Sethjamto
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I started a thread a while back when I picked up a used 8ft 300g acrylic aquarium but decided to start a new one now that progress is being made!
It's a Midwest Custom Acrylics 96"x24"x30" on a steel stand. I spent some time buffing out the acrylic and probably have one final buff job to finish it off. I recently picked up the following equipment for it:
MRC 48" High-Flow sump
MRC MR-4 Skimmer
Litermeter III (will use for continuous water changes)
Reeflo Dart (plus spare) for return and supplying manifold
Panworld 150 to power the skimmer
Various Mags for misc stuff or spares
Still need:
Lights - I'm ordering the Reefbreeders 48" photons soon
Powerheads - I'm sealing up the 5 holes on the bottom of the tank from the previous owner's closed loop system and will be going with the Jabeo 60's. I'll do one on each end and see how the flow is. Add more if needed.
Today was spent with a few trips back and forth getting plumbing supplies and starting the plumb the skimmer, sump and manifold together. This weekend I'll get my neighbor and his son to come over and help me move the tank so that I can do the drains and return plumbing. It has dual corner overflows that were previously rigged with Durso style drains. I'll be going Herbie on it on both ends. Still undecided if I'll have both siphons tie in together right before the sump and control it with a single gate valve or go with each siphon line having it's own gate valve. I've read that both work. Thoughts? Then each overflow will also have the emergency drain.
Here's some pics of the plumbing I did today.
Here's the skimmer with the Panworld 150 to power it. All I need to do now is run the supply line from the sump to the skimmer to feed it (all I need is one more fitting and the 3/4" flex pipe to run it. It'll be powered off of the manifold and the Reeflo Dart).
Another view showing the Dart return and skimmer:
Here you can see the manifold coming off the return line and over the sump. The first valve you see will be to feed the skimmer. Then there are two others in the middle that will be for reactors when they are needed. At the end (not pictured yet) will be a final valve that will feed the fuge at the end of the sump. The fuge is right around 30g's if I remember right:
Another of the Dart return pump and the return line coming off the skimmer:
I'm hoping to have water in it within 2 weeks for a leak check and full operational test of everything in the garage. I'll let it run for a couple of days and then break it down and bring it inside and set it up again.
The Litermeter will be doing continuous water changes from the garage. The lines will run through the attic and down the wall as my RODI and storage tanks are kept in the garage.
This will be replacing my 90g that I currently have set up and I can't wait to have this thing in the living room!!
It's a Midwest Custom Acrylics 96"x24"x30" on a steel stand. I spent some time buffing out the acrylic and probably have one final buff job to finish it off. I recently picked up the following equipment for it:
MRC 48" High-Flow sump
MRC MR-4 Skimmer
Litermeter III (will use for continuous water changes)
Reeflo Dart (plus spare) for return and supplying manifold
Panworld 150 to power the skimmer
Various Mags for misc stuff or spares
Still need:
Lights - I'm ordering the Reefbreeders 48" photons soon
Powerheads - I'm sealing up the 5 holes on the bottom of the tank from the previous owner's closed loop system and will be going with the Jabeo 60's. I'll do one on each end and see how the flow is. Add more if needed.
Today was spent with a few trips back and forth getting plumbing supplies and starting the plumb the skimmer, sump and manifold together. This weekend I'll get my neighbor and his son to come over and help me move the tank so that I can do the drains and return plumbing. It has dual corner overflows that were previously rigged with Durso style drains. I'll be going Herbie on it on both ends. Still undecided if I'll have both siphons tie in together right before the sump and control it with a single gate valve or go with each siphon line having it's own gate valve. I've read that both work. Thoughts? Then each overflow will also have the emergency drain.
Here's some pics of the plumbing I did today.
Here's the skimmer with the Panworld 150 to power it. All I need to do now is run the supply line from the sump to the skimmer to feed it (all I need is one more fitting and the 3/4" flex pipe to run it. It'll be powered off of the manifold and the Reeflo Dart).
Another view showing the Dart return and skimmer:
Here you can see the manifold coming off the return line and over the sump. The first valve you see will be to feed the skimmer. Then there are two others in the middle that will be for reactors when they are needed. At the end (not pictured yet) will be a final valve that will feed the fuge at the end of the sump. The fuge is right around 30g's if I remember right:
Another of the Dart return pump and the return line coming off the skimmer:
I'm hoping to have water in it within 2 weeks for a leak check and full operational test of everything in the garage. I'll let it run for a couple of days and then break it down and bring it inside and set it up again.
The Litermeter will be doing continuous water changes from the garage. The lines will run through the attic and down the wall as my RODI and storage tanks are kept in the garage.
This will be replacing my 90g that I currently have set up and I can't wait to have this thing in the living room!!
