90reefernyc name change to 270reefernyc

[90reefernyc]

Brought the tank home finally and got it down the stairs with alot of help.
BUILT FORD TOUGH!

un crated and getting it down the tight stairs.

and getting it into the opening:

someone else other than me that likes the tank

 

[90reefernyc]

Did some more work tonight on the tank. Put a vinyl shower liner under my sump/ecosystem:

Glued it down on the cement and wall boards with tile adhesive.
Added 3/8 thick foam pad to help level tank and for vibration on pumps:

Will be adding (2) 2X4 in front to make a step. Will add a flood sensor in the pan which will hopefully help out with any water leaks.

Tomorrow will have some equipment pics of my (3) pumps and hopefully some plumbing.

 

[90reefernyc]

Well I picked up my pumps. 3 pumps all together:

1. Iwaki 1/4 h.p to feed my chiller and probably a wavy sea

2. Blueline 40 HD-X to feed (2) return lines

3. Tunze 1073 pump feeding my om-4way for closed loop.

 

[90reefernyc]

Here are some pix of my Georg Fischer ball valves:

(6) 1 inch and (2) 1 1/2 & (1) 1 1/2 strainer for closed loop return.

 

[Overboard]

PM sent with question.

 

[Overboard]

PM sent with question.

 

[90reefernyc]

Got to pipping in the closed loop this weekend, between a wedding , funeral and birthday party!

Decided to go with all schedule 80 pvc.

 

[chrisqueenz]

Man your working way quicker than I am! Keep it up, I am loving it!

 

[90reefernyc]

Thanks Chris feels like its taking forever!

 

[90reefernyc]

Heres a few quick teasers:

Oceanic 1 HP chiller:

and my pride and joy! Tunze 9420

Enjoy!!

 

[amehel0]

nice work i like the size of the sump

 

[JRaquatics]

Nice Build. What a great upgrade. Love the positioning of the tank too. Your the first person on RC that I have seen that will be running a DOC 9420, what made you decide on this skimmer? I can't wait to see how it performs.

 

[90reefernyc]

Hey amehelo thanks for the compliment.

JRaquatics, thank you also. I decided to go with the 9420 because I like everything Tunze makes. They make great products and also I wanted to try something new and my lfs recommended me the 9020 but I heard the 9420 was coming out and decided to try this one. I cant wait to see it perform also!!

 

[90reefernyc]

Also got in my loc-lines on Friday:

Thank you Modularhose.com great site and fast delivery.
I will probably split each of my drilled holes into two loc-lines each and at different heights.

 

[90reefernyc]

SORRY about not posting in a while but my internet at home went down on Wednesday and finally got it back up today bad modem...
Here we go:
Plumbed in the chiller:

Wavy sea is done:

And got all the loc-lines in place. But still have to adjust them after i get my rock:

MORE TO COME>>

 

[90reefernyc]

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Got some more goodies in over the weekend also:

My ProfiLux Plus II EX:

6 socket digital power bar (2) Simu LED Spots:

GHL, ph probe, redox probe, humidity probe and salinity probe:

also got the high amp power bar, Profiview II, LAN card, Tunze controller cables and optical level sensor.
Cant wait to see this thing in action!

 

[90reefernyc]

Started my rock wall today. This wall will go in front of the over flow and the wave box.

Got some egg crate or drop ceiling light cover and cut it to size leaving about one inch on the side.

went to the lfs and picked up some nice pieces of flat rocks and tonga branches and went to work:

left a hole in the design for the outlet of the wavebox:

drilled some 1/4 inch holes in the rocks and tie strapped to the eggcrate then filled in the gaps with some Great Stuff foam filler:

then i took some crushed corrals and sprinkled over all the foam spots before it started to dry:

Hopefully in the morning everything will be fine
Will update on that tomorrow.

 

[90reefernyc]

Well i gave the rock wall a couple of days to dry and cure and today i finally got around to putting it in the tank and attaching it to the over flow box:

The wall will cover the wave box, the drain for the closed loop and the drain for my water changes.

 

[90reefernyc]

SORRY FOR THE BLURRY PIXS!!!!!

 

[kashmere]

Your build looks good. keep the pix up I am enjoying