jrpdriver's Three-o-Three build
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jrpdriver
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Thanks Redds and tanya
Well I had my first major set-back and earned the "Bonehead of the Year Award" I was gluing the return plumbing on top of the tank and I knocked the can of PVC primer off the ledge and into the empty tank, it hit the bottom and splashed all over the front of the tank creating permanent water spots and drip marks becuase pvc primer melts acrylic just as well as it does pvc. After I got done crying and drinking and drinking I went to work. I spent my entire Saturday sanding and buffing rather than all the other things I had planned to get finished, but in the end I got most of the blemishes out and learned a lesson the hard way...why couldn't I have learned that lesson when I had small tanks!
Well I had my first major set-back and earned the "Bonehead of the Year Award" I was gluing the return plumbing on top of the tank and I knocked the can of PVC primer off the ledge and into the empty tank, it hit the bottom and splashed all over the front of the tank creating permanent water spots and drip marks becuase pvc primer melts acrylic just as well as it does pvc. After I got done crying and drinking and drinking I went to work. I spent my entire Saturday sanding and buffing rather than all the other things I had planned to get finished, but in the end I got most of the blemishes out and learned a lesson the hard way...why couldn't I have learned that lesson when I had small tanks!
jrpdriver
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Sunday turned out to be a little less destructive and a little more productive. I finished the major plumbing and had a successful leak test
Helped my buddy Josh finish the wood skin
Here's Josh looking especially proud of his projest, as he should, it came out really clean, thanks again Josh
Helped my buddy Josh finish the wood skin
Here's Josh looking especially proud of his projest, as he should, it came out really clean, thanks again Josh
asonitez
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i would have died if i spilled PVC primer on my tank... in either case...
i just realized that my new 180 or w/e during cleaning I think (maybe it was me or a overzealous mag cleaner and a determined piece of sand) but i got 2 fairly large scratches on my front glass. BUt.. the good part is you can only see them at an angle. and they dissappear with the water in the tank.
i just realized that my new 180 or w/e during cleaning I think (maybe it was me or a overzealous mag cleaner and a determined piece of sand) but i got 2 fairly large scratches on my front glass. BUt.. the good part is you can only see them at an angle. and they dissappear with the water in the tank.
jrpdriver
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going back to the plumbing issue discussed earlier, I posted the question in another forum. Several people commented that in their personal experience 2 45's were less restrictive. However, when I tried the RC head-loss calculator, it showed that a 90 was less restrictive than 2 45's, it was only a few gph difference but supprised me none the less. I guess we will call this issue unresolved for now. We need to find somebody with a digital flow meter that can do some testing.
jrpdriver
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I was thinking about that, the only thing about that scenario is that I wouldn't have the filter sock catching the really large particles, small snails, sand, etc. Not a deal breaker, just need to think on it.
The other idea that I have been tossing around is customizing the skimmer. The skimmer I will be using is a 12" body Euro Reef that has two Eheim 1262 pumps. I was thinking about leaving one pump set-up in the standard recirculating manner and then have the other pump set-up like an in-sump skimmer so it draws water into the skimmer from the sump. This way I wouldn't have to have a feed line into the skimmer and I would still have some of the recirculating benefit.
erics3000
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Do you have baffles in your sump? Not sure if your skimmer will be as efficent if you remove one of the pumps. Is there a reason you have the carbon reactor ahead of the skimmer. Will it trap more poo if it is in front and not on the exhaust side.
I took out my sock but have been thinking about putting it back on except when I am out of town. I would always find a lot of pods in there, but I guess the stuff it trapped was more bennifical. I am just trying to see how it goes with out one. I hope the fuge doesn't get to dirty.
I took out my sock but have been thinking about putting it back on except when I am out of town. I would always find a lot of pods in there, but I guess the stuff it trapped was more bennifical. I am just trying to see how it goes with out one. I hope the fuge doesn't get to dirty.
jrpdriver
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I wouldn't be removing the pump, I would have one as a recirculating-drawing water from the skimmer and and air, then have one set-up to draw water from the sump and feed water and air into the skimmer like standard in-sump skimmers do.
I have baffles in the sump and I was thinking of having the carbon reactor in front of the skimmer so I could feed them both off of the same line. I think I am leaning towards doing away, configuringt he skimmer the way I just explained and having the line off of the return just feed my probes and carbon reactor.
erics3000
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If you haven't checked out this thread it has some good info and ideas. It is getting kind of big but you can get some good ideas. If you click his red house he made a blog with a lot good info and organized it very nicely.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1349443&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
If you haven't checked out this thread it has some good info and ideas. It is getting kind of big but you can get some good ideas. If you click his red house he made a blog with a lot good info and organized it very nicely.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1349443&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
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