90 gal build "it's about time"...

[julio martinez]

ok people..
as of 8:00pm on sat the 55 gal was relocated from the dining room to the living room and the plumbing was done for the 90 gal.. thank you nismo and nivram for coming over and helping.
here are some pics of the plumbing.

 

[julio martinez]

some more plumbing pics

 

[sal9012]

I like the base for the pump :lmao:
I see the union valve worked. You should look into a drip pan (to place inside the closet under the pump) just in case, or for when you do maintenance.
Also, why no union on the intake of the pump?

Looks very clean.

 

[julio martinez]

WATER is in the tank as of 12:01 last night. pump is running with no leaks in any of the pipping. still need to test run phos reactors,connect ato,test run kawlk stirir and test run skimmer. i was too tired last night to do anymore and not to mention it was also my wifes birtday and i had the apartment full of people till about 10:30pm.
well her e are some pics of the tank with water in. I will take some more today and post them tomorrow. i hope u guys like.

 

[sal9012]

VERY VERY nice, love the wall. :bounce2:

 

[julio martinez]

i'll be making the wooden stand for the pump this week also, so the dvd cases will have to do for now.
i have a plastic a/c pan at work that i will be using to put under the pump.
yeah sal the union valve was a perfect fit thank you.
and im glad you like the rock wall.

 

[sal9012]

Give me the dimensions of the pump base and I'll make it for you.
I like the rock wall, it's going to look great once it matures and is cover with coraline. Do you have anough space to add liverock? Bowfronts are a bit of a challenge to aquascape.

 

[julio martinez]

yeah im going to do a little island right in front of the large section of the rock wall.
i'll give you a call when i get home to give you the dims on the stand. thank you sal.

 

[sal9012]

no problem, when you measure leave room for a rubber pad under the pump (1/4" or so) to absorb vibration (believe me, it makes a difference). You can use a mouse pad or something similar)

 

[julio martinez]

got it. i alrady have the rubber pds at home.

 

[julio martinez]

i have a question for all you skimmer pro's.
why is it that my skimmer will not stop producing foam? and i dont mean the normal amout it makes.
it makes so much foam that i have to remove the rubber stopper for the collection cup and let water fall back into the sump because if i dont it will fill up the cup in less than
40 seconds. i thought of connecting a rubber tube to the cup and run into a 5 gallon water jug, but then what? i'll fill up the jug and then i'll have to put 5 gallons of new water in the tank. and with it creating so much foam so fast ill probley fill a 5 galoon jub every 5 minutes. does anybody have any idea as to whats going on, or am i doing something wrong?

 

[sal9012]

sounds like it's not dialed in correctly.
This is on the new tank right? Foam rock wall may have something to do with this as well (even when you glue new coral with epoxy the skimmer will over foam)

 

[julio martinez]

got it. ive had it running the moment i put the water in and it just wont stop. i fugured after a few days it would dial in but nothing.

 

[laud]

What kind of skimmer? Sounds like you either have too much air going in, your water level is too high in the mixing chamber or some combination of the two.

 

[julio martinez]

reef oct 180