New Marineland 300 DD Setup Log

ReefSalt said:
Nice build will follow, there are quite a few of Reefers from Montreal, most are French but us English are still around :fun4:
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i know what you mean, however it's always nice to see a fellow English reefer!

where are you located exactly?

again let me know if you need assistance on your build, based on your previous build (gorgeous btw) i will for sure ask you for some advice when it comes time to fill her up with corals!
 
I am considering the 300DD, with Monterey stand and canopy, too.

Once thing that concerns me though - the height of the stand. It seems very short. With the canopy on the tank, and you standing straight up, where does your line of sight go? Into the canopy or to the upper part of the tank?

I just don't like the idea of having to bend down to take a look into the tank.

What are your thoughts?
 
Sorry for the late reply guys, busy finalizing business before Christmas.

@ E.Rude

E.Rude said:
I have a 200DD myself...just got the first fish in it yesterday. I have an open top, with my lights hanging and I get a lot of light spill into the room. I'm considering buying the monterey canopy. If you don't mind me asking: what is the internal height?
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The internal Height to the water level is 10.5" ,my lights are 8.25 from the water aprox.




@Avandss

avandss said:
i know what you mean, however it's always nice to see a fellow English reefer!

where are you located exactly?

again let me know if you need assistance on your build, based on your previous build (gorgeous btw) i will for sure ask you for some advice when it comes time to fill her up with corals!
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Grew up in Montreal ,A-Town

I moved off the island and now on the NorthShore Near Rosemere


@ Airtime

airtime23 said:
I am considering the 300DD, with Monterey stand and canopy, too.

Once thing that concerns me though - the height of the stand. It seems very short. With the canopy on the tank, and you standing straight up, where does your line of sight go? Into the canopy or to the upper part of the tank?

I just don't like the idea of having to bend down to take a look into the tank.

What are your thoughts?
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Actually for me its perfect.....Im 5.8", standing up Im looking at Canopy . Standing right infront of it about 4-6 inches from the stand I dont have to bend down because the tank is 36" from front to back I see everything also My Aquascaping will be no more than 18- 20" high, so I will be able to see everything.
 
deleau said:
When you get the rest of the plumbing done take some good photos and post. I'm always looking to see how others are doing their plumbing and how things turn out.
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Will be taking some more pictures , Im doing it really slowly with what ever free time I have so its uber slow right now.:headwally:

I took it with my iphone in Panorama so it may look crooked but its not. All Drain lines are installed at an incline so water flow properly.

Bought some extra insulation and Gypse to seal the hole after plumbing is complete, because my old hole for the plumbing does not fall exactly at the same place of my old setup so I had to make it larger.

 
Last night I started the finishing touches to my sump.

Drill out holes for all lines , doser,return pump,skimmer drain,fuge input, auto top off.
by the way best tool ever for nice clean holes.

 
Looks really good, can't wait to see it completed! Btw that drill guide looks handy. Does it have a ring to hold water around the bit or did you have to hold the garden hose on it like normal with a trickle?
 
matt 76 said:
Looks really good, can't wait to see it completed! Btw that drill guide looks handy. Does it have a ring to hold water around the bit or did you have to hold the garden hose on it like normal with a trickle?
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Hey Matt,

The drill guide is a very good tool hard to mess up with this guide.
I used a trickle with a hose, but for the other holes I made a plumbers putty ring and placed under the base so it created a seal and the water( most of it) stayed inside, worked well.
 
ok so I was able to do a little work on the sump , and added the K1 media chamber. few more pieces of glass and holes to drill.

 
Pump & Overflow

Pump & Overflow

Can you share with me on how the over flow or Herbie system works? Sorry for the newb question, I looked it up and seen the photos you posted but I still do not exactly understand how it works.
Also how are your returns going to be set up? All out of one over flow?
Lastly I am waiting on my 300 DD to be delivered and working on selecting a return pump, I was thinking of the Red Dragon 3 Speedy pump so I could use it with my Apex system, however the Hammer Head Gold offers more GPH and less expensive.
 
Another great build, I will be following along as I am setting up a 300 also. Not to hijack your thread, but mustang67, I'm not sure what your intended setup is, but I have a single reeflo dart on my 300. It is way more flow then I need for a return pump, i seriously have it gated down prolly more then halfway.. That being said I have second one to feed my other tanks and reactors. If your trying to get one pump for everything I'm not sure hopefully someone else can answer. The dart is a beast though, a hammerhead would be way too intense if you are using a detonated return pump.
 
Mustang67 said:
Can you share with me on how the over flow or Herbie system works? Sorry for the newb question, I looked it up and seen the photos you posted but I still do not exactly understand how it works.
Also how are your returns going to be set up? All out of one over flow?
Lastly I am waiting on my 300 DD to be delivered and working on selecting a return pump, I was thinking of the Red Dragon 3 Speedy pump so I could use it with my Apex system, however the Hammer Head Gold offers more GPH and less expensive.
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Each corner flo will have all holes used as drains meaning each corner flo will have 1 x 1" drain with a valve and the other 1" with no valve, that will make it a total of 4 x drain holes. More than enough for 1500 gl flow. The Return lines will no longer be coming out of the cornerflo, but instead they will simply pass in the rear of the tank with elbows.

here is a link that really easy to understand. http://gmacreef.com/herbie-dual-overflows/ & http://gmacreef.com

The Hammerhead on a plumbing Manifold( 4 total water outputs with valves) puts the power and low wattage of the pump to good use.

The break down is as follows:

Barracuda/Hammerhead volume at my height les head loss and friction= 3200 gph aprox.

returns to tank= 1500
Chiller = 500 gph ( just a back up)
UV and Ozone reactor = 700 gph
2x reactors = 400 gph


total average: 3100 gph giv or take, and Im using the cuda impeller , If I need more I can swap it out and add the Hammerhead.
 
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