Scott's 270 aka Project Mayhem
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Scythanith
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Some new shots! The growth is amazing!
The new games table is in place.
This one has streaks of pink in it as well
And this thing is amazing.
The growth on the Monti's has been the most noticeable.
The new games table is in place.
This one has streaks of pink in it as well
And this thing is amazing.
The growth on the Monti's has been the most noticeable.
Scythanith
Premium Member
Some more SPS.
The one half of this monti shows a nice whorled growth pattern where as the other side is freaking out!
And this is the toughest one to photograph. It's a yellow hammer with gold base and blue tinges on the periphery of the hammers. Super cool!
The one half of this monti shows a nice whorled growth pattern where as the other side is freaking out!
And this is the toughest one to photograph. It's a yellow hammer with gold base and blue tinges on the periphery of the hammers. Super cool!
Cryptobiologist
New member
please post a pic of your tank from the front so we can see the whole thing from left to right! also curious as to what livestock you have!
Scythanith
Premium Member
The tank is still in it's infancy, but here is a picture for you.
Livestock:
Royal Gramma
Yellow Tang
Long-nose Hawkfish
2x Helfrich's Firefish
6 strawberry conch
12 fighting conch
2 horseshoe crabs
A bunch of Astrea & turbo snails
Corals (chalice, acans, lobo's, scolys, euphylia, monti's, acro's, zoa's & paly's, etc.)
Livestock:
Royal Gramma
Yellow Tang
Long-nose Hawkfish
2x Helfrich's Firefish
6 strawberry conch
12 fighting conch
2 horseshoe crabs
A bunch of Astrea & turbo snails
Corals (chalice, acans, lobo's, scolys, euphylia, monti's, acro's, zoa's & paly's, etc.)
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Scythanith
Premium Member
Well I have another little problem. I knew the bottom sump was too small after the first time I unplugged my main return pumps and the water from the display overwhelmed the bottom sump and dumped ~10g down the emergency drain. I had two power outages yesterday and each time it left my lower sump pump running half dry and emptied my ATO pail into the system. Now the ATO pail is currently only a 5g pail so it wasn't an issue but I made a promise to myself to not compromise anything in this project. So, I will need to build a larger bottom sump that can handle that extra volume. Right now the lower sump is 14 deep x 48 wide x 12 3/8 to the emergency overflow. That works out to ~36g. I need to up it to ~50g. SO I need to add ~14g of capacity. The stand itself can accomodate another 2" of sump to the front. I don't really want to go any taller and can't go any wider.
If I get a new sump made that is 5" deeper front to back that will add ~12.9g of volume which should be enough. That would also require me to build an add-on to the bottom of the sump stand to support the extra 3" of sump overhang.
Wendy suggested a sensor and pump that would start draining the lower sump when it got to a certain level and while I like that idea I know it would be fairly complex to work out not to mention the problem occurs when the power goes out so all the programming in the world isn't going to help at that moment. I honestly think a larger bottom sump is my safest & simplest solution. Any opinions or suggestions?
If I get a new sump made that is 5" deeper front to back that will add ~12.9g of volume which should be enough. That would also require me to build an add-on to the bottom of the sump stand to support the extra 3" of sump overhang.
Wendy suggested a sensor and pump that would start draining the lower sump when it got to a certain level and while I like that idea I know it would be fairly complex to work out not to mention the problem occurs when the power goes out so all the programming in the world isn't going to help at that moment. I honestly think a larger bottom sump is my safest & simplest solution. Any opinions or suggestions?
Scythanith
Premium Member
Any taller and I will have issues with skimmer maintenance.
Scythanith
Premium Member
Haahaa don't I have a fish room?
Scythanith
Premium Member
Finally got my ATO pail half way to where I'd like it.
Scythanith
Premium Member
Ordered the new sump. 6" deeper from to back and the emergency overflow section is raised ~5/8". Should safely accommodate the entire power outage water volume. I will have to cut some plumbing out but it's worth the reward of not stressing if the power goes out.
Sonicboom
Addicted to salt
The tank is still in it's infancy, but here is a picture for you.
Very nice and open! Have you tried connecting the front middle rock and the one that looks like a duck next to it on the right? Then it will look like a land bridge.
asonitez
Floodicus Maximus Flooris
Awesome build. I'm glad the LED's are working out for you.
Its funny you were mentioning the lower sump. One of the things I told myself when I built my next tank is that I'm never having my sump in a (BOTTOM) location. If I can I want the sump to be open top and at least KNEE height or taller. This it because I want to be able to use gravity to drain the sump compartment during water changes without touching my display.
I turn off the return wipe down the sump drain the sump and all the muck and refill it from my new salt water. Pumps go on and we are back in action. Also it makes sure that I don't get lazy cleaning the sump compartments and keeping it clean. Once a week I would go in with a cleaning pad and just wipe down the interior surfaces of the sump keeping it fresh and clean. Also the fact that the drains don't have to crash to the floor to get into the sump means less noise and bubbles. Naturally this means I can use low power pumps to feed other devices because head pressure isn't a problem any more. Just a thought!
Any thoughts of plumbing in a refugium and plant some grass in miracle mud? I think since you have the space to "do it right" with a nice 40 Gallon Breeder Refugium with planted macro alge it would be awesome! Just use a plant grow light and plant some red macro alge and some blue and green and have a nice Pod farm.
Its funny you were mentioning the lower sump. One of the things I told myself when I built my next tank is that I'm never having my sump in a (BOTTOM) location. If I can I want the sump to be open top and at least KNEE height or taller. This it because I want to be able to use gravity to drain the sump compartment during water changes without touching my display.
I turn off the return wipe down the sump drain the sump and all the muck and refill it from my new salt water. Pumps go on and we are back in action. Also it makes sure that I don't get lazy cleaning the sump compartments and keeping it clean. Once a week I would go in with a cleaning pad and just wipe down the interior surfaces of the sump keeping it fresh and clean. Also the fact that the drains don't have to crash to the floor to get into the sump means less noise and bubbles. Naturally this means I can use low power pumps to feed other devices because head pressure isn't a problem any more. Just a thought!
Any thoughts of plumbing in a refugium and plant some grass in miracle mud? I think since you have the space to "do it right" with a nice 40 Gallon Breeder Refugium with planted macro alge it would be awesome! Just use a plant grow light and plant some red macro alge and some blue and green and have a nice Pod farm.
Scythanith
Premium Member
The tank is still in it's infancy, but here is a picture for you.
Very nice and open! Have you tried connecting the front middle rock and the one that looks like a duck next to it on the right? Then it will look like a land bridge.
I am really hoping for the corals to do that for me. I haven't found the sps I want there yet but that has always been the idea. I wanted a valley through the centre to create a little bit of a fish thoroughfare
Scythanith
Premium Member
If you look far enough back into the build you can see I built in sump draining abilities
The lower sump has three bulkheads built in with valves that I can use to drain the different chambers. The purpose of the two sumps is to compartmentalize the system. If I want to shut down the equipment section without affecting the main circulation I can. I always wanted to use the lower left side as a refugium but I am thinking it's going to be my small water change section. I like the idea of changing out a small amount everyday. And as for noise, having the main amount of flow going through the top sump without water falling makes my system near silent. The water going into the lower sump is silent thanks to a gate valve The noisiest part of my system is the MP40's.
Scythanith
Premium Member
I have been seeing very small light brown flatworms on my glass recently, nothing crazy but they are there along with some small snails. Anyone see any cause for concern?
