Reef of Fillory
New member
Hello,
Just getting in to tanks, bought a 75gal off of craigslist, drilled my overflow and return holes for bulkheads and got a 40gallon off craigslist to make into a sump. Also built my stand already, and will be trimming and paneling it soon.
75 gallon main tank, 3/4" bulkheads (all I could find locally) and 3 3/4" drain lines (beananimal setup) with one return pump t'd off to two return bulkheads drilled into the back corners of the tank. Planning to use the flex-tubes that "V" to disperse the flow on each side of the tank.
I have a reef octopus HOB-2000 skimmer which I want to put at the end of my sump to use for skimming. I am worried about the height of water that I will have to have in the sump to accomodate using the skimmer off of the side. I was thinking that my first section would be around 12inches long, and be split in 1/3 for the in-drain to come in, flow into a space for the HOB skimmer, and then the middle section (14" or so) would be for a refugium. The refugium would then flow down to the other side of the tank where I will have the return pump (or use an external return, unsure right now).
I am using a "coast to coast" overflow with the beananimal design. I made the glass box out of 1/4" and siliconed it to the back of the tank last night. Since this box will be in my tank, I was wanting to paint/cover it so that it hides the bulkheads and pvc behind it. I also want to cover/paint the panels on either side of the refugium to help keep the light in the ref.
Questions:
Does anyone know of a saltwater safe vinyl type cling, or something similar that I can use for the (outside) back of my tank, as well as the (inside) overflow and (inside) refugium dividers?
How much space do I need to leave in the sump to accomodate backups and power outages?
What sized pump would be sufficient and budget friendly for my t'd return lines, and where is the best place to buy the "bendy return hose" that most aquarium returns use?
Also got an RO/DI unit with my 75gallon tank, got the chambers open and am looking for affordable replacement filters for it.
1) Valuetrex model VX-TW30-75D $80 for RO filter - any cheaper replacements?
2) Matrikx Carbon Filter (9.5" long, 2[7/8]" radius
3) SpectraPure DI-SB-CI-10HC DI canister (non-refillable) (9.75" long, 3" radius)
Any help/feedback would be greatly appreciated!!
Just getting in to tanks, bought a 75gal off of craigslist, drilled my overflow and return holes for bulkheads and got a 40gallon off craigslist to make into a sump. Also built my stand already, and will be trimming and paneling it soon.
75 gallon main tank, 3/4" bulkheads (all I could find locally) and 3 3/4" drain lines (beananimal setup) with one return pump t'd off to two return bulkheads drilled into the back corners of the tank. Planning to use the flex-tubes that "V" to disperse the flow on each side of the tank.
I have a reef octopus HOB-2000 skimmer which I want to put at the end of my sump to use for skimming. I am worried about the height of water that I will have to have in the sump to accomodate using the skimmer off of the side. I was thinking that my first section would be around 12inches long, and be split in 1/3 for the in-drain to come in, flow into a space for the HOB skimmer, and then the middle section (14" or so) would be for a refugium. The refugium would then flow down to the other side of the tank where I will have the return pump (or use an external return, unsure right now).
I am using a "coast to coast" overflow with the beananimal design. I made the glass box out of 1/4" and siliconed it to the back of the tank last night. Since this box will be in my tank, I was wanting to paint/cover it so that it hides the bulkheads and pvc behind it. I also want to cover/paint the panels on either side of the refugium to help keep the light in the ref.
Questions:
Does anyone know of a saltwater safe vinyl type cling, or something similar that I can use for the (outside) back of my tank, as well as the (inside) overflow and (inside) refugium dividers?
How much space do I need to leave in the sump to accomodate backups and power outages?
What sized pump would be sufficient and budget friendly for my t'd return lines, and where is the best place to buy the "bendy return hose" that most aquarium returns use?
Also got an RO/DI unit with my 75gallon tank, got the chambers open and am looking for affordable replacement filters for it.
1) Valuetrex model VX-TW30-75D $80 for RO filter - any cheaper replacements?
2) Matrikx Carbon Filter (9.5" long, 2[7/8]" radius
3) SpectraPure DI-SB-CI-10HC DI canister (non-refillable) (9.75" long, 3" radius)
Any help/feedback would be greatly appreciated!!