75G DIY stand sump plumbing buildup PICS!!!!!

[dwturpin]

Very nice, neat job on the sump. I like the way the stand is put together.

 

[chinaman4u]

Here are a few pics of my hood.

Some of the parts were quite intricate involving multiple cuts and ofcourse some more dovetails. The hood is quite light using 1x2 framing with 1/4" oak laminate, glued together.

 

[chinaman4u]

Here's the completed hood sitting on my tank.
The front piece(shown lower right) slides onto the hood for access.

 

[Phisher]

I was having the same noise issue with my externals. I wanted to do hard pipe on all my plumbing but found replacing most of the pvc with vinyl really help the noise. I was able to remove a few 90's and really reduce vibration noise if this helps you any.

Joe

 

[chinaman4u]

Added salt and Southdown sand, ie sandstorm and cloudiness.

 

[chinaman4u]

I used an old Fluval 404 filled with filter floss to remove the cloudiness, which it did quite well. It cleared up in 2 days. With tubing I hooked up the new tank to my old tank, the idea is in a week or so the water parameters for both tanks would be the same. Trying to lay out some base rock I got recently and will place them in the new tank while I refinish the hood. i painted the interior white, then coated with polyurethane. After staining the outside I'll wire up the light and start the process of moving all livestock over!

 

[chinaman4u]

Just added some new base rock, 75lbs!

I just can't wait to get this tank stocked and running. I like the look of the southdown sand bed, its shallow, not a DSB. There's a full 50lb bag in there. However the clarity isn't as good as the crushed coral on my other tank. Perhaps after some time it will be clearer?

 

[chinaman4u]

Oh my! What a mess...

However, I managed to transfer all livestock over and everything looks great!!!!

I still have the old tank hooked up to the new one(through a siphon) so I still have the original biological filtration intact, hopefully this works and my few sps's won't bleach. I only have one of my 175W Ushio 10K hooked up, so the left side of the tank is brighter. The other side is only lit by a blue actinic.

Next week I have to build a skimmer for the new tank, and finish the electrical as my electrical is now a mess. And set up the fuge. i'll post those pics.

I post pics of my livestock after they've settled.

One thing I didn't transfer over to my new tank is a coral beauty angel 2". It's great at eating algea and niusance macro, and it does not eats corals; but it does have a liking for pulsing xenia(which I'd rather have). It is available for trade for anything if anyone in the state college area wants him, otherwise it will be going to the LFS.

I also have a mated pair of blue coral banded shrimp, I want them, but not sure. They seem to hide all the time and not bother anything. Anyone keep CBS in their reefs? Will they get big and suddenly be 'not reef safe? i'd hate to banish them to my fuge.

 

[chinaman4u]

 

[chinaman4u]

 

[faylor]

where did you get your southdown sand at?? ive been looking for it for quite some time with no luck??
thanks
Joe

 

[chinaman4u]

Check this link out, not named 'southdown' but same stuff. readily available in north east though still somwwhat difficult to find.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=513392&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

 

[chinaman4u]

I have found out that noise is transmitted and amplified through the pvc piping, so to reduce noise I added flexible piping between the pvc plumbing and the pump. And it works great.

 

[chinaman4u]

Now I added my fuge lighting using a cheap clamp on type fixture found at Lowe's, modified so it neatly screws into a 1x2 stud.

 

[qwuintus]

whered you get that hose? i have spa flex but its 1" i need 3/4"

 

[chinaman4u]

I got that at a local fish store, That Pet Place, Lancaster, PA. They have online ordering too so I'm sure you can have it shipped. Its 3/4" flexible tubing, fits tightly using standard 3/4" pushon type fitting found at lowe's. Sorry about the ? pics, AOL issues, hopefully will be resolved soon.

 

[chinaman4u]

Look what I just got! In the local paper for $40! Supposedly half used so I have about 500 gallons RO water! I think its an Ebay unit.

 

[chinaman4u]

Here's are some pictures of my livestock, they seem to be doing well or better in the new tank, the high random flows, and the new fresh saltwater seemed to do them some good. I haven't lost anything in the transfer.

8"x8" frogspawn with about 20 heads and several buds at the base.

Devils hand leather, I have taken frags from this guy about 6 mo ago and they are great!

Acro frags!!

 

[chinaman4u]

Oops!

 

[chinaman4u]

Here's how the tanks looks now, just on the blue actinics right now, so everything is blue. The brown stuff is algea growing on the what used to be white base rock. Still working on a DIY skimmer to replace the Jebo unit. I need to put doors on. A calcium reactor... i can't believe I still need more stuff!!!