A Great Way to ruin a perfect wall; My 400 Gallon Project
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MeuserReef
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SERVO-
Im trying to come up with a radius version of your hinged front access lid. I will be putting a 90G (dont laugh) bowfront into the wall/bookshelf and would like to keep the radius from the floor to ceiling. Any ideas?
Im trying to come up with a radius version of your hinged front access lid. I will be putting a 90G (dont laugh) bowfront into the wall/bookshelf and would like to keep the radius from the floor to ceiling. Any ideas?
ReeferMonkey
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This guy is in Chicago and has a pH controller for sale, $50 I think:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=651816
I'd really try to find a local with 14kKs before you run off and buy the 10kKs. Do you not like the look of the 6500s?
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=651816
I'd really try to find a local with 14kKs before you run off and buy the 10kKs. Do you not like the look of the 6500s?
DAMMMM Ryan that is really going to look nice. I love how that looks through that finished wall. Great set up on the light rack. And you guys really are doing a good job getting the aquascaping started. It will not be long before we will be at your house to see that set up.
SERVO
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Well, I spent another $200 dollars on PVC and plumming equipment, re-plumming what was not really done well in the first place. The refugium and add on refugium were not plummed in to the system and the Hammerhead was overpowering the overflows, furthermore, the durso's were constructed wrong (they were made out of 1 inch PVC). The return lines were 3/4 inch spa flex tubing that was causing even further back pressure heating up the pump. The pump is exceptionally cooler now!
Finally, the skimmer wasn't hooked up. Since the pump was so strong, I wanted to feed the skimmer with the pump and throttle back on the lines to the returns, effectivly shunting the rest of the water thru the skimmer. This way, I could open up the throttle (since the sequence hammerhead isn't really made for back pressure) and open up the ballvalve right out of the pump.
One of the neat things about the design is that there is a ball valve to shut off the flow to the skimmer to clean it. There is also a ball valve back into the sump that can be open to recirculate the water when the skimmer is off so the overflows do not become overloaded. It will be a fine tune game with so many ball valves!
After an all day event, I have everything up and running. David Derek (Trigger Systems CEO and guru engineer) spent his whole day with me helping plan and plump. Actually, truth be known, I did most of the helping, he did most of the work!
Here are some picutures of the sump and skimmer and it's replumming.
Here is a picture of the new manifold with the returns. The returns are further split to feed both sections of the refugium.
<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/ryanreeves/P8280008.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
Here is a shot of the length of the plumming. You can see the blur of the white tubbing in the front of the picture as it dives into the fuge.
<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/ryanreeves/P8280009.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
And finally, here is the new and updated modified sump set up with skimmer!
<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/ryanreeves/P8280010.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
Finally, the skimmer wasn't hooked up. Since the pump was so strong, I wanted to feed the skimmer with the pump and throttle back on the lines to the returns, effectivly shunting the rest of the water thru the skimmer. This way, I could open up the throttle (since the sequence hammerhead isn't really made for back pressure) and open up the ballvalve right out of the pump.
One of the neat things about the design is that there is a ball valve to shut off the flow to the skimmer to clean it. There is also a ball valve back into the sump that can be open to recirculate the water when the skimmer is off so the overflows do not become overloaded. It will be a fine tune game with so many ball valves!
After an all day event, I have everything up and running. David Derek (Trigger Systems CEO and guru engineer) spent his whole day with me helping plan and plump. Actually, truth be known, I did most of the helping, he did most of the work!
Here are some picutures of the sump and skimmer and it's replumming.Here is a picture of the new manifold with the returns. The returns are further split to feed both sections of the refugium.
<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/ryanreeves/P8280008.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
Here is a shot of the length of the plumming. You can see the blur of the white tubbing in the front of the picture as it dives into the fuge.
<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/ryanreeves/P8280009.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
And finally, here is the new and updated modified sump set up with skimmer!
<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/ryanreeves/P8280010.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
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ReeferMonkey
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ReeferMonkey
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Did you get the reactor tuned in yet?
LoneStarSA
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found this thread today and have to read it ALL tonight when i get home... looks sweet
found this thread today and have to read it ALL tonight when i get home... looks sweet
SERVO
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Thanks for the words of encouragement. I still need to tune in my calcium reactor,, however the only thing that I know how to tune is a guitar. I need to get a pH monitor. I am thinking that I might be able to get one cheaper at MACNA, so I am inclined to wait.
The cool thing about the schedule 80 DUBV's is that the handles just pop off. You can "clean up" the looks of things. The damn things are way to $$$$$. I could have saved $400 dollars on my pluming (sarcasm).
Wait till I get some coral in this sucker!
The cool thing about the schedule 80 DUBV's is that the handles just pop off. You can "clean up" the looks of things. The damn things are way to $$$$$. I could have saved $400 dollars on my pluming (sarcasm).
Wait till I get some coral in this sucker!
SERVO
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So the 5-6 gallons of evaporation per day highly influenced me to go out and get a TUNZE osmolator. I have to take my subspecialty boards next Saturday and I have no time to really do what I want to this thing. Hopefully, I'll get it up and running tomorrow. I still haven't had time to mess with my calcium reactor. I want to get everything pristine for all of my purchases at MACNA
LoneStarSA
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Man SERVO you'll be happy with your Tunze Osmolator! I've had mine running for a few weeks now and it frees up a lot of time(not all, still plenty maintenence to do lol). Always having to go make ro water and then dump it in my sump was a pain doing it a few times a week. Now with the Osmolator I just have it hooked up to a 37 gallon Brute trash can and I only fill the can once a week. 
I've had mine running for a few weeks now and it frees up a lot of time(not all, still plenty maintenence to do lol). Always having to go make ro water and then dump it in my sump was a pain doing it a few times a week. Now with the Osmolator I just have it hooked up to a 37 gallon Brute trash can and I only fill the can once a week. 
asnatlas
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LiterMeter III
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A Tunze Osmolator is just an auto top off pump right ?? I have a LM3 and I love it... I was losing about 2gals a day in the summer on my 92 corner bow and once I got the LM3 and hooked it up to a 40gal trash can, I was set for over 2 weeks With my new 600gal setup I am going to have the RO/DI feed into a tub with a float so I will not even have to worry about filling that up I am hoping that with the setup being in the basement I will not lose too much due to evaporation...
Shawn
LiterMeter III
A Tunze Osmolator is just an auto top off pump right ?? I have a LM3 and I love it... I was losing about 2gals a day in the summer on my 92 corner bow and once I got the LM3 and hooked it up to a 40gal trash can, I was set for over 2 weeks
With my new 600gal setup I am going to have the RO/DI feed into a tub with a float so I will not even have to worry about filling that up I am hoping that with the setup being in the basement I will not lose too much due to evaporation...Shawn
LoneStarSA
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Yeah its just a auto top off controller and pump
SERVO
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Well after having the Osmolator hooked up for only two days, it is one of the best hundred and something bucks I've ever spent. Anyone with a big tank needs an autotop off device IMHO.
I am ticked off that my stupid top off valve with a solenoid isn't working. Grrrrrrrr If this worked, all I would need is a five gallon bucket, but I'll have to go buy a big storage device to place my water in. I don't really want to put a big receptacle in my fish room, but I think I may have to. Any ideas for a large (tall) container besides a trash can? I could get a plastic vat from a soda bottling company here *the containers that they use for syrup are not reused and can be purchased for cheap* but I've heard antecdotal comments of phosphate spikes. What do you guys use out there?
I am ticked off that my stupid top off valve with a solenoid isn't working. Grrrrrrrr If this worked, all I would need is a five gallon bucket, but I'll have to go buy a big storage device to place my water in. I don't really want to put a big receptacle in my fish room, but I think I may have to. Any ideas for a large (tall) container besides a trash can? I could get a plastic vat from a soda bottling company here *the containers that they use for syrup are not reused and can be purchased for cheap* but I've heard antecdotal comments of phosphate spikes. What do you guys use out there?
asnatlas
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SERVO said:
I would say anyone who has any fish tanks at all should have a autotop off, LOL... My RO/DI unit is in the basement and the 92gal is on the first floor and I would have to go down daily and get 2gals and lug it up and poor it into the tank, after about a month of that I said screw this and got a LM3...
Shawn
asnatlas
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SERVO said:
Are you talking about those 55gal blue tubs ?? If so I have heard people using them because as you stated that can't be reused and are sold for like $5.00 - $15.00 depending on where you are... I have heard people using the acid that you clean pools with to clean them out really good...
Shawn
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