Ross' Massive Build

Ill take some videos and post soon.. The system has been up and running for a few months now.. Its filled with fish, seems to be working well!

I was wondering for those of you who have similar systems.. How often and what amount do you do water changes?
 
This is off the hook!! Very nice. I used to run 55 breeders back in the late 90s for large pairs of chrysopterus, clarkii, etc. There were eight 55s on each sump or wet/dry so ~ 500 gallons. Water changes were done at 10% per week using an automated drip method.

I wish commercial space wasn't $2K a square foot in the San Francisco area. Where are you in the Land of Lincoln?
 
here is a vid of the system as it is currently running.. This is our new system, our main system is the the room adjacent to this and has 20 30g tanks.. The idea with this video is just to help out anyone who might be trying to design something like this.. There are definitely some things I would do differently, but overall I am very pleased with how things turned out..



I am always a little nervous about the systems like this so I never want to say there will be no problems, but so far so good! Ive got to thank all the people on RC who have posted their systems on the forum.. and also, Bulk Reef Supply, these guys are super helpful and helped me with things that had nothing to do with the items I purchased from them.. very much appreciated.

Also want to give a big thanks to Kris at alphaaquaculture.com, I did not buy anything from him but was curious about the details of his grow out systems and he was incredibly helpful. They have some really cool designer clownfish if anyone is looking.. I would certainly go there!
 
eco-tropic said:
This is off the hook!! Very nice. I used to run 55 breeders back in the late 90s for large pairs of chrysopterus, clarkii, etc. There were eight 55s on each sump or wet/dry so ~ 500 gallons. Water changes were done at 10% per week using an automated drip method.

I wish commercial space wasn't $2K a square foot in the San Francisco area. Where are you in the Land of Lincoln?
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Thanks! ya 10% a week is a lot.. Hmm.. Right now its been running for months with no water changes.. haha.. I was thinking something like 25% a quarter..

and I am in beautiful Champaign/Urbana at U of I..
 
deangelr said:
Thanks! ya 10% a week is a lot..
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Since we were running wet/drys with no live rock it was necessary. This was also one of the first accounts of spawning chrysopterus, so massive feedings were protocol. My guess is that you'll need to play around with your water changes to find a baseline. In any event - best of luck!
 
Looks like a lot of fun. I have been going in the other direction and trying to see how simple and inexpensive a system I can use to breed some types of clown fish. Plumbing? whats that. lol
 
Hay I'm interested in your sump design with the Rubbermaid's I have a bunch of them that I don't know what to do with and would be nice to put them to use can you put up some pics of how/what you did to make them into a functional sump
Thanks
George
 
gm3184 said:
Hay I'm interested in your sump design with the Rubbermaid's I have a bunch of them that I don't know what to do with and would be nice to put them to use can you put up some pics of how/what you did to make them into a functional sump
Thanks
George
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I can get some pictures for you later on today.. Basically we just used a 4'' hole saw to cut out a place where we can push a PVC pipe through. We used uniseals to make the seal between the PVC and the tub. I was skeptical of using uniseals at such a critical point but they are working very well! From experience on an older system, you have to replace them about every 5 years. And it takes tremendous effort and strength to get the pipe through the unseal, so you may need an extra hand. I wish I had a video of us doing it, it was pretty funny.
 
deangelr said:
I can get some pictures for you later on today.. Basically we just used a 4'' hole saw to cut out a place where we can push a PVC pipe through. We used uniseals to make the seal between the PVC and the tub. I was skeptical of using uniseals at such a critical point but they are working very well! From experience on an older system, you have to replace them about every 5 years. And it takes tremendous effort and strength to get the pipe through the unseal, so you may need an extra hand. I wish I had a video of us doing it, it was pretty funny.
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lol, i've used uniseals for up to only 1" - I can imagine the 4" is quite a chore!
On a side note: I need to come back and visit sometime now that everything is up and running.
 
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