Worm's 180 build

[ERivera65]

Thanks this has been an enjoyable project and puts it in a place where I don't have to worry about sunlight hitting it. Now to just keep on going and moving forward.

I am looking at taking my old 120 and connecting the two sumps together. That will increase my combined water volume by 160 at least, depending on the size sump and how it is configured.

Sounds like a good idea. I thought to myself for a second that the 40 you had was a small sump for that 180. But it definitely sounds good that you will add more water volume and a second sump or i am sure that you can convert the 120 by itself into a sump and you can use the 40 for quarantine, a frag tank, or for a water reservoir for your ato.

 

[worm5406]

Yes the 40 is a sump for the 180. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=21269071&postcount=53 look at the walkaround video will give you a good view on the sump below it.

I have a 10g QT already.

I want the 120 to be a frag tank, maybe... hahaha

I have a 7g for the ATO... I do not want to make it totally turn key... Next thing you will want is an auto feeder and a silloute to walk by the tank so the fish think someone is watching them.

LOL

I am deff looking for ideas on adding the 120 with the 180.

Like I said I can prob get away with hooking the two sumps together. I just have to set up some flow switches so I do not overflow both sumps.

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

I still think you should do a bigger sump and run the 120 and 180 through it.


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[worm5406]

Well two 40's would make a nice 80g separated sump...

I was thinking of making my new sump like a 50 or something since I will have more control over the stand for the 120. That would increase it even more.

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

A 55 breeder might work.


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[bpcardona]

Two 40g would work perfectly. You could elevate one slightly and let it over flow into the second. They are not hard at all to drill. Draw up a plan, take a pic and lets see it.

 

[worm5406]

uugh... I dont really want to cut into my existing sump. Rock Sand Cheato etc all in it.

Look at this pic. I am calling this the 180DT and the 180Sump:

SO... I was figuring I could put a pump in 180sump on the return side (far right where it goes up to the DT) this pump would feed to the 120sump (IDK where yet prob on the return to 120DT side).

Then take a pump and put it on the entry side of the 120sump and let it feed to the 180sump on the skimmer side (left hand side in picture).

 

[WDLV]

Interesting build! Looking forward to seeing your progress.

 

[worm5406]

Look at the 3/12 video called walkaround.

It shows where I am currently in the room build.



OHHH I did just get a delivery yesterday.

20" wide counter height all-freezer, -20 Degrees C capable with a lock and integrated door frame for full overlay panels With BI Fan


and

20" wide built-in undercounter all-refrigerator, auto defrost with a lock and integrated door frame for full overlay panels


Yeah Yeah Yeah.... they look the same... But they are a frige and a freezer. The front is a overlay panel so I can match the rest of the room and hide the way it looks.

I got the lock to keep the boys out of it. They seem to like to eat the cyclops..... (Just kidding, just wanted to see if anyone was actually reading this or just looking at the pictures.)

 

[bpcardona]

Just looking at pictures here......

 

[worm5406]

Just looking at pictures here......

LOL... Me too... I look at them all the time. And maybe a video, depending on the music that is playing. LOL

What do you think about the piping idea?

 

[worm5406]

OK Speaking of pictures.

I was playing a bit with the pictures today. Hope you enjoy the new inhabitants.

Some blury... but such is life...

 

[worm5406]

 

[worm5406]

 

[worm5406]

Only a few are of existing inhabitants. Most are from new ones I got Friday.

 

[dca22anderson]

Great new additions buddy! Love the close up acro shots!

 

[worm5406]

Thanks.. Yeah those acros were not helping. They were getting to close to the camera to take a good picture... hahahha

Ill try again later.

 

[bpcardona]

Okay so first of all I love the photos. Everything looks pretty happy. Now on the the plumbing idea.


This may work but I not sure how well. The way I understand your idea is that you will have the 180 to 120 sump on the same side as the 120 to 180 sump. Do I understand this correct? If this is the case then you will be cycleing the same water to much. Let me think about this and maybe come up with an idea

 

[worm5406]

I was thinking of...:

180 goes through its sump. Add pump there to make it go into the END of the 120 sump...

the 120... Goes through it's sump and then add a pump there to make it go to the start of the 180 sump.

The MAIN reason is because I want to have 1 skimmer, in the 180 section. The skimmer I have is MORE than powerful to handle both systems. I doubled it when I ordered it on purpose. So I can dial it right and so that if need be I can really clean it out (skimming wise).

That way the 180->120 will go straight to the return and send it to the 120 DT. The 120 sump will clean it some and send it to the 180sump to get cleaned then cycled to the 180 DT...

Of course with probabilities the water will not always go to either tank but will overall be mixed.

 

[bpcardona]

I was thinking of...:

180 goes through its sump. Add pump there to make it go into the END of the 120 sump...

the 120... Goes through it's sump and then add a pump there to make it go to the start of the 180 sump.

The MAIN reason is because I want to have 1 skimmer, in the 180 section. The skimmer I have is MORE than powerful to handle both systems. I doubled it when I ordered it on purpose. So I can dial it right and so that if need be I can really clean it out (skimming wise).

That way the 180->120 will go straight to the return and send it to the 120 DT. The 120 sump will clean it some and send it to the 180sump to get cleaned then cycled to the 180 DT...

Of course with probabilities the water will not always go to either tank but will overall be mixed.

Okay I understand now. Make sure you have gate vales on the pipes going between the to sumps. It is going to require a bit of fine tuning, but sounds like it will work.


Is there a way to have the skimmer in the middle? Try to follow me here.

The pump back to the displays are t off, one going to the tank the other to a third water container. I will call this the skimmer sump (SS). The skimmer would the draw water from this SS. The water could then be returned to each of the 180/120 sump with one pump T off with gate valves?

Not sure if this complicates thing to much, but just an alternative. The SS could be a mangrove tank.