A Golden Reef Tank
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halmus
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For right now, it doesn't drain into anything. That's something that can be re-worked in the future if needed.
The idea behind the drip tray is that I wouldn't expect to have any water accumulation outside of the skimmer when things are running properly. If I develop even a small leak, I want to capture that and alert me through whatever controller I end up using and the water leak sensor I'll put inside of the drip tray.
I am glad I went with the sch80. I'm sure there will be some things I change over time as water starts flowing. I already have one area I want to redo but I'm holding off for now.
halmus
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Thanks yifan. I'll have to go read through your build soon. It looks like you're doing some awesome work yourself!
yifan917
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Thanks, but not nearly as awesome as yours!
Love your plumbing layout! When are you planning to run a leak test?
the frag tank looks awesome, very nicely done!! Are you planning on dosing or calcium reactor?Yifan
halmus
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I ran a leak test on the frag system last week. That was the motivation to redo the stand pipes and create the overflow boxes.
I still need to make and install those boxes. I need to hook up three more major drain lines for the fuge and reactors in the main system.
I also am putting in a type of closed loop on the fuge. That's something I will have to describe and show once complete. It won't make sense without pictures.
That's about it for the main tank. Then, it's on the the QT systems.
Then, water mixing station.
Then, FWTO system.
I probably should do a leak test before cleaning up too much in case I need to make more PVC shavings.
Once I'm relatively convinced I'm done plumbing, I need to do a major cleaning of the room.
Then, build the light rack and hood for the main display. That's a big project because of space (and wife) requirements. Then, once I'm done crawling around inside of the display to build the light rack, I can finally run some saltwater through.
Oh, and lights, and electronics, and all of the other things I'm forgetting.
I still need to make and install those boxes. I need to hook up three more major drain lines for the fuge and reactors in the main system.
I also am putting in a type of closed loop on the fuge. That's something I will have to describe and show once complete. It won't make sense without pictures.
That's about it for the main tank. Then, it's on the the QT systems.
Then, water mixing station.
Then, FWTO system.
I probably should do a leak test before cleaning up too much in case I need to make more PVC shavings.
Once I'm relatively convinced I'm done plumbing, I need to do a major cleaning of the room.
Then, build the light rack and hood for the main display. That's a big project because of space (and wife) requirements. Then, once I'm done crawling around inside of the display to build the light rack, I can finally run some saltwater through.
Oh, and lights, and electronics, and all of the other things I'm forgetting.
halmus
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Thanks. I am proud to say that in did all of the finish work. It was a lot of raw wood to process. We finished a few other rooms in the basement not shown here.
The aquarium is a labor of love but I'm really ready to sit back and enjoy the space. I can't wait to go coral shopping! I've missed a few good coral shows here because I have no place to put them.
tkeracer619
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Awesome! Looks great!
BigBlueTang
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A Golden Reef Tank
Yeah! This is awesome!! I'd love to come swing by when it's ready!
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Yeah! This is awesome!! I'd love to come swing by when it's ready!
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halmus
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Thanks to both of you! I'll definitely have the local folks over to check it out.
It was another weekend plumbing. Baby steps. I'm almost at the point where I had hoped to be weeks ago. Still, its progress.
halmus
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The plumbing on the main system, refugium, frag racks is 95% done. I have one alteration I'm going to make to the reactor plumbing. I'm going to rip out just a little bit of the feed lines to those and re-plumb them with a section of soft line. I don't feel comfortable with everything hard plumbed (the way they turned out). I'm afraid there's stress on some of joints. I'm trying to get this as bullet-proof as possible.
I built supports for quite a bit of the plumbing now. I still need to make a few that will attach to the walls and support the vertical lines. I've been holding off until I'm relatively certain all of that is complete and that I'm done making any changes. I also need to add the pipe clamps for the unistrut supports for the lines running across the floor.
This is the result
I built a wooden framework that spans over everything. Painted it black. Then added aluminum angle iron around the perimeter. There are four removable floor grates that will allow me access to get down to the plumbing lines if needed. The floor grating is industrial grade fiberglass floor grating.
I built supports for quite a bit of the plumbing now. I still need to make a few that will attach to the walls and support the vertical lines. I've been holding off until I'm relatively certain all of that is complete and that I'm done making any changes. I also need to add the pipe clamps for the unistrut supports for the lines running across the floor.
This is the result
I built a wooden framework that spans over everything. Painted it black. Then added aluminum angle iron around the perimeter. There are four removable floor grates that will allow me access to get down to the plumbing lines if needed. The floor grating is industrial grade fiberglass floor grating.
halmus
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Thank you.
I'm one step closer. Some acrylic work next weekend and mandatory fun going to a wedding for people I've never met in my life (You can smell my excitement). Keep the wife happy.
Hopefully, the QT system will be started the following weekend.
