Setting up a 225

[bradleyj]

Daniel, this is the back of my tank showing the closed loop.
The larger pipe is the return and the smaller 1 inch pipe going to 8 spa eyelets on the back is the output. Kind of like a closed curcuit.

And here are a couple of pictures showing us putting it all together.

 

[twiggyb]

Very intricate looking. Boggles my brain :lol: I saw a thread with the cl under the tank. Is one better than the other?

 

[bradleyj]

Either way is good, just a matter of which one you desire. Looking back now, 4 years ago the vortech pumps weren't out. If I had to do it over again, I would just add 2 more vortechs to the back of my tank and forget the closed loop. Either way, the more water circulation, the better.

 

[jpsika08]

You should look at the Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 external skimmer, really nice performance and price aint't bad.

For lights I went full retro, it's cheaper and you can always upgrade easily, For the tank heigh you should go with 250w's bulbs.

For the internal flow, 2 MP40's are great solution.

Return pump, Reeflo Dart is also a great option, it delivers 3600 GPH.

Hope this helps. Hope to see your new tank up and running

 

[twiggyb]

Thanks for all the explaining bradleyj! Juan, thanks for the recommendations. I hope to have it up and running too! I'll show the empty tank when I get it lol

 

[SaltwaterAdict]

Very nice tank bradelyj! I like the amount of fish you have with your sps. Well done.

lol Dahenley from what I recall most everyone I talk to has or will have to replace their wetside of their Vortech pumps. Considering you bought 3 and the wetsides go for $70 a pop..that's $210 additional costs. I'll stick with the pumps I have. $20 here n there is nothing. MJ pumps last forever..never had a problem with them. Happy reefing!

 

[twiggyb]

So, in order to have the OM go off in different places, it would have to be connected to a controller of some sort right? I've never used a controller before, but am wanting to. My system now is very much a KISS system, but with this tank, I'd like to have some equipment to help me keep up with it.

 

[dahenley]

So, in order to have the OM go off in different places, it would have to be connected to a controller of some sort right? I've never used a controller before, but am wanting to. My system now is very much a KISS system, but with this tank, I'd like to have some equipment to help me keep up with it.

no controller required.
inside the OM, there is a drum that water enters through the bottom, and as the drum inside turns, it directs water out of 1or 2 of the ports. the drum constantly turns and directs water out the side ports...

 

[dahenley]

Very nice tank bradelyj! I like the amount of fish you have with your sps. Well done.

lol Dahenley from what I recall most everyone I talk to has or will have to replace their wetside of their Vortech pumps. Considering you bought 3 and the wetsides go for $70 a pop..that's $210 additional costs. I'll stick with the pumps I have. $20 here n there is nothing. MJ pumps last forever..never had a problem with them. Happy reefing!

the only thing that is in a wetside, is a pin with a bushing. most of the time, the bushing gets wore and starts to create drag. and can spin the wetside. all you need is a 10$ part and your ready to go.....

and i still have MJ's. :wave::wave:
they work good, just dont have the flow of a vortech. even the white impeller in the MJ mod doesnt have the flow. but the MJ does have some nasty noise if used on a wave maker, and has a nasty humming noise too. but if left alone and used like normal then they work fine.

 

[twiggyb]

Cool, thanks for the info, appreciate it!

 

[twiggyb]

Got my tank today, still needs a little work getting some scratches buffed out, but all in all I can't wait to get started with it! I'll have my pops finish building the stand while I work on buffing it out the rest of the way. If all goes well it'll be up and running in no time!

 

[twiggyb]

Well, it's been a slower progress then I thought it was going to be. Hopefully I'll get the stand done in a couple weeks so I can get this thing off the floor. I got a 125 for the sump, a 6' skimmer that's supposed to do 500 gallons of water, and a 1hp pump to run everything that needs to be ran. Here's what everything looks like.

 

[twiggyb]

Here's a link to my build thread I just started in my club forum

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2147493


Finally getting it up to running here in the coming month hopefully, if all goes well