The Reef Central Corner Club Thread
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Here is my 33g corner im building myself. After I had my two buitiful boys and getting over cancer I am starting again new, I had a 90g lps sps. Thats was 3 years ago.
Im planning to do the same start of with some softies then hardies, im going ti run 250mhl power compacts because thats what fits. Im going to build my own sump to fit under the tank.
Awesome thread I allways loved corner tanks because they look like ther built in the wall.
Here is my 33g corner im building myself. After I had my two buitiful boys and getting over cancer I am starting again new, I had a 90g lps sps. Thats was 3 years ago.
Im planning to do the same start of with some softies then hardies, im going ti run 250mhl power compacts because thats what fits. Im going to build my own sump to fit under the tank.
Awesome thread I allways loved corner tanks because they look like ther built in the wall.
hi-prock
had a look through your gallery earlier and liked the frame, looks very proffessional,im glad your joining in as a 33 is a unique size and hopefully we will learn from you, glad you beat the cancer, fantastic news, really great, and looking forward to seeing you here a bit more as well, welcome aboard
Ocean Mang
New member
That is what I was thinking about the street drain. Nice to hear you plumbed the room. Should make for some efficient maintenance. Good luck, can't wait to see the tank!
Don't mean to but in I was just looking for hands on experence with what kind of flow and overflows your corner tanks are using. I just filled my 200g Pentagon tank last night with a hose to test run pump and sump and the second I start the pump I am half way up the teeth on my overflow in tank and have little to know return pressure, I am using a Lifereef sump and a Blueline 40x return that should be around 650 +- gph with total head why is this happening? Am I missing something with the pump wide open it will almost overflow the tank overflow is set with 2 x 1" drains and 2 x .75" returns split with lineloc so there is 4 outputs and can feel little to no movement from ends..?? Thanks for help in advance I feel sick to think this is normal for what I have spent.. I will work on getting pics up when I get home from work...
reefscape15
New member
dudester - I understand now! It would be easy for water changes to just be dumped down the drain, but i'm happy to see that your not doing this. It's a good thing to keep your aquarium water from just entering the local water source. Many Calurpa algaes are very adaptable, and you do not want to be the one responsible for releasing it into the wild. It's already outlawed in Cali, so i can only figure NY is next, then probably it will be banned all across the country. Looking forward to seeing you get some stuff in that tank!
Hookup
New member
Backspin, just to ensure I understand you're situation.
You have a return pump pushing 650gph at the tank.
You have an overflow with 2x1" down-lines into the sump.
If you open up the return-lines 100%, i.e. to full 650gph rate of the pump, the overflow cannot keep up and you are starting to flood the house?
The reason I ask, is simply because on a typical overflow with 2x1" down lines, the math alone says that you can run about 1800gph (I think is about 900/1" downline).. either way, you're way over-engineered (which is good!!! do not change)... so you shouldn't be having this problem.. unless your return pump is pushing ALOT more than you posted, or, your return lines are cloged (full of elbows, curves, back-tracking, etc...) even then...
The only other think I would question is the overflow itself... is it a CTC or tooth system? Is enough water getting into the overflow section?
How is that part specifically setup/engineered? Photos will definately help .. if possible show the water-line of the overflow so we can get an ideal of how big the cuts are, and just how much water can overflow...
You have a return pump pushing 650gph at the tank.
You have an overflow with 2x1" down-lines into the sump.
If you open up the return-lines 100%, i.e. to full 650gph rate of the pump, the overflow cannot keep up and you are starting to flood the house?
The reason I ask, is simply because on a typical overflow with 2x1" down lines, the math alone says that you can run about 1800gph (I think is about 900/1" downline).. either way, you're way over-engineered (which is good!!! do not change)... so you shouldn't be having this problem.. unless your return pump is pushing ALOT more than you posted, or, your return lines are cloged (full of elbows, curves, back-tracking, etc...) even then...
The only other think I would question is the overflow itself... is it a CTC or tooth system? Is enough water getting into the overflow section?
How is that part specifically setup/engineered? Photos will definately help .. if possible show the water-line of the overflow so we can get an ideal of how big the cuts are, and just how much water can overflow...
Dudester
Premium Member
Thanks again everybody, such a warm club!
btb72 - Here's the thread to my office tank. It's not a very active thread, and it's not too long, so you can scan the pics pretty quickly if you like.
reefscape15 - I try to be conscientious with my reefing addiction, and I certainly want to minimize my impact on the environment. That applies to the collection of animals for my tank (I prefer coral frags from other hobbiests and tank-raised fish) and energy consumption to run the equipment (my new house is quite "green" and will run largely on solar panels).
Bernie - Thanks for the invite!
btb72 - Here's the thread to my office tank. It's not a very active thread, and it's not too long, so you can scan the pics pretty quickly if you like.
reefscape15 - I try to be conscientious with my reefing addiction, and I certainly want to minimize my impact on the environment. That applies to the collection of animals for my tank (I prefer coral frags from other hobbiests and tank-raised fish) and energy consumption to run the equipment (my new house is quite "green" and will run largely on solar panels).
Bernie - Thanks for the invite!
It is a Teeth type overflow brand new no buildup I also belive that the restriction is at this point cause the pipes will flow once the water flows in to the drain area water level rises about 3/4 the way up to the teeth, If my math is right with head loss I shoul have no more then 650gph max wide open. Is it possible the comb area was made to small ? I am checking with tank builder right now to see what it should be rated at..I will post pictures soon..
reefscape15
New member
WOW dudester! Solar panels are probably much more popular down there than they are in Upstate NY. We only get about 3 months of sun it seems like...Hahaha!!!! I'm glad to hear about others wanting to have as small an impact on the environment as possible. It makes me feel better that i'm not the only one who thinks like this. I don't know if anyone asked, but what are you planning on keeping? Mixed, SPS, LPS, Softy... Also what lighting/filtration are you going to run? As i said before, it looks like your all set for any kind of lighting you want with all the outlets in the ceiling. Thats an awesome idea!
Hookup
New member
Backspin, i'm more curious about the overall length of the overflow section... from one side of the overflow to the other... how long is it? Ideally it is VERY long... but in alot of cases they are only 5-10 inches... mine is about 7 or 8 inches "long" or wide however you want to look at it... I've had my flow up to 600 or 800gph... but not higher...
was ok with 1x1.25" down run.
was ok with 1x1.25" down run.
