Lightsluvr's 340G Upgrade

[Lightsluvr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15312558#post15312558 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bax
If you get back pressure, a good vent on a discharge line is a Y-Tee like one of these two picture here.

My skimmer and all solid return lines drop into the sump out of these to reduce bubbles and alow the drians to vent. Right now I am using 7" socks (as things are still kind of new), but when using 4" socks, I use 4" well screen to hold the socks upright as I have tons of it lying around. When I remember to, I also zip tie the sock to the crook in the Y-Tee so the 4" pipe & socks stay up. But I like your hook thingy too!

I installed the Y-Tees at strategic places - oh my gosh, they are noisy! I heard this gushing sound, and thought I had some type of major leak... looked around the sump - saw nothing. Then placed my hand over the T...and all the noise went away... Bizarre. Not sure how I'm going to silence the noise while keeping the benefit of the Y-Tee. Maybe I'll (literally) "put a sock in it"

Maybe a piece of floss would do it...allow the vent to breath while silencing the waterfall...

LL

 

[Roll221]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15328659#post15328659 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lightsluvr
I installed the Y-Tees at strategic places - oh my gosh, they are noisy! I heard this gushing sound, and thought I had some type of major leak... looked around the sump - saw nothing. Then placed my hand over the T...and all the noise went away... Bizarre. Not sure how I'm going to silence the noise while keeping the benefit of the Y-Tee. Maybe I'll (literally) "put a sock in it"

Maybe a piece of floss would do it...allow the vent to breath while silencing the waterfall...

LL

Try a Durso cap on it (PVC cap with a hole in the top). It did wonders for the noise on my return vent.

Ed

 

[Lightsluvr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15328669#post15328669 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Roll221
Try a Durso cap on it (PVC cap with a hole in the top). It did wonders for the noise on my return vent.

Ed

Doh! Why didn't I think of that? Cheesh, I just finished DIY my three Durso overflows...

Too much going on...yeah, that's the ticket...

Thanks for the tip, Ed.

You need to make a trip to the city sometime to come by and see the "project"...

LL

 

[Dejavu]

Looken good, it great not to have leaks on the first water test.

 

[Lightsluvr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15328696#post15328696 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dejavu
Looken good, it great not to have leaks on the first water test.

Well, I did have that little issue of a crimped O-ring on one of the closed loop double union valves...but in the scheme of possible things that could have gone wrong, that was a minor problem...

Thanks for checking in...

LL

 

[Lightsluvr]

Saltwater progress

Saltwater progress

Both sumps are now filled with a mixture of freshly mixed saltwater and the water change SW...I am circulating the saltwater in both sumps with powerheads.

I just put 60+ gallons of fresh-mix in the DT - that brought the water up to about 4.5" in the display. Gee, only 21" to go!

One more batch of fresh-mix and I will lay down some base rock for the display aquascaping.

I will thoroughly wash two bags on dry sand this evening and place it in the bottom of the Rubbermaid sump as a base for the DSB in there. The rest of the DSB sand will come from the old tanks.

Tomorrow is a vacation day, and I will start to tear down the 120G - moving "used" water over, and carefully pulling LR and coral for temp storage until it can be placed into the aquascape.

When I get the 120G water level low enough, I will move the fish and inverts into the DT. I want to make sure I establish a place for our massive toadstool mushroom which is hosted by our orange ocellaris clowns. We'll give those more passive fish a day to learn their surroundings before adding the larger fish from the 180G.

I need to get rid of as many 120G's bristleworms before making the move. Some of the rock will get a freshwater dip to "thin" the herd of worms...

Comments welcomed!

LL

 

[melev]

Post a picture of your "massive toadstool mushroom." I like that coral.

Arrow crabs and Longnose Hawkfish eat bristleworms.

Did you ever see my post about the two pipes that appeared to be draining into the return zone?

 

[edandsandy]

What are going to do with your seahorse tank???

 

[Lightsluvr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15330710#post15330710 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Post a picture of your "massive toadstool mushroom." I like that coral.

Arrow crabs and Longnose Hawkfish eat bristleworms.

Did you ever see my post about the two pipes that appeared to be draining into the return zone?

I'll post a picture of the toadstool tonight - it was our very first coral - about the size of silver dollar - now when it's happy it swells up to almost a foot across. It's home for a pari of O. clowns and doesn't seem to mind...

I don't recall seeing the post about the pipes in the return zone - but they are there for a reason...one is the emergency standpipe, in case one or more Dursos back up. The other is the skimmer outflow. Both will empty into filter socks...if air bubbles are a problem, I can always move the skimmer outflow into the center chamber...

Saltwater now up to 10" in the DT...making progress. Tomorrow will use water from the old tanks to supplement the fresh water...should be topped off and circulating by this time manana...

LL

 

[melev]

Here's the post. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=15315981#post15315981

I can't wait to see your cute Toadstool.

 

[skiformance]

Re: Saltwater progress

Re: Saltwater progress

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15330495#post15330495 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lightsluvr
Tomorrow is a vacation day, and I will start to tear down the 120G - moving "used" water over, and carefully pulling LR and coral for temp storage until it can be placed into the aquascape.
Comments welcomed!

LL [/B]

my comment, don't scratch that 120 lol! your racing to tear it down while im racing to set it up!!!. just some fyi for foks petsmart is no longer giving free or discounted shipping on sand. i should have jumped soon when your informed us george. i really mean this. i'm very impressed with what you have accomplished in such a short time.

 

[Lightsluvr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15332930#post15332930 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Here's the post. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=15315981#post15315981

I can't wait to see your cute Toadstool.

Yup, I missed that post... I can easily modify that pipe if bubbles manifest... I would prefer filter socks on all the outlet pipes...

Here is a photo of the toadstool - she is not out fully tonight.
When she's fully expanded, she squishes up against the glass on both sides... The clowns allow that Bangaii cardinal to host in there when they are otherwise occupied...

LL

 

[Lightsluvr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15331583#post15331583 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edandsandy
What are going to do with your seahorse tank???

The seahorses were moved to their own Solana tank last week...

LL

 

[melev]

Nice. It'll love your new tank and lighting, I bet. Just don't cook your corals with all that new PAR.

 

[Lightsluvr]

Re: Re: Saltwater progress

Re: Re: Saltwater progress

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15332963#post15332963 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by skiformance
my comment, don't scratch that 120 lol! your racing to tear it down while im racing to set it up!!!. just some fyi for foks petsmart is no longer giving free or discounted shipping on sand. i should have jumped soon when your informed us george. i really mean this. i'm very impressed with what you have accomplished in such a short time.

I promise to be real careful...

I think the sand special ended on June 30. Sorry.

I just dropped 80 pounds of the Aragonite Seaflor into the Rubbermaid sump this evening. That will form the base of the DSB. The sand from the 120 and 180 will form the top layer and get nicely mixed in...

LL

 

[skiformance]

never was a worry. i did get a good deal from the drs f@s

 

[Lightsluvr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15333042#post15333042 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Nice. It'll love your new tank and lighting, I bet. Just don't cook your corals with all that new PAR.

I'll have my Par Meter out as soon as the tank is filled. I plan to compare it to the Par under the existing Halides...

LL

 

[Lightsluvr]

Water, water everywhere...

Water, water everywhere...

Still making saltwater - tank is half full - time to add a foundation of base rock... pictures after I lay down some rock!

It's beginning to look promising. I expect to be running the closed loop later today and the overflow/return system tonight...

LL

 

[strout]

Can't wait till I get off work today to see some Pics. Skip your lunch today and you can get, more done, lol.

 

[Lightsluvr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15334868#post15334868 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by strout
Can't wait till I get off work today to see some Pics. Skip your lunch today and you can get, more done, lol.

I plan on it...

Thanks for reading and posting!

LL