PEPPIE'S 205gal DIY In-Wall/Fishroom
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muttley000
MTS Sufferer!
Peppie,
Just because it is common timber and sheet goods you skill set still comes through. Nice work and looking forward to the next update!
Just because it is common timber and sheet goods you skill set still comes through. Nice work and looking forward to the next update!
The more you do, the better you get. The better you get the more you want and can do.
From following your build, you have shown you have attention to detail.
Thanks d-man,
This stand when fairly quick, compared to some of my prior stand builds.
Some good acrylic work coming up soon.
LOL Mutt,
Some say all wood is created equal. Its all about the details.
Just got an offer on the tank I have pictured in this build. I will sell it and add a few bucks to it and be able to DIY a 300gal acrylic (some what) cube!
All that water coming into this room, better have an easy way to get that water out.
During the framing stage I left a hole in the wall.
I ran a 2'' bulkhead thru it, and will run some perf pipe out to the yard.
Found a tote up in the attic. perfect fit
This used to be a mixing barrel. (never throw anything away)
A bit of jigsaw work.
The wood block are for screwing down the base. There are shims on top of the base to creat a bow in the green tote(sink)
There are multiple lines that drain into this dry sink
RO/DI waste line
RO/DI emergancy overflow line
Frag Tank water change waste.
DT water change waste (large 1'' ball valve)
I want to make it easy to do a water change out of either system.
During the framing stage I left a hole in the wall.
I ran a 2'' bulkhead thru it, and will run some perf pipe out to the yard.
Found a tote up in the attic. perfect fit
This used to be a mixing barrel. (never throw anything away)
A bit of jigsaw work.
The wood block are for screwing down the base. There are shims on top of the base to creat a bow in the green tote(sink)
There are multiple lines that drain into this dry sink
RO/DI waste line
RO/DI emergancy overflow line
Frag Tank water change waste.
DT water change waste (large 1'' ball valve)
I want to make it easy to do a water change out of either system.
anbosu
New member
Actually it doesn't. I always thought that it would kill the grass as well but apparently it is actually pretty good for your lawn. When I do my 30 gallon water changes it goes right onto the lawn and the grass grows better there than anywhere else.
FishyFishy69
New member
Thats definitly odd. I did that once emptying my water change tub, and never again... grass still dosn't grow anywhere there. Killed it inside of a couple days.
biecacka
Active member
Anbosu, do you think it could be due to you having Bermuda grass? If you do, I just seen you live in Florida. And assumed you did.
I have NO clue on this just wondered if its possible that it has built some sort of resistance to it. I've always heard it kills grass too
Corey
I have NO clue on this just wondered if its possible that it has built some sort of resistance to it. I've always heard it kills grass too
Corey
Thanks Mark...
Some simple thought goes along way!!
Here is another simple thought I had for this system.
I wanted to be able to do a water change without turning off ANYTHING.
This has been done before, the idea is not mine, but I figured I could make it work for me. Without using a pump.
Alls I needed was an isolation tank the could be ball valved on line, or off line.
That is the far right ( taller) tank in the pic
The shorter tank will be the fuge tank. It will drain into the main sump at the skimmer.
So the isolation tank drains into the fuge tank.
This top will hold lights for the fuge, and allow me to stand on it to do maint. on the DT
This shows the drain line coming from the overflow on the DT. It dumps into the isolation/WC tank.
There will be a valve in the line to divert the drain water to the fuge.
This line is hooked to the Mixing barrel and with a turn of the ball valve I can replenish the isolation tank with fresh saltwater
The isolation tank drains directly to the dry sink
Some simple thought goes along way!!
Here is another simple thought I had for this system.
I wanted to be able to do a water change without turning off ANYTHING.
This has been done before, the idea is not mine, but I figured I could make it work for me. Without using a pump.
Alls I needed was an isolation tank the could be ball valved on line, or off line.
That is the far right ( taller) tank in the pic
The shorter tank will be the fuge tank. It will drain into the main sump at the skimmer.
So the isolation tank drains into the fuge tank.
This top will hold lights for the fuge, and allow me to stand on it to do maint. on the DT
This shows the drain line coming from the overflow on the DT. It dumps into the isolation/WC tank.
There will be a valve in the line to divert the drain water to the fuge.
This line is hooked to the Mixing barrel and with a turn of the ball valve I can replenish the isolation tank with fresh saltwater
The isolation tank drains directly to the dry sink
Since my last post things have changed a bit.
I received my Plexi-g a couple of days ago.
1 sheet of 3/4'' 60'' X 96''
1 sheet of 1/2'' 60'' X 96''
I cut the 3/4'' Front and Back @ 30'' tall X 53'' long
the two sides are 30'' tall X 43'' long
This will yield a tank in the 300gal range. 53 long X 45 deep X 30 tall
I received my Plexi-g a couple of days ago.
1 sheet of 3/4'' 60'' X 96''
1 sheet of 1/2'' 60'' X 96''
I cut the 3/4'' Front and Back @ 30'' tall X 53'' long
the two sides are 30'' tall X 43'' long
This will yield a tank in the 300gal range. 53 long X 45 deep X 30 tall
So what fishroom is complete without a frag-tank??
The stand/platform was framed to have a small footprint at the floor. It will allow for more foot room in a tight space.
The Frag Tank build can be seen in detail at this link
http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/f70/acrylic-frag-cage-build-64666/
A fellow reefer sent me this spinner thingy, I was a lawn sprinkler. I had used it in the past and it provided good flow so I have decided to use it again
More comming up later
The stand/platform was framed to have a small footprint at the floor. It will allow for more foot room in a tight space.
The Frag Tank build can be seen in detail at this link
http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/f70/acrylic-frag-cage-build-64666/
A fellow reefer sent me this spinner thingy, I was a lawn sprinkler. I had used it in the past and it provided good flow so I have decided to use it again
More comming up later
I tee'ed off the return for a future reactor.
The Maxi jet is hooked up to the Amer. DJ switch and the hose runs to the dry sink to drain water for a Water Change. The larger tube is connected to the Fresh Saltwater barrel. I turn the ball valve an add Fresh Saltwater for the water change
Had to make it look good!! LOL
The Maxi jet is hooked up to the Amer. DJ switch and the hose runs to the dry sink to drain water for a Water Change. The larger tube is connected to the Fresh Saltwater barrel. I turn the ball valve an add Fresh Saltwater for the water change
Had to make it look good!! LOL
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