jrpdriver's Three-o-Three build
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jrpdriver
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Well, I didn't take too many pictures yet because I havn't cleaned up all the wires and other messes, but here's a few for now.
Pictures of my new skimmer by itself weren't doing it justice, so here is a picture of it next to an Octopus Pro 300
Here it is installed
Here is the plumbing off of the return pump that I redid, I got rid of most of the 45's and 90's and used pvc flex hose, I had the flex hose all along but I was nervous about using it because it didn't fit as tight in the pipe fittings, but after talking to a few people I realized it would be fine so I swapper it out
and here is the probe section all finished
Pictures of my new skimmer by itself weren't doing it justice, so here is a picture of it next to an Octopus Pro 300
Here it is installed
Here is the plumbing off of the return pump that I redid, I got rid of most of the 45's and 90's and used pvc flex hose, I had the flex hose all along but I was nervous about using it because it didn't fit as tight in the pipe fittings, but after talking to a few people I realized it would be fine so I swapper it out
and here is the probe section all finished
jrpdriver
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Got quite a bit more finished this weekend. I got my controller half-way programmed, still waiting on some equipment before I can finish. Got the wires cleaned up, finished the trim on the stand and some other misc stuff
My wife found these great flexible flashlight holders that have a magnet on one end. I cut the part the clips to the flashlight off, rivited the tube to a piece of aluminum and mounted the aluminum to the back of the controller. I can stick the magnets to any part of my stand and I can swivel the contoroller around to make it easier when programing
and here's a shot with the wires all cleaned up
My wife found these great flexible flashlight holders that have a magnet on one end. I cut the part the clips to the flashlight off, rivited the tube to a piece of aluminum and mounted the aluminum to the back of the controller. I can stick the magnets to any part of my stand and I can swivel the contoroller around to make it easier when programing
and here's a shot with the wires all cleaned up
JRaquatics
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Your canopy and stand came out great. I really like the stained wood against the black.
jrpdriver
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Thank you. yes I have had to change probes on my previous systems so it was something I considered, all it takes is clipping a couple of zipties. I originally thought about running all the wires through the grey pvc but that would have been a big hassle when changing probes.
jrpdriver
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I have never had a problem running the probes in-line, but...I have never run a conductivity probe before either. My flow meter showed up the other day, once I got it inline I realized I had the flow into the protein skimmer about half of where it should be, once I turned up the flow all the other probes were still fine but the conductivity probe registered zero. So back to the plumbing, I ended up running a second feed off of the return, one for the skimmer and one for the probes, and since I had the media reactor anyway I put it inline after the probes, in case I ever want to run phosphate remover or a large amount of carbon in an emergency.
Here is a shot of the flow meter and new feed lines
and here is a close up of the flow meter, it uses a little paddle to register flow in gpm
Here is a shot of the flow meter and new feed lines
and here is a close up of the flow meter, it uses a little paddle to register flow in gpm
jrpdriver
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Here's the ball valves for the skimmer and media reactor feed, I'm going to redo this also but this is how it is hooked up for now...I got tired of working on it last night
I got most of the reactor plumbed, I was going to run ball valves like the other reactor but this reactor wasn't built correctly so I had to go without. I put black vinyl around the back of the chambers to keep the light from the refuge out
Here is the media reactor
and here are the silencers I made for the air intakes on the skimmer, nothing fancy just some pvc stuffed with cotton
I got most of the reactor plumbed, I was going to run ball valves like the other reactor but this reactor wasn't built correctly so I had to go without. I put black vinyl around the back of the chambers to keep the light from the refuge out
Here is the media reactor
and here are the silencers I made for the air intakes on the skimmer, nothing fancy just some pvc stuffed with cotton
sober_pollock
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jrpdriver:
Very Nice work.....
Where did you purchase your "Blue White Industries" flow meter?
I have found some items on their website that I'm interested in but can't seem to find anywhere to order them from or get prices.
Very Nice work.....
Where did you purchase your "Blue White Industries" flow meter?
I have found some items on their website that I'm interested in but can't seem to find anywhere to order them from or get prices.
sober_pollock
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Found It.....
It's pulseinstruments.NET.....
Thanks for the lead!
It's pulseinstruments.NET.....
Thanks for the lead!
jrpdriver
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A couple equipment shots, please ignore all the loose wires
This is my ATO system. The bucket is fed from my ro/di in the laundry room, there are two pumps in the bucket. I have my controller set so if the ph is lower than 8.3 the pump that runs through the kalk reactor comes on, if the ph is above 8.3 the pump that pushes fresh water only turns on
This bucket is for magnesium dosing, the aqualifter turns on for a minute, twice a day
This is my ATO system. The bucket is fed from my ro/di in the laundry room, there are two pumps in the bucket. I have my controller set so if the ph is lower than 8.3 the pump that runs through the kalk reactor comes on, if the ph is above 8.3 the pump that pushes fresh water only turns on
This bucket is for magnesium dosing, the aqualifter turns on for a minute, twice a day
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