Reef stews new fish room
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_shorty_
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Very nice. ..jealousy..
So those bulkheads just sit down into the larger drain pipe so they can be easily lifted out for cleaning/maintenance? I like the idea. Are they noisy? or you don't know yet?
The wood is covered with 2 part epoxy?
What exactly we looking at on that bottom pic? the sump?
So those bulkheads just sit down into the larger drain pipe so they can be easily lifted out for cleaning/maintenance? I like the idea. Are they noisy? or you don't know yet?
The wood is covered with 2 part epoxy?
What exactly we looking at on that bottom pic? the sump?
reefstew
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The tank can be removed if it leaks but not easy to remove for maintenance. By plumbing it the way I did it will keep the water level in the tank the same & you won't get a vapor lock where it drains fast & fills back up. Not that noisy but when you have all the pumps & a lot of tanks it is loud.
The wood is primed & semi gloss painted & then 1/2" Styrofoam over the wood.
The custom built sump is 4' x 6'.
_shorty_
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^ i agree - keep us posted on progress and more pics. 
I'm not following what you mean about water level. Are you able to adjust the amount of water that's in each tank?
*edit - oh, you mean when it starts pulling a full syphon... I think I understand. It took a while.
I'm not following what you mean about water level. Are you able to adjust the amount of water that's in each tank?
*edit - oh, you mean when it starts pulling a full syphon... I think I understand. It took a while.
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Very nice. I saw an older video of your system. It looks like you are expanding!
Can you give some details on what we are looking at? Are those all 20G tall tanks? How many do you have plumbed to a single sump? Sump contents and volume? Return flow rates? How many fish can it support at the same time?
Sorry for all the questions but I am designing something similar (but waaay smaller) and these are the things I am thinking about.
Can you give some details on what we are looking at? Are those all 20G tall tanks? How many do you have plumbed to a single sump? Sump contents and volume? Return flow rates? How many fish can it support at the same time?
Sorry for all the questions but I am designing something similar (but waaay smaller) and these are the things I am thinking about.
Chelle's Ocean
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INCREDIBLE setup
reefstew
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Their are 2 rows of 20 gal tall tanks with 1 sump. Each row with have a hammerhead gold pump & a 80 watt uv. 18 tanks per row. When this system is stocked I will do the same on the back side so when finished their will be 76 tanks. I find the fish grow the best when I stock 200 fish per 20 but in the existing fish room some tanks are at 400 & 1 at 749. They just take longer to grow when stocked that heavy.
reefstew
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Until I sell them. That is a very doable amount. I have 1 20 gal tank with 749 Mochas in it since August. It will take a few more months before I can sell them. If it had 200 then they would be sellable now.
_shorty_
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wow... that's good info. What filtration do you run on your systems? Also - how did you count 749 clownfish? lol.
reefstew
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I have an Ocean Clear filter taking water out of the sump & returning it back in the sump over bio wheels along with 4" x 4" x 32" foam blocks where all the water goes through it. I clean it weekly. I also use carbon.
When I move the fish from the hatch tank to the grow out tank I use a collection cup & count a few at a time. Just use more then 1 cup & dump a few at a time.
edandsandy
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Very, very impressive set up!
reefstew
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I got it up & running with tap water to test for leaks.
For some reason the pictures don't show up & when someone quotes it then it appears
