*d2mini's new 200g Reeftastic Build*
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sseaner
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Dennis, thanks for the inspiration to get my mixing station in order. My old system is 7 years old and while it did a good job it was a poor utilization of space. I was able to knock out the new mixing station in one day. I leak checked it and did a test run. All is good. I am just waiting for the RODI tank to fill and its mix time!:bounce1:
This was my old system. I use the Spectrapure Litre Meter pumps to do a 1 gallon a day water change on my current system. I will be bumping that up on the new build.
Credit goes to Dennis;
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This was my old system. I use the Spectrapure Litre Meter pumps to do a 1 gallon a day water change on my current system. I will be bumping that up on the new build.
Credit goes to Dennis;
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d2mini
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Hey, your garage looks just like mine too!
If your wife looks like mine, I'm getting a restraining order.
Looks great. Glad I could help.
On another note... I'm changing direction and now I am NOT going to do the foam rock wall. Questions have come up in regards to the long term effects of the foam, and due to lack of long term data I have decided it's not worth taking the chance. I want this tank to be around for a long time with as little issues as possible and I'm just not comfortable having anything foreign in the tank. Especially not in that quantity and that permanent.
Too be continued....
If your wife looks like mine, I'm getting a restraining order.
Looks great. Glad I could help.
On another note... I'm changing direction and now I am NOT going to do the foam rock wall. Questions have come up in regards to the long term effects of the foam, and due to lack of long term data I have decided it's not worth taking the chance. I want this tank to be around for a long time with as little issues as possible and I'm just not comfortable having anything foreign in the tank. Especially not in that quantity and that permanent.
Too be continued....
shaggss
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On another note... I'm changing direction and now I am NOT going to do the foam rock wall. Questions have come up in regards to the long term effects of the foam, and due to lack of long term data I have decided it's not worth taking the chance. I want this tank to be around for a long time with as little issues as possible and I'm just not comfortable having anything foreign in the tank. Especially not in that quantity and that permanent.
Too be continued....
yeah! :celeb3::celeb1::beer::celeb3:
d2mini
Premium Member
Yup! So all i need to do is finish the return plumbing and then it's GO TIME!
Well, at least it gets wet and we start the testing phase. :fun4:
Hey Dennis,
Loved your cube built and your attention to detail. You seem to have great taste in everything. One thing I don't quite understand, why did you give up on the cube? Esthetically it was more modern and fitting to your modern home. Is your new home different style that warrants a 'normal' looking tank? I'm sure it's going to be spectacular when you're done with the new build, but that rimless cube.... man that was unbelievably gorgeous. :inlove:
Loved your cube built and your attention to detail. You seem to have great taste in everything.
One thing I don't quite understand, why did you give up on the cube? Esthetically it was more modern and fitting to your modern home. Is your new home different style that warrants a 'normal' looking tank? I'm sure it's going to be spectacular when you're done with the new build, but that rimless cube.... man that was unbelievably gorgeous. :inlove:
d2mini
Premium Member
Thanks, NeOeN.
Ya, it was tough to let go of that cube. Obviously it was only torn down due to the move.
But you are correct, I designed that cube to stylistically, visually and functionally fit the space. Our house was a 1960's modern ranch, built close to the city, that we gutted and brought its "modern" design into the 21st century. The clean look of the stand was inspired by our kitchen cabinets and backsplash as seen in the pics in my build thread. So as cool as it was, IMHO it just wasn't going to fit the style of our new house which is out in the country and is a modern day "cookie cutter" home built by Trendmaker Homes. On top of that, it wasn't going to really physically fit anywhere in the new house due to it's cube shape, without looking like it was forced or in the way.
The good thing of course is that I get to work on a new build, AND I get the space for a fish room which I always wanted. I'm taking the same considerations with this build, making sure that the tank aesthetically fits the space. It's going to cost me a small fortune to have the cabinetry built around it... got my quote this week. Yikes! It will equal the cost of the tank, support stand and 4 radions put together! But it's important to me that when you walk in the house it looks like it was meant to be there.
Ya, it was tough to let go of that cube. Obviously it was only torn down due to the move.
But you are correct, I designed that cube to stylistically, visually and functionally fit the space. Our house was a 1960's modern ranch, built close to the city, that we gutted and brought its "modern" design into the 21st century. The clean look of the stand was inspired by our kitchen cabinets and backsplash as seen in the pics in my build thread. So as cool as it was, IMHO it just wasn't going to fit the style of our new house which is out in the country and is a modern day "cookie cutter" home built by Trendmaker Homes. On top of that, it wasn't going to really physically fit anywhere in the new house due to it's cube shape, without looking like it was forced or in the way.
The good thing of course is that I get to work on a new build, AND I get the space for a fish room which I always wanted. I'm taking the same considerations with this build, making sure that the tank aesthetically fits the space. It's going to cost me a small fortune to have the cabinetry built around it... got my quote this week. Yikes! It will equal the cost of the tank, support stand and 4 radions put together! But it's important to me that when you walk in the house it looks like it was meant to be there.
Chrisrush
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Hey Dennis,
It's amazing how much money good cabinetry is, isn't it?
I have a question and since your thread gets more hits than mine, I figured if you can't answer my question, then perhaps one of your followers can.
I have a very similar water change setup to you, with the FW on top and the SW in the middle.
The problem is that in order to get the SW into the container, I need to utilize some sort of hose. Right now I have been using this:
Left pipe that runs into the container.
But it doesn't drain well and dry salt won't work very well, which means that I need to add water to the salt and that makes a mess.
Got any ideas?
It's amazing how much money good cabinetry is, isn't it?
I have a question and since your thread gets more hits than mine, I figured if you can't answer my question, then perhaps one of your followers can.
I have a very similar water change setup to you, with the FW on top and the SW in the middle.
The problem is that in order to get the SW into the container, I need to utilize some sort of hose. Right now I have been using this:
Left pipe that runs into the container.
But it doesn't drain well and dry salt won't work very well, which means that I need to add water to the salt and that makes a mess.
Got any ideas?
d2mini
Premium Member
Do you mean you need to get your salt mix into the container?
Why not just drill another hole in the top/front of that tank, install a bulkhead, and if you need to you can attach that funnel. At least having the hole up front would mean you would hardly need any pipe. Most of the salt should drop right in.
Why not just drill another hole in the top/front of that tank, install a bulkhead, and if you need to you can attach that funnel. At least having the hole up front would mean you would hardly need any pipe. Most of the salt should drop right in.
Chrisrush
New member
Yup, I need to add salt to the bottom container.
That's not a bad idea. I have a 1" uni-seal that would work pretty well, then I could run a short piece of 1" PVC from under the funnel into the container.
I'd like to figure out a way to take a pre-measured amount of salt and pull the bottom out of the vessel, like a trap door, that way it is all contained into the SW mixing container.
d2mini
Premium Member
MORE PROGRESS!
Plumbing is done! Tank is filled! System is running!
Well, for small periods at a time while testing.
My Reeflo Barracuda return pump is mega powerful. Running only the tank, the output valve is closed down to probably 25% at the most. Once I get the chiller plumbed in, that will let me open it to around 50%. And then once I start up the reactors, that will use up a little more. But I still may need to downgrade the pump. But the sump is plumbed for 1.5" out to the pump so I need a pump with 1.5" inlet. I was looking at some of the smaller Reeflo pumps but they have a 2" inlet.
Anyhoo... still lots of work to do but here's some pics of how it looks now!
Plumbing is done! Tank is filled! System is running!
Well, for small periods at a time while testing.
My Reeflo Barracuda return pump is mega powerful. Running only the tank, the output valve is closed down to probably 25% at the most. Once I get the chiller plumbed in, that will let me open it to around 50%. And then once I start up the reactors, that will use up a little more. But I still may need to downgrade the pump. But the sump is plumbed for 1.5" out to the pump so I need a pump with 1.5" inlet. I was looking at some of the smaller Reeflo pumps but they have a 2" inlet.
Anyhoo... still lots of work to do but here's some pics of how it looks now!
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