Holyreefer 210 Rebuilt

[Holyreefer]

Hello ReefCentral its been a while!
Ive had a lot going on lately and had to take my tank down in October of 2011 to move the day after Thanksgiving 2011 to a new city, but my tank had only gotten setup that 3 months prior to that.

So here i go
This is my current tank EMPTY!

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[Holyreefer]

Heres a run down on my current equipment
Baracuda Return pump on a wavysea 3600 will also plump the JBJ Arctica Titanium DBM-250 1/3HP Chiller

Extreme 300 extreme skimmer with new BUBBLE BLASTER HY-5000S (Came today)
Geo Reactor (gfo/Carbon)
DIY Sulfur Denitrator (Originally made by djfrankie) http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1288082
5 KORALIA MAGNUM 8 (3250 GPH)
1 Tunze 6060 Pump
For reflectors i have 3 Hamilton Cozumels made by Hamilton inside of a DIY Canopy
Si-AM Ocean Kalk Reactor which will be on a constant drip by a Aqualifter Pump
My Auto Topoff will be ran by Tunze & Reef Fanatic
3 250 Watt 20k Radium Bulbs

Pics to follow very soon

 

[allsps40]

Sounds good I will be following.

 

[Pallobi]

Same here :beer:

 

[Holyreefer]

Allsps40 & Pallobi WELCOME ABOARD

 

[Holyreefer]

Here are some more pics of some of the equipment i have

and a full tank shot of the tank on the stand

I had to remove one of the middle studs on my tank stand (i put it back) so that my 40 gallon breeder tank could get in its spot to hold my skimmer and it will also work as my sump area

I also forgot to mention that im using the AQUACONTROLLER 3 with a old version of the aquanotes but hey it works for what i need it to

I have not been able to decide on how i want to plumb my chiller i was thinking since i have both of my "True return holes" plugged i could have it gravity feed to the chiller but im not sure that would work?
Can anyone advise me on this?

If im able to gravity feed it ill just hookup one side of the overflow to the other

My only other option is to tee it off of my return pump with a ball value slow it down as the maximum gph i want through my chiller is 1000

 

[Holyreefer]

Here is a pic of how i have the overflow setup now just plugged but if i could do the chiller in one way and out the other overflow that would be great. Not sure your able to see it as well if not i can try to take another shot just let me know

 

[Holyreefer]

I have not been able to decide on how i want to plumb my chiller i was thinking since i have both of my "True return holes" plugged i could have it gravity feed to the chiller but im not sure that would work?
Can anyone advise me on this?

 

[Holyreefer]

nobody can answer?

 

[FF337]

I have the same Chiller. I personally run pump to Chiller Chiller to tank. My next build I might utilize a smaller pump to run solely for the Chiller to increase contact time with the coils. Still within the rated gph but on the lower side. Gravity feeding sounds like a great idea but what if your pumping faster than your Chiller will drain you might have a mess.

Also what if a snail climbs in to your drain line and gets clogged in the Chiller? If you have an automatic top off you might pump the entire reservoir into your main tank. Salinity will drop and water level may overflow your display.

one drain line through the Chiller and one drain line to the sump might prevent this.

 

[FF337]

I also use fans one in my canopy and one in my sump. My Chiller on comes on for approximately 30 minutes per day. My apex cuts them on at 79.5* my Chiller comes on at 81.5* in our ga heat so far it doesn't run much. My power bill is 80 dollars lower this past month than it was last year. Chiller was set to 79.5 then.

 

[Holyreefer]

I have the same Chiller. I personally run pump to Chiller Chiller to tank. My next build I might utilize a smaller pump to run solely for the Chiller to increase contact time with the coils. Still within the rated gph but on the lower side. Gravity feeding sounds like a great idea but what if your pumping faster than your Chiller will drain you might have a mess.

Also what if a snail climbs in to your drain line and gets clogged in the Chiller? If you have an automatic top off you might pump the entire reservoir into your main tank. Salinity will drop and water level may overflow your display.

one drain line through the Chiller and one drain line to the sump might prevent this.
I also use fans one in my canopy and one in my sump. My Chiller on comes on for approximately 30 minutes per day. My apex cuts them on at 79.5* my Chiller comes on at 81.5* in our ga heat so far it doesn't run much. My power bill is 80 dollars lower this past month than it was last year. Chiller was set to 79.5 then.

Good point about the snails or crabs i never even thought about my overflow possibly clogging up.
Ok seeing you also run the Apex and this chiller
Do you have the chiller connected to your apex or do you just run it telling it to come on at 79.5?

 

[Holyreefer]

I have the same Chiller. I personally run pump to Chiller Chiller to tank. My next build I might utilize a smaller pump to run solely for the Chiller to increase contact time with the coils. Still within the rated gph but on the lower side. Gravity feeding sounds like a great idea but what if your pumping faster than your Chiller will drain you might have a mess.

Also what if a snail climbs in to your drain line and gets clogged in the Chiller? If you have an automatic top off you might pump the entire reservoir into your main tank. Salinity will drop and water level may overflow your display.

one drain line through the Chiller and one drain line to the sump might prevent this.
I also use fans one in my canopy and one in my sump. My Chiller on comes on for approximately 30 minutes per day. My apex cuts them on at 79.5* my Chiller comes on at 81.5* in our ga heat so far it doesn't run much. My power bill is 80 dollars lower this past month than it was last year. Chiller was set to 79.5 then.

Thanks for your input

Good point about the snails or crabs i never even thought about my overflow possibly clogging up.
Ok seeing you also run the Apex and this chiller
Do you have the chiller connected to your apex or do you just run it telling it to come on at 79.5?

30 mins a day AT BAD AT ALL! WOW! im hoping for the same (not real high temps)

i ALSO have done some more updating i was waiting until someone answered my question about the plumbing as its my next step.

 

[FF337]

I run the Chiller on the apex. I notice a .5 degree difference from the apex probe and the Chiller lcd display. The apex reads slightly lower.

 

[Holyreefer]

I was considering hooking up my chiller to my Aquacontroller 3 but just didn't know if i needed to but im going too. So after a couple of days more updates!


Here are the pics
My diy canopy i put together to house my MHs

 

[Holyreefer]

Heres a full tank shot with the lights and canopy on looks pretty nice i must say so myself LOL

I really like the head space i have created to be able to get in and out of the tank without getting burned by the light fixture...

Heres a pic of one of the canopy doors open
I haven't added a fan as i left the back of the canopy full open but i have a feeling ill be placing a pc fan to move air around as i know it will be hot inside of the canopy regardless of the back being open

 

[Holyreefer]

Underneath the tank i placed a rubber roll of flooring so that my carpet doesn't get too ruined with misc water being spilled every now and then

 

[Holyreefer]

i ended up getting these from poorboy aquatics but because they didn't fit around the edge of my 40 gallon breeder i came up with this to hold my drip lines

I took the spare holder& plastic screws from my wavysea and placed it high up on the edge of the overflow box

 

[Holyreefer]

Thursday ill do the setup for the plumbing and Friday ill be doing a west run to check for any leaks

 

[jdm1114]

update please, how is the skimmer doing. I was thinking about doing the same thing to my 300 extreme skimmer