Kellsindell
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Wow! amazing set up. Everything is looking great.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15240506#post15240506 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lightsluvr
To this:
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The Rubbermaid sump has now been moved closer to the tank, and raised 10" on blocks to facilitate gravity overflow into the acrylic sump's return chamber.
I have to agree with Lytehouse on making things water resistant.
Have you thought about using FRP board behind that Rubbermaid sump?
Our entire room has FRP board to include the ceiling! We honestly think, this was one of the best decision we made when designing the room.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15243012#post15243012 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lytehouse
Sorry to sound a sour note, especially so many in a row....
Things really are looking great and moving along quickly as usual.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15242244#post15242244 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kellsindell
Wow! amazing set up. Everything is looking great.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15245269#post15245269 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
How big is the return section of the glass sump at the water level you anticipate?
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15245908#post15245908 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by peaceinusa
The salt creep - slash guard ideas are dead on. After seeing this room in action and after the tank is in place, now is the time to put up some kind of splash guard to protect your walls (especially since the room was totally rebuilt for this tank).
As for the sumps, plumbing and placement, looks great. I like the idea of the rubber maid sump under the stand. Since this is a new build, new room and you are adding the RO/DI system and storage tanks, this room is going to fill up very fast.
The treadmill may not work out as you expect as the more you add and modify, the less floor space you will have available.
My opinion...drop the treadmill idea for this room as you will be wanting a place to store all the dry goods for the new system and you will be needing shelving to store all the "stuff".
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15246213#post15246213 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
How many gallons per hour does your return pump move? You need to find out how long it will take for it to suck down 10g of water when it initially starts up, well before the tank, the rubbermaid refugium, or the skimmer can begin to add more water back into the sump.
Can the sump hold all the water those three items would drain in a power outage?
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15247295#post15247295 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
The display tank will drain 15g of water for every inch that siphons out. The rubbermaid will probably drain about 10g off its surface. The skimmer may drain about 5g out of its body (pure guesstimate on my part). So your sump has to hold about 30g of extra water, even with working siphon breaks.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15247295#post15247295 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
I realize that I'm not taking into account the head pressure, but that return section looks very small. That sump holds 95g? It looks like a 40g breeder. What are its dimensions?