Jeremy's 250g build - Take II
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...... Or maybe not......
JT Great thread. I read the whole thing today. When you where talking about your daughter my heart sunk. I have 2 kids myself. They are your world. I am glad things worked out. I sent you a PM about your BK skimmer today. Did you sell it? If so I am interested in it. Keep up the great work.
Nick
Nick
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12953547#post12953547 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by petes97
That makes the mess under my 92g look super sweet!
I have yet to even start on any of the electrical, so at least my mess is only temporary!
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No sweat Nick, but it didn't last long.
Thanks for stopping by and the kind words.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12954080#post12954080 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rafael13
you got pictures up, already?
Just a couple of quick shots right after you left.
Thanks again for the help getting that beast onto the tank.
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A few more pics. Here's a shot with the hood raised. Notice the front VHO is mounted to the front so that it swings up and out of the way when the canopy is opened. I want to get some of that spring coiled wire to use.
A couple of coral shots. It's been awhile since I've taken any and my skills are completely rusty. Just deleted 2/3 of them.
A couple of coral shots. It's been awhile since I've taken any and my skills are completely rusty. Just deleted 2/3 of them.
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Thanks Chris, things are coming along nicely.
I've still got about 40 acros to dip and transfer over, then it's time to actually place everything. I've decided to leave most things attached to the frag plugs for now, for ease of transfer later, and am using putty primarily to hold things in place. I'm not sure if most of the zoas, acans and challices will get moved off of the frag stations, or if I'll just leave them there for now. A decision for another day.
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The reflector itself is 15"x15". If you add the extra length for the socket bracket, it's 15"x18".
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:lol: You'll need to do that just a wee bit more if you plan on catching up to GSMguy!
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Well, I had a not so fun day today. While working at home, I had a couple of people come over to pick up a few things that I was selling, and in between visitors, the breaker tripped on the tank. As things were just thrown up so that I could get the corals moved over, I had not spent much time dealing with the electrical. As I have now discovered, the garage circuit is on the same line as the one behind the tank. Lets see, 7 250w halides(not all were on at least), 2 chillers, many pumps, etc.....You get the idea. What alerted me was my 6 year old daughter yelling about the water all over the floor 20 ft from the tank. All told, about 30g of water all over the wood floor and soaking the area rug. Luckily my wife and I were both home and scrambled to get the towels, move the furniture, drag the now 200lb rug outside to dry, and mop up. What a mess!!!!
What caused it? Well, as you can tell from above, it was only a matter of time. I knew of a couple of weakness' that were going to get taken care of, just hadn't had the time. I guess I made time today. First, 2 of the sump return lines were too deep in the tank, so the siphon continued about 3" deeper into the tank than it should have. Most of this the sump could have handled, but not all. This has now been rectified.
Next, the temp line that will go to the main chiller in the garage is just temporarily set into the 55g fuge so the system can still function until the chiller is put into it's final place. This would have happened sooner, but I discovered that when I set up the 125g holding tank, it and it's plumbing prevented me from removing the chiller. As soon as all of the corals were moved, the chiller would go up and this temp line would go away. As it was, the temp line sits 2/3 of the way down into the 55g. Power goes out, and 30g or so gets back siphoned into the sump. This is the water that was now on my floor. As I still can't move the chiller, this was rectified by using a clamp to hold the temp line just below the water level, preventing a similar occurance.
So, other than the floor getting wet, the only other damage was to the wavebox driver, which I believe will be fine once it dries out, and unknown damage to my Profilux controller. As I had not hooked it up yet, I don't know if there is any damage, but figured I wouldn't plug it in for a few days to test.
As for the final problem in this drama, the problem that actually caused this mess, I have only put a band aid on it for now. I do have a dedicated 20a line in the garage that I have just run an extention cord to until I can get it sorted out this weekend. The (now only 3) halides are on that line. There is also another circuit in the garage, again accessed temporarily via extension cord, that is running the skimmer and CL pump, as well as the line behind the tank that is handling the balance. I had intended to have another dedicated 20a line run to the tank, but the person that was going to help with that has been preoccupied, so it has yet to get done. This weekend will be electrical/wiring time.
What caused it? Well, as you can tell from above, it was only a matter of time. I knew of a couple of weakness' that were going to get taken care of, just hadn't had the time. I guess I made time today. First, 2 of the sump return lines were too deep in the tank, so the siphon continued about 3" deeper into the tank than it should have. Most of this the sump could have handled, but not all. This has now been rectified.
Next, the temp line that will go to the main chiller in the garage is just temporarily set into the 55g fuge so the system can still function until the chiller is put into it's final place. This would have happened sooner, but I discovered that when I set up the 125g holding tank, it and it's plumbing prevented me from removing the chiller. As soon as all of the corals were moved, the chiller would go up and this temp line would go away. As it was, the temp line sits 2/3 of the way down into the 55g. Power goes out, and 30g or so gets back siphoned into the sump. This is the water that was now on my floor. As I still can't move the chiller, this was rectified by using a clamp to hold the temp line just below the water level, preventing a similar occurance.
So, other than the floor getting wet, the only other damage was to the wavebox driver, which I believe will be fine once it dries out, and unknown damage to my Profilux controller. As I had not hooked it up yet, I don't know if there is any damage, but figured I wouldn't plug it in for a few days to test.
As for the final problem in this drama, the problem that actually caused this mess, I have only put a band aid on it for now. I do have a dedicated 20a line in the garage that I have just run an extention cord to until I can get it sorted out this weekend. The (now only 3) halides are on that line. There is also another circuit in the garage, again accessed temporarily via extension cord, that is running the skimmer and CL pump, as well as the line behind the tank that is handling the balance. I had intended to have another dedicated 20a line run to the tank, but the person that was going to help with that has been preoccupied, so it has yet to get done. This weekend will be electrical/wiring time.
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Now, as fate would have it, just as I'm finishing the clean up job, I get a call from Mark, who, as some of you know, is a very good friend of mine. What's the first thing he says to me? I'm standing in a pool of water and getting electrocuted! Apparently he also had a massive flood at his house due to his reef tank.
My response? Could hardly stop laughing. Not because it was funny per se, just ironic.
So, any other tank related disasters out there today?
My response? Could hardly stop laughing. Not because it was funny per se, just ironic.
So, any other tank related disasters out there today?
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A whopping 5" JJ. Very nice as it leaves lots of room to access the tank. If you're every in the area, swing on by and check them out.
Sorry to hear about the mess. I need to work on double checking my fail safes this weekend when I can concentrate a little more on details.- Status
