ReefWaters' 220 Sun Room Reef

Man Jonathan, you make it sound like I didn't do ANY research. I did enough to know what materials I needed and how I was going to do it. I'm just procrastinating on figuring out the details. :rolleyes: :D

Marc, I was talking to a buddy of mine tonight, and he has a good bit of experience with the split units. He says he has never know of one leaking on the inside. What exactly are you worried will "leak." What is causing the drip on your unit? Mine has a condensation drain that runs from the inside unit to to the outside of my house.

And on a completely unrelated note, Jonathan, did I read on your thread that you bought some extra wet frames for your Vortechs as a means of keeping them clean by switching them out with dry ones once they get covered in algae? Or was I dreaming?

By the way Marc, FIND ME THAT LINK!!! :lol: :D
 
yes, you read that. and I was just teasing you about the research thing. I find that I can research something to death only to learn I made some stupid assumption along the way that negates my time spent on research.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11979018#post11979018 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefWaters
Marc, I was talking to a buddy of mine tonight, and he has a good bit of experience with the split units. He says he has never know of one leaking on the inside. What exactly are you worried will "leak." What is causing the drip on your unit? Mine has a condensation drain that runs from the inside unit to to the outside of my house.

By the way Marc, FIND ME THAT LINK!!! :lol: :D
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Link: http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?t=41244&highlight=silicone+glass

Salt creep, plus any aluminum decay due to salty air corrosion. I don't want anything unwanted in my tank when possible.

And I wouldn't want the condensate in my tank either, as it would be full of dust and oils from the compressor section of the unit.
 
Jonathan... I know you were kidding. :p Did you buy the entire wet side assembly or just the guard? Ive tried pulling mine out to clean them and there really is no way to do it without letting everything die off for a few days.

Marc...I think Im still a little confused about the salt creep coming from your A/C. Is the air in your room so salty that movement of moist air causes salt creep? And I think you are most definitely correct about the possible corrosion flakes and other weird dusty things that could drop in the tank. I think I will definitely glue up something from some scrap acrylic I have. Good thinking. That's why I keep you guys around! :lol:
 
Yes, when the A/C is running, it is drawing in moist salty air. Salt builds up on the plastic frame and the screen is cleaned often during those months. When I'm in the garage, the bottom couple of inches of the coils are eroded with salt damage, but that's unavoidable.

You can clean the VorTechs quickly. I soak them in hot water and vinegar, or cold water and muriatic acid. Within the hour, the pump is up running again. Perhaps since I don't want a long time between cleanings, it gets done more quickly compared to one that has been encrusting for months.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11979235#post11979235 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefWaters
Did you buy the entire wet side assembly or just the guard? Ive tried pulling mine out to clean them and there really is no way to do it without letting everything die off for a few days.
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Sorry I missed this. I bought a full wet side so I can swap it out with minimal problem for the tank. I don't see any other way to do it because I want to clean the entire moving assembly each time I do it.
 
The build is going very slowly right now. I am extremely busy with work. Not exactly a bad thing, but it takes away from time on the tank. Pretty much nothing has happened since my last post.

I ended up pulling my entire wet side assemblies on the Vortechs one at a time and soaking them over night in hot water and vinegar. It certainly cleaned them completely. I can see where an extra assembly would be very nice but probably not necessary. Its also nice to have an extra one just in case one breaks for some reason.
 
Absolutely NOTHING has happened since my last post. I have been so busy with work I have barely had time to take out the trash....and that is no exaggeration. Needless to say, I haven't made any time for the new tank. But I still cant complain. What else can you ask for as a businessman. If anyone is interested check out www.royalrestrooms.com I have the entirety of North and South Carolina.

The little bit of "tank time" I have managed to make has been spent trying to save what little is left of my cube. I am embarrassed to admit how far in the red I have allowed the cube to get. I have lost an unacceptable number of corals (thankfully all were aquacultured except for one) but still a huge loss. I am working diligently to turn it around but it is tough. I blame it completely on the lack of regular maintenance and testing. I only mention this at all in order to remind the readers of this thread that there is NO SUCH THING as auto pilot on your tank. Lesson learned on this end! :(

Well that's about it. I must add that I am very disappointed in the lack of heckling and badgering from you guys. You are not helping with my motivation at all. :D :lol: :smokin:
 
Those are the prettiest portapotties I've ever seen. We would have only wished to have had such lovely thrones when we were doing construction years ago.

You don't need to be heckled at all. Git 'er dun. There. It's been said. The rest is all in your head - forever. :D
 
Actually it was in NC. I travel the country checking out toilets and yours are definitely top-tier. :D Actually I was at an event with my parents (who live in Washington, NC).

I have an extensive collection of TP from around the country and the World dating back to 1975. You wouldn't believe what people in Europe and the Middle East were wiping their butts with back in the '70s...I suppose even the newspaper was better than my left hand though! :lol:
 
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What the heck...I thought that the little break RC took yesterday was supposed to fix these glitches...then I get an email that reefwaters ahs posted to this thread....check the thread, and nothing :(
 
Hmmm, I tried to post last night and it never seemed to stick, so I gave up.

I was just going to tell Jonathan that the trailer he used belongs to me. Small world huh?

Ohhhh! I did 15 minutes of work on the new tank this weekend. You should all be proud. I think Im a little scared to start the plumbing. You cant un-drill a hole in glass.
 
Don't be a chicken. Here's my 210. I've got 5 holes in each side!

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Were you able to drill those holes without tipping the tank on end? In other words, did you drill the holes in a vertical piece of glass?
 
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