Holy reefer!!!! Dd 250 custom

[TheFishMan65]

Great read stumbled across a link to it. I would have read it much earlier, but finding things you don't know about is really hard

When you have a moment can you post a picture of your sediment trap (I think that is what you called it).

Thanks

 

[teesquare]

This is what the deiment traps started out like. There were thre "weirs" - or "ribs"

Removing one of the "ribs" in the sump. I don't know the history of this sump or the original design intent, (- I got it used for a song - $250!) so -I broke out the Bosch flush cut saw......

And it does a great job !

 

[JRF]

Yo Dude !! We need to see some FTS ( and thats not a disease ) !!

 

[teesquare]

Mike (prop-frags: - Man! I just NOW see that you posted here for me to get some up dates WAAAAYYY back on 4/24 - I never got a notification! That has happened a few times - not sure why - my apologies....\

Fishman - will tak e pics of the finished weirs an post in a few minutes.

JRF - Will get you some FTS shortly.... lol2:Funky Town Show?, Full Toilet Syndrom?, Friday-Til - Saturday? Frag That Scoly?)

T

 

[JRF]

Thanks but no thanks, I had Full Toilet Syndrome just last week !!

 

[TheFishMan65]

Actually that pictures help quite a bit. I was trying to find something in other pictures in the tank before the over flow. I was also having trouble understanding how one fish made it down the drain but you caught him in the sediment trap. That is what happens when you try and read the whole thread at one time - some of the detail get lost. And it wasn't that long, maybe I am just getting old :wavehand:

 

[teesquare]

Here is the "in-fill" plate after I installed it in the first rib. I drilled and tapped the holed int eh rib, then drilled slightly larger holes in the polypro. Then siliconed, and screwed the infill plate in place. The way this is set up is that te water enters the first bay of the weir from the overflow pipes, then must flo under it ( there is a 2" gap at teh bottom you cannot see in the pic) then it mus flow up and over the next one to the main sump. This traps a lot of debris, as you may see in one of the shots

 

[teesquare]

Shot from the otehr side of the plate

 

[teesquare]

Better shot

 

[teesquare]

I played witht heis skimmer for 2 months on my system....just SO much overkilll, I took it back off. Watch for it on the For Sale part of the forum

 

[teesquare]

And...this is the one i am currnetly using. 2 Becketts. Does a great job. Driving it with an Iwaki 70

 

[teesquare]

For JRF

 

[teesquare]

 

[teesquare]

And....Ellie Mae...the Dog Fish!!!!:lol2:

 

[weirze]

Everthing looks good, very clean and you skimmers look...... unique never seen anything like them before

 

[teesquare]

Thanks weirze!
I have tried to design this system with flow enough to prevent detrius from settling in the tank - as little as possible. I think that has helped to prevent much of any unwanted algaes.

The skimmers are MRC ( My Reef Creations) brand. The smaller one uses 2 Becketts. The large black trimmed one uses 4 Becketts. It required a Reeflo Hammerhead to drive it well.

T

 

[JRF]

WOw! Looking great T !! Seems like Neo Zeo is doing well, and of course your expert aquarist skills !!!

 

[cjtice]

Looks great Tee!!! I think that I recognize a few of those frags/corals... Now I just need to make time to come see it again, real soon!

Chris

 

[Padrino]

yeah T looks awesome!
Can't wait to see more

 

[teesquare]

Thanks guys!

Will try to do a better job of posting up-dates, and hoefully - get the new light lift installed soon. Big Al is going to help me get teh Profilux going soon as well, so will have some pic sof that too.

T