(First Reef Tank Ever) **** 600gal Display **** 1300gal System

[cbui2]

getting ready to place main sump, i have 3/4" plywood then sump. will this be ok. also ran chiller plumbing.
here are the plans for 3 tanks, does this sound about right

1st. tank top---fuge will overflows to frag and main tank, and return from main sump
2nd. tank middle---frag will overflow to main sump, and return from main sump
3rd. tank bottom---display tank overflow to water change sump then overflow to main sump
4th. will this be good idea---display tank overflow to skimmer then back to main sump
5th. pump from main sump will also feed fluidized reactor then back to main sump

drilling holes in glass tank..what will be good ideas for overflow for 3 tank since i dont have overflow boxes built in them.
should overflow for fuge be drilled from the bottom or drilled them in the back 90 deg up where's water overflow into, needed to do both frag and fuge tank, thanks..hope this is all correct how water flows

 

[TIMMYE]

Nice looking tank, and a beautiful blue & white Pit or is it an AmStaff? Got to love your bullie breeds!!

 

[cbui2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9583069#post9583069 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TIMMYE
Nice looking tank, and a beautiful blue & white Pit or is it an AmStaff? Got to love your bullie breeds!!

thanks, she's 100% razorsedge and blue also pregnant now

 

[fe342185]

Great setup so far. Good Luck.

Just a tip - You may want to put a bleeder valve just below each OM 4-way. i have an OM 4-way that occasionally needs cleaning due to sand stirred up by fish. it causes the drums to get friction and ends up operating loudly. The valve will allow you to clear the water in the pipes before taking it apart.

 

[rppvt]

MAN! I wish I'd thought of THAT before I put together my 4-way.

 

[bbehring]

boy same here! When I need to take down, I'll retro that in. What type of bleeder valve did you use fe342185?

 

[bbehring]

Bump

 

[cbui2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9584236#post9584236 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fe342185
Great setup so far. Good Luck.

Just a tip - You may want to put a bleeder valve just below each OM 4-way. I have an OM 4-way that occasionally needs cleaning due to sand stirred up by fish. it causes the drums to get friction and ends up operating loudly. The valve will allow you to clear the water in the pipes before taking it apart.

thanks, could you take some pics of your and post them that would be nice, I like to see how yours is done. I want to make sure all the water testing is ok and fine tune everything before I attempt to even add sand or rocks...since this is my first reef setup, I want to make sure all details and not miss out on anything at all, so every little helpful tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

[bosworth]

Just trying to get an idea of what it takes to set up a system like this. I took a quick moment and added up your equipment list you have posted so far and are we looking at roughly$30K so far?

 

[fe342185]

PIC

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Look just above the faucet and you will see a valve that drains into the sink. When I need to clean the pump or 4-way I usually put in a bucket in the sink to empty the pipe water into so I can recycle it. I close the 1.5" valve that goes into the CL pump, raise one of the 4-way outputs out of the water to allow air in, and open then open the bleeder valve located between the intake of the pump and the 1.5" valve mentioned before.

Note: If I do not add air in the pipes by raising one of the outputs out of the water then the pipes empty out very slowly due to the vacuum created inside the pipes. Similar to turning a 2 litre coke bottle upside down without poking a hole on the bottom.


Long story short: The best place to put a bleeder valve is at the lowest point of the piping for a gravity drain. Valves are great but the water inside the pipes can cause a mess during maintenance. It looks like if you try to clean the 4-way or the CL pump you may end up soaking the pump.

I hope this helps.

RD

 

[jnarowe]

Wow...that's a lot of holes in the back of that tank! Just an FYI, the gasket must go next to the female end (flange) of a BH or water will travel along the threads and leak through the nut.

Nice progress!

 

[bbrantley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9591629#post9591629 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
Wow...that's a lot of holes in the back of that tank! Just an FYI, the gasket must go next to the female end (flange) of a BH or water will travel along the threads and leak through the nut.

You're right, and what I said before was misleading at best. The gasket must go on the flange side of the BH, but the BH can be installed in either direction through any given hole. Whichever way is more convenient is okay.

Ben

 

[Bebo77]

the aquarium company.. oh man good luck with that.. they dont have anyidea what they are doing... . check out how they screwed me over....

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=678050



good luck to you though.. the rest of your set up is 1st class

 

[jnarowe]

Yeah Ben, I know you know it...just a mis-write!

 

[cbui2]

I have left the water sitting in the tank for week now and no drips, these are hayward sch 80 and gasket is thick very thick, leaving for another week..hopefully its good if not I will removed it and installed it again....also my water line has some residue what's the best cleaner out there. I will start drilling holes in all my glass tanks tomorrow than work my way back to main sump...thanks all

 

[cbui2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9588569#post9588569 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bosworth
Just trying to get an idea of what it takes to set up a system like this. I took a quick moment and added up your equipment list you have posted so far and are we looking at roughly$30K so far?

nobody says this hobby was cheap, i did better playing on my
nintendo wii, lol. since we are in the future now nothing cheap anymore with all the high tech equipments.. i hate to see my bill when live stock comes in or better yet sand & rocks alone..:eek2: :eek1: :lol:

 

[jnarowe]

Haywards are good and if you had them mounted wrong, you would know it by now.

 

[cbui2]

yes gasket is mounted on outside, nut inside not even a drip for past week now, but I will leave on for another to see. another reason why I didn't use economy bulks, i can screw these baby on tight with gasket mounted wrong and no tear on gasket whatsoever. these are really heavy duty

 

[jnarowe]

just make sure you don't thread them on too tight. That can cause problems which I learned the hard way!

 

[Travis]

I use Hayward Sch 80's too. Best bulkhead I've ever layed hands on. But I prefer to have the gasket on the inside and the nut and flange on the outside. I believe that is officially the "correct" way to mount the bulkhead. But I have mounted them the other way in tight situations and never had a problem. I also agree that you never want to overtighten the nut. I like to hand tighten and then use a channel loc just to turn it another 1/16 of a turn.