Basement Build Thread

[SoBe CowFish]

I'm taking over a part of my basement to build a water fill station, phytoplankton station, and a copepod breeding station, and I'm relocating my sump to the basement. I have all week off so I'll post pictures on my productivity. here a picture of what my basement looks like right now.

 

[wetbehindears]

Start the demolition!

 

[block head]

<a href="http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll236/585jdunbar/?action=view&current=soflambs.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll236/585jdunbar/soflambs.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> my stepfather has the same basement, i give him hard a time and make him promise not to eat me whenever i go downsatirs.

 

[magdelan]

You will NEVER use any of that paint. Throw it all out! And what is that on the left? An old coal shute?

 

[solRNY]

looks promising

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

:lolspin:

looks promising

 

[SoBe CowFish]

You will NEVER use any of that paint. Throw it all out! And what is that on the left? An old coal shute?

The previous owner left all that paint and thats an air duct why it so big dont know but I took it down. i got the sump into the basementand I have it almost all plumbed.

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[redrider911]

That duct is covered in asbestos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Google octopus furnace. That was probably what was down there back in the day. It required large pipe to allow for the natural heat rises, cold air sinks law.

 

[SoBe CowFish]

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Ball valve on the left is for the return pump and the Ball valve on the right is for doing my water changes. I turn the pump off and the return line starts its syphon back to the sump but the check valve stops that and I open the ball valve to the right and all the water i need goes outside and then i can put in new water.

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Water Fill station left brute will be fresh RO/DI water and the brute on the right will be my salt water.

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The pipe going into the top of the right brute is for filling it up with fresh water and to mix the salt when i put it in.

 

[pascal32]

looking good! be carefull with check valves - they reduce flow considerably and can get jammed up.

 

[SoBe CowFish]

looking good! be carefull with check valves - they reduce flow considerably and can get jammed up.

I did notice i had to open the ball valve up more with the check valve

 

[wetbehindears]

Awesome man. Good job so far

 

[cardiffgiant]

LOL, the cleanup of the basement is almost as impressive as the build. Looks very well planned and quickly executed. Nice work!!

 

[dreaminmel]

+1 w/ the basement. Looks like a reefer's basement now! :thumbsup:

 

[SoBe CowFish]

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Just picked up today my RO/DI system today from ABC pet city. I cant wait to get it all working.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

+1 w/ the basement. Looks like a reefer's basement now! :thumbsup:

usually it goes the other way: reefer destroys perfectly nice basement with sump and fish crap!

 

[SoBe CowFish]

I just wanted to share that I did my first water change with my new RO/DI system and water change station. It use to take me and hour to do a water change I cut that down to 5 minutes. :bounce3::bounce2::bounce1:

 

[wetbehindears]

Isnt it a thing of beauty u can now enjoy u tank!

I set up my 110lr tank with a hole in bottom. I turn a vavle and boom 60 g water change w a mag18 in well under 20min thats drain and filled.


Glad to hear ur enjoying ur new properly designed system.

 

[superkat]

i feel the need to get into my basement suddenly.....nice job!

 

[wetbehindears]

Oh yeah forgot alls u need now is a larger sump(s)!