Our 375 Gallon project
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tomviolence
In Memoriam
wow that looks like a lot of fun bro.. love the suite 
keep up with the pics man..
keep up with the pics man..
TheCoralReef731
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SWEEET!!!
JustOneMoreTank
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Amazing work. Looks beautiful. I am looking at my setup still in pieces and am very jealous/embarassed. 
Keep up the good work and keep the pictures coming.
Keep up the good work and keep the pictures coming.
sidewinder770
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Thanks everyone for the compliments- with any luck it will look and function just as good once everything is placed in it.
speakeraddict-
Spayguns are definately the way to go- we were just going to roll/brush paint it but I said screw it- bought a paint gun and am glad I did- Now I can use it for other projects as well so it was a good investment
melev-
I planned on weatherstripping the doors to keep the cool air in but I may not now that it's all finished- the little bit of air that will escape could be a good thing to help with air exchange and would be so slight that it probably wouldn't really waist much of the cool air. For now I'll leave it and maybe later I'll put the weatherstripping on- that can be done down the road very easily.
Fliger-
Come on now- where's the love? If you are still feeling like a slacker I still ahve PLENTY of things you could come help with I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel just yet.
I'll see if I can't get some more pics up soon. I didn't get anything done on it this weekend- too hot- I need to get that AC in and running so I can cool the garage down enough to work in there!
speakeraddict-
Spayguns are definately the way to go- we were just going to roll/brush paint it but I said screw it- bought a paint gun and am glad I did- Now I can use it for other projects as well so it was a good investment
melev-
I planned on weatherstripping the doors to keep the cool air in but I may not now that it's all finished- the little bit of air that will escape could be a good thing to help with air exchange and would be so slight that it probably wouldn't really waist much of the cool air. For now I'll leave it and maybe later I'll put the weatherstripping on- that can be done down the road very easily.
Fliger-
Come on now- where's the love? If you are still feeling like a slacker I still ahve PLENTY of things you could come help with
I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel just yet.I'll see if I can't get some more pics up soon. I didn't get anything done on it this weekend- too hot- I need to get that AC in and running so I can cool the garage down enough to work in there!
Northside Reef
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WOW!! very very Nice Scott, I love it.
Beenalongtime79
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This is going to be one incredible setup! That actuator is a damn nice idea.
Peace,
John H.
That actuator is a damn nice idea. Peace,
John H.
TheCoralReef731
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Can't wait for more updates. =)
sidewinder770
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Well, after much delay, lots of work, a vacation and to many other projects I am happy to say we finally have the sump cabinet finished, the A/C and chiller tube hooked up and water flowing from the sump to the display tank. It's only tap water at this point to make sure my 200+ feet of 2 "PVC didn't leak. To our amazement the hammerhead pump we are using as a sump return pump actually had to be throttled back as it was pumping to much water- we though for sure with the distance, all the 90's and the elevation rise we would loose a lot of pressure. I think we are at about 4200-4400 GPH and I am going to adjust my overflows and do some tweaking to see if we can't open the pump up completely- the dual 2" overflow drains appear to be able to handle it so I just have to get some more flow into the overflow itself.
I still have to install and plumb the remaining hammerhead pump to the skimmer and the other pump to the fuge, chiller tube, frag tank, and mixing tank so hopefully that will be done in the next few weeks but at least the big part is now done. The pics below show the pumps which are all plumbed to the sump but plumbing from the output is only complete on the sump return pump
The air conditioner I installed works like a charm as well. It was actually 104 in the garage the day we hooked it up and with the cabinet doors closed it only took about 25 minutes to cool the cabinet down to 65degrees- it should have no problem keeping it cool. and just in case I have a 1 ton chiller tube hooked up to a seperate A/C system- I'll have to wait till the chiller tube is plumbed into the tank to test that but it should be able to maintain the tank temperature all by itself as well.
I still have to install and plumb the remaining hammerhead pump to the skimmer and the other pump to the fuge, chiller tube, frag tank, and mixing tank so hopefully that will be done in the next few weeks but at least the big part is now done. The pics below show the pumps which are all plumbed to the sump but plumbing from the output is only complete on the sump return pump
The air conditioner I installed works like a charm as well. It was actually 104 in the garage the day we hooked it up and with the cabinet doors closed it only took about 25 minutes to cool the cabinet down to 65degrees- it should have no problem keeping it cool. and just in case I have a 1 ton chiller tube hooked up to a seperate A/C system- I'll have to wait till the chiller tube is plumbed into the tank to test that but it should be able to maintain the tank temperature all by itself as well.
invincible569
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WOW! That is beautiful!!
sidewinder770
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Thanks for the compliments. I still have a long way to go.
melev- The sediment bags (AKA 2 pairs of socks ) are there to catch any of the shavings/ dirt/ leaves that got into the pipes which digging the trenches or what not. They will probably come off today but they served their purpose- there was a lot of PVC shaving in them.
Art- Not sure where you are coming from there- your tank is spectacular and I have been following your thread from the start- I love the wavebox idea and the tank shape. I don't think my setup is any nicer than yours. As for aquascaping- kind of undecided as to what rock yet but hopefully we will get that figured out in the next few weeks- we are still waiting on our skimmer so once we have that we should be ready for rock- I would guess a month before rock goes in- maybe 6 weeks.
melev- The sediment bags (AKA 2 pairs of socks
) are there to catch any of the shavings/ dirt/ leaves that got into the pipes which digging the trenches or what not. They will probably come off today but they served their purpose- there was a lot of PVC shaving in them.Art- Not sure where you are coming from there- your tank is spectacular and I have been following your thread from the start- I love the wavebox idea and the tank shape. I don't think my setup is any nicer than yours. As for aquascaping- kind of undecided as to what rock yet but hopefully we will get that figured out in the next few weeks- we are still waiting on our skimmer so once we have that we should be ready for rock- I would guess a month before rock goes in- maybe 6 weeks.
TheCoralReef731
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Off to work again!!! Hehehe!!!
JustOneMoreTank
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Great sump design with the wide spaces between the baffles to prevent problems with microbubbles in spite of the high flow from the Hammerhead. Looks very very clean and nice. The chiller and AC systems seem ready for the job. Keep it up.
Looks very very clean and nice. The chiller and AC systems seem ready for the job. Keep it up. 
dmorel
Can I borrow your towel
I saw this set up on Saturday morning, and I have to tell you guys, it is spectacular in the way we all know things are more so in person then they are in pictures. This whole rig is just amazing. I'm only sorry I missed seeing it with water running through. If it's this cool now, I can only imagine how amazing it will be once there is coral in there.
Bravo you two...
-dm
Bravo you two...
-dm
sidewinder770
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JustOneMoreTank- I figured we'd be pretty safe with the 7' length of the sump and the flow going through it. The sump itself is 7' long x 18" deep by 20" tall and it still flows like a river! It will be interesting to see what the flow looks like once we have the other 8000+ GPH running through it as well- as long as the micro bubbles don't make it to the last compartment I'll be happy....we'll see.
Dave- thanks for compliments- we can only hope you are right and hope that the display tank turns out the way we planned in the end. We still have a long way to go and lots of work to get done before it can get to the point of having corals in. You are more than welcome to stop by and check it out any time but I would probably wait till after august when that lovely smell of curing live rock is gone.
As for the cooling of the tank- here is a pic of the "A/C cage" that houses the sump room A/C and chiller compressors. You can also barely see this is where the 3- 2" pipes coming from the main display tank come up from underground and go to the sump- eventually these will be enclosed in an insulated box inside the cage to make sure they don't get warmed up by our lovely arizona summers. The chiller tube project has been a big learning experience and I can't wait to get water running through it to see how well it works.
Dave- thanks for compliments- we can only hope you are right and hope that the display tank turns out the way we planned in the end. We still have a long way to go and lots of work to get done before it can get to the point of having corals in. You are more than welcome to stop by and check it out any time but I would probably wait till after august when that lovely smell of curing live rock is gone.
As for the cooling of the tank- here is a pic of the "A/C cage" that houses the sump room A/C and chiller compressors. You can also barely see this is where the 3- 2" pipes coming from the main display tank come up from underground and go to the sump- eventually these will be enclosed in an insulated box inside the cage to make sure they don't get warmed up by our lovely arizona summers. The chiller tube project has been a big learning experience and I can't wait to get water running through it to see how well it works.
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