also use some plastic carabiners to make taking them off and in easier. looks like its gonna work awesome.

Thanks! Yeah I tried to make it so I could just Daisy chain another one to it if needed. Thanks for the suggestion for the carabiners, will have to look into that!

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[Borchers]

Amazing Jeff, so you took down your peninsula tank? Didn't you have a Gigas Clam the size of a small child in your old system?

 

[DrDNA]

Amazing Jeff, so you took down your peninsula tank? Didn't you have a Gigas Clam the size of a small child in your old system?

Thanks! I still have the peninsula tank. It's plumbed into the same sump that the 540 is on. I was going to take down the 300 but my wife actually wanted me to keep it, but I didn't want to maintain two big separate systems. So... one big system it is!

Sadly I don't have the gigas anymore. It lived about 10 years but I think it just outgrew the ability of my system to sustain it. It got to almost 30" and would consume almost 2dkh per day of carbonates. I actually considered just getting out when I lost it.

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[DrDNA]

Off and running!

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[Saltwaternooby]

Looking good make sure to secure the light in some way don't want it to fall into the sump.

 

[DrDNA]

Looking good make sure to secure the light in some way don't want it to fall into the sump.

Thanks, it's also zip tied to the stand

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[DrDNA]

A little more progress.. got the second EB8 hooked into my Apex system. Had to custom order a 25' aqua bus cable but it seems to working okay. When the lights and pumps are on, it's pulling aboit 6.5 amps, plus the 4 amps the 300 pulls. At least they are on separate circuits

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