In-Wall 180 Project

Yep I know it when I got home my shrimp were dead all the fish looked like they were going to die (two of them did) but the rest came back to life. I have a cucumber that pushed his guts out and I don't understand but it is still alive somehow. But now I have an ick problem to take care of and I think things are getting better. I just am not taking that chance again. Maybe I am wrong but we will just have to see. I am guessing that the power was off somewhere between 7 and 10 hours. Maybe having them on two different gfci's will be a better setup I don't know I am not an electrician either if someone out there reads this please let me know.
 
mako56 said:
Yep I know it when I got home my shrimp were dead all the fish looked like they were going to die (two of them did) but the rest came back to life. I have a cucumber that pushed his guts out and I don't understand but it is still alive somehow. But now I have an ick problem to take care of and I think things are getting better. I just am not taking that chance again. Maybe I am wrong but we will just have to see. I am guessing that the power was off somewhere between 7 and 10 hours. Maybe having them on two different gfci's will be a better setup I don't know I am not an electrician either if someone out there reads this please let me know.
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Thats a very good point! I could pull the GFCI's from where the power comes in and replace those with hard wired receptacles, then put a gfci on maybe the return pump and skimmer, leaving the closed loops plugged into an always on outlet. hmmm....

Nexdog: The Panworld is very quiet compared to my other pumps. It's about the same as the Iwaki's. Considering it replaced a GenX PCX 40 that sounded like a dying freight train, I'm completely and absolutely satisfied with it! :D
 
i am new to this site and am thinking about going to sw and reefs but this thread has given me a lot of ideas and information on how to complete them. jarhead you have a great setup there.
 
Thanks jarhead. I'm going to get 100PS or maybe just the 50. I thought about 2 CL's like you but I think I'm going to go with one Sequence Hammerhead on an OM 4-Way.

BTW, you have Iwaki's on both your CL's? How much flow do they pump? Ah, one other thing, what do you have powering your skimmer? I know it's been covered so forgive me. :D
 
jasert39

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I've always wanted to do that
 
Your moving that tank by yourself reminds me of the old adage, "Where there is a will, there is a way".
It`s really great to see a thread where someone has the courage to do everything themself. *With the exception of the helper :D*
430051.jpgKid`s

Kid`s are the cutest at that age I think ;) I`m sure he helped make sure the screws were all the way flush LOL.

Looking great so far :thumbsup:
Tagging along to see your updates.

:beachbum:
 
:D

Thanks Knyght!

I'll try to get some new pics soon. The camera doesnt seem to like to shoot throught the glass, so I cant show you my new SPS with any decent clarity. I gotta figure out how to use the thing I guess.

Two fish added, two fish dead. The BiColor Angel was from a pet store in Fontana (NEVER BUY FISH FROM THERE. THEY ARE ALL SICK!!!), a beautiful Foxface from Coral Oasis. And one chromis jumped, not sure why. They are negligible though cause they are so cheap.

Parameters are all stable, calcium at 390 last Monday, will check again tonight. No nitrates, no ammonia, PH is about 8.6 last check (Monday). Diatom outbreak came and went. Only trace algae now. 20 snails shipped from an RCer never made it. Postal Carriers in Fontana are all apparently on crack I think. I'm sure they are dead now. He shipped Monday, it's Friday evening. :rolleyes:

STILL NEED MORE ROCK!! :mad2: Trying to not use the CC's for anything else though. They are up against the wall! :eek2:

Hopefully, I'll be able to grab another 45 pounds from Reeferrocks.com soon. Best base rock I've EVER seen, but $119 I dont want to put on the CC's now.
 
Haven't had any luck with Bicolour Angels either. I just think they are difficult to aclimatise. I've tried twice and failed twice. :(

By the way, no pics for a while so you know got this coming. :D

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Skipper should add it as a smilie. :D
 
Ok,

A few pictures. Actually, turned out better than I thought. I'll get closer pics as I figure this camera out.

Tank with one of the new SPS:
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Shot inside the closet showing my new topoff setup. The 18gal rubbermaid has a Kent Float valve in it and about 1/2" of pickling lime on the bottom. I stir it once per day. The float valve is fed by the white RO tube. RO unit is in the garage. There is a clear air tube leading to a pump that is actuated by a float switch in the sump.

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So you have 2 float valves on the top-off system, right? One in the sump that tells the top-off container when to dump in water and one in the container (like you said) that controls RO water?

I'm interested to see how the float valves controls the RO water flow as this is one thing I can't image in my head. Want to help me out on that? :)
 
Actually, one float valve in the container, and one float switch in the sump.

The Kent Float Valve in the container is completely mechanical. Shuts off water when the float rises to the appropriate level.

The Float SWITCH is electric. When it detects a lower water level, it actuates a pump that pumps water out of the container and into the sump.

Kent Float Switch:
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=KM1675
 
NexDog said:
Haven't had any luck with Bicolour Angels either. I just think they are difficult to aclimatise. I've tried twice and failed twice. :(

By the way, no pics for a while so you know got this coming. :D

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Skipper should add it as a smilie. :D
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You need to post this as a vote!!! It is awesome and will drive the point home. Jarhead does awesome by us with his pics though! :bounce2: :bounce3: :dance: :beer:
 
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