anyone see this 220gallon leemar on craigslist? not that im looking

[recreative]

congrats!!

very impressive set up, sure it will be filled with lots of color, before you know it . . .

good luck.
David

 

[JeffReef]

Nice!

 

[sid700]

Keep posting pics. I'm checking it out. Also, did that ER come with the tank? Looks huge.

 

[650-IS350]

nice..

 

[SFreefer]

The Er did come with the tank. It's a Euro-Reef 12-2 that uses the dual Sedra 5000 pumps.

Also included was the lighting (all PFO). 2 Tunze pumps, a tunze controller, some sort of UV sterilizer that I will not be using, a Won Brother 1000 watt heater, and other miscellaneous stuff.

SO does anyone have any answers to my other questions from above?

I need to fill this thing but do NOT want to make 250+ gallons of water.

 

[Lordhelmet]

MAN!!!! i am upgradin in the next few months and this was the deal of a lifetime.

 

[reefer on a budget]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9401282#post9401282 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SFreefer
The Er did come with the tank. It's a Euro-Reef 12-2 that uses the dual Sedra 5000 pumps.

Also included was the lighting (all PFO). 2 Tunze pumps, a tunze controller, some sort of UV sterilizer that I will not be using, a Won Brother 1000 watt heater, and other miscellaneous stuff.

SO does anyone have any answers to my other questions from above?

I need to fill this thing but do NOT want to make 250+ gallons of water.

u might want to call an lfs to see if they can do that service for u...this may sound crazy but ive started all my new setups with more than 50% tap water. as long as i let the system sit for a couple weeks i never had problems transfering over livestock. i think what kills ur reef is accumulated water changes with bad water.

 

[sid700]

Re: Ok here comes the fun

Re: Ok here comes the fun

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9383334#post9383334 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SFreefer

Also if anyone knows of any way to determine GPH from a pump I'd love to know how. I had to turn this one down a bit as the overflow didn't seem to be able to handle the pump when it was opened up all the way.

TIA [/B]

Empty some water from the main tank ( about 2" below overflow) and fill your sump with water. With a stopwatch, turn on the pump and time the rise of the water in the main tank.

Volume of water pumped in tank divided by the time on the stopwatch can be converted to GPH.

You'll need:
1) Length & width of tank (inches, LxW)
2) Height of water rise at timed interval (inches, H)
3) Seconds needed for water to rise H inches (seconds, T)

Volume (V) = (LxWxH)/231 = Volume in Gallons
Hours (h) = T/3600 = time in hours
GPH = V/h

I also used tap water (EBMUD) to fill my 55 and Amquel to neutralize the chloroamines. I figure it would be a real pain to haul 55 gal up the stairs.