aandfsoccr04
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Really nice looking build. I'm envious of all your wood working skills to hang drywall and tile floors and all that stuff. Build is coming along great! Can't wait to see this tank get wet.
Basement Remodel... Ohh & a 320+ Gallon - 96x30x26 In-Wall SPS Tank
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KniLLifer
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As long as you have good air flow/exchange it is normally not an issue in that direct area. An added plus is it keeps gas exchange and cooling with the tank.
I got one of these:
It is a Winix WDH851 50-Pint Dehumidifier with Pump. It uses the same plumbing as rodi fittings so I extended the drain from the pump and do not have to empty it, it just pumps out as it fills.
Works nicely.
Hi guys, again its been a month since my last post but not much is happening in the basement. Anyone with 3 kids can understand that when you have a minute of peace the last thing you want to do is work.
To address some of the humidity control questions posted above; I will be adding a bathroom fan/vent in the fish room. The glass block window directly behind the tank already has provisions for adding an exhaust port. I hear good things about the Panasonic vents and I plan of buying one of them. I also have a de-humidifier in the basement already and may add a second just in the fish room. Time will tell.
Now.. on to the lights. I have been luck enough to meet some people in the Aluminum business and purchased some scrap aluminum extrusion typically used in the automation business. I had envisioned a light rack that would hold my 4 Reefbreeder LED fixtures and the whole assembly be mounted on a garage door track so that it can be moved in and out of the way.
I used (2) 7' extrusions and (2) 2' extrusions to make a rectangular frame. This was the exact dimensions needed to have each LED fixture center over each 24" section over the tank. I mounted aluminum angle brackets to each fixture so that they can slide side to side in the frame.
Finished assembly looks like this:
All 4 lights can be moved side to side with no effort.
I then mounted the whole assembly over the tank on garage door rollers and 8' of garage door rail so that it can be moved out from over the tank to a maintenance position. This allows me clear entry over the tank and easy access to service the lights.
That's all for now. I'll let this one digest with you guys because I have a few more updates. Let me know what you think.
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owenspackman
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now that light rack is awesome, Bosch Extrusion is very cool stuff, it will hold up to anything. Don't know how I missed this thread, but i'm along for the ride now!
MrineLfRlz
Active member
Light rack looks GREAT!
TheKleinReef
New member
that's freaking cool. and i was sitting here thinking just simply raising lights made maintenance easier. lol
modder man
Member
The setup is looking great so far, I am going to have to follow this one. One day I will have a full fish room, and I hope it is half as nice as yours.
dotcommer
Active member
Everything is looking great. I was wondering about your rodi/mixing station. Are you planning on plumbing it into your sump for easy water changes? If so, how are you planning on doing this?
Do you feel 50 Gallon will be enough? I am building my 300 Gallon right now, and building the mixing station. I currently have two 55 Gallon Barrels from my existing station and I am wondering if that will be enough for my build.
Do you feel 50 Gallon will be enough? I am building my 300 Gallon right now, and building the mixing station. I currently have two 55 Gallon Barrels from my existing station and I am wondering if that will be enough for my build.
KniLLifer
Premium Member
LOL, if you cant go up or down you have to think of something else. Thanks for posting.
Thanks to all for following along and all the nice comments.
KniLLifer
Premium Member
I don't plan on plumbing it right into the sump. I have a valve in the center of the 2 tanks that will be used to fill the tank via a hose at water change time.
I plan on doing a 50 Gallon (1 storage tank full) change every 2 weeks [30%/month] so I think I will have plenty of water on hand. Your (2) 55 Gallon drums should be enough as well. Its only at the initial fill of the tank that it would be nice to have 400 Gallon storage capacity... but who has that and why? Thanks for following along.
lemkerailroad1
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very nice set up, I am going to be following this build for sure
especially with the humidity control area
especially with the humidity control area
KniLLifer
Premium Member
LOL... OK... The tank is plumbed and working on the electrical.
I don't have a lot of pictures of the plumbing but a few below.
Keep in mind there are 2 return pumps, plumbed together for redundancy if needed. Pump 1 just returns to the display and Pump 2 feeds the manifold which then feeds the Media reactors and the SRO5000ext.
Lets start with the drain - 1.5" drain splitting into 2 to feed the filter socks / sump:
Then we have the 2 return pumps:
The return line back into the display with a Georg Fischer Wye Check Valve:
The manifold feeding the media reactors and skimmer:
Started on some electrical:
That's as far as I gotten in the last few week.
Thanks for looking.
reef_of_flames
Member
This is going to be one awesome tank! Looks like you're going about everything correctly! Keep up the good work 
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
Amazing. Very organized. Great job.
owenspackman
New member
So neat and organized. Nothing better than clean, neat plumbing!
KniLLifer
Premium Member
Well, time for an update. The electrical is finished as of this weekend. The sand is rinsed and in the tank. Rock went through its Acid bath. It took 8 gallons of Muriatic acid to get 225 lb of Pukani done. I hope it was worth it because it was a lot of work and a little on the extreme things I have ever done. I have to thank my buddy Mike and his wife's patience because without his help the Acid wash and this build wouldn't be where it's at today. THANKS MIKE!
Some pictures.
The comes the Muriatic.
Each batch was soaked for 30+ minutes basically until the reaction stopped. Water to acid ratio was 9:1. I couldn't believe the nasty coming off the rock. Each rock was then dipped in a baking soda dip to neutralize the acid and rinsed with high pressure. The rinse with high pressure is the most important as each rock was covered in this brown film from the acid dip.
I have all the rocks soaking in ro water.
Measured PO4 after 30 min tonight and it's at 0.22 ppm.
We will see what it's at tomorrow afternoon.
That's all for now. I have lots of pictures of the electrical and fish room. I don't want to post a whole lot because it's hard to capture the progress pic by pic.
Update on the rock in a few days.
Thanks for following along.
Some pictures.
The comes the Muriatic.
Each batch was soaked for 30+ minutes basically until the reaction stopped. Water to acid ratio was 9:1. I couldn't believe the nasty coming off the rock. Each rock was then dipped in a baking soda dip to neutralize the acid and rinsed with high pressure. The rinse with high pressure is the most important as each rock was covered in this brown film from the acid dip.
I have all the rocks soaking in ro water.
Measured PO4 after 30 min tonight and it's at 0.22 ppm.
We will see what it's at tomorrow afternoon.
That's all for now. I have lots of pictures of the electrical and fish room. I don't want to post a whole lot because it's hard to capture the progress pic by pic.
Update on the rock in a few days.
Thanks for following along.
Well, time for an update. The electrical is finished as of this weekend. The sand is rinsed and in the tank. Rock went through its Acid bath. It took 8 gallons of Muriatic acid to get 225 lb of Pukani done. I hope it was worth it because it was a lot of work and a little on the extreme things I have ever done. I have to thank my buddy Mike and his wife's patience because without his help the Acid wash and this build wouldn't be where it's at today. THANKS MIKE!
Some pictures.
The comes the Muriatic.
Each batch was soaked for 30+ minutes basically until the reaction stopped. Water to acid ratio was 9:1. I couldn't believe the nasty coming off the rock. Each rock was then dipped in a baking soda dip to neutralize the acid and rinsed with high pressure. The rinse with high pressure is the most important as each rock was covered in this brown film from the acid dip.
I have all the rocks soaking in ro water.
Measured PO4 after 30 min tonight and it's at 0.22 ppm.
We will see what it's at tomorrow afternoon.
That's all for now. I have lots of pictures of the electrical and fish room. I don't want to post a whole lot because it's hard to capture the progress pic by pic.
Update on the rock in a few days.
Thanks for following along.
I quoted it because it did not show the pictures.
Good work so far! Glad to see it took off a lot of junk!
