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Skimmerking 06-07-2013 05:32 PM

looking good Mango like the progress

Spyd 06-07-2013 05:53 PM

Looks awesome! Great setup you have there. Are you worried about moisture issues though in the closets at all?

FishyFishy! 06-07-2013 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Spyd (Post 824018)
Looks awesome! Great setup you have there. Are you worried about moisture issues though in the closets at all?


The 4" vent will have a large in-line fan sucking air out of the closet, which vents outside. There is a large hole with a fan in it, for air to pass through the adjacent walls inbetween closets. Plus I run a de-humidifier in that room outside the closets as well.

Moisture shouldnt be an issue at this point. But once I'm done all the other projects in the house, I will be planning an HRV. It's just not in the budget right now.

ensquire 06-07-2013 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by FishyFishy! (Post 824007)
Here is where my old 155 bowfront was. This is the same location, only this display will be 7.5-8 foot, not 6 foot. I miss the old 155 bowfront... but it met it's demise during a party...

Good Party :rockon:

When you do your water changes, are you just dumping the volume of the sump or do you drain part of your DT as well? I hear you about the hoses and pumps and buckets. I like the ease of your setup...

FishyFishy! 06-07-2013 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ensquire (Post 824036)
Good Party :rockon:

When you do your water changes, are you just dumping the volume of the sump or do you drain part of your DT as well? I hear you about the hoses and pumps and buckets. I like the ease of your setup...

Haha, yeah it was a gooder. Beleive it or not.... it was an airsoft bullet that cracked the front payne. lol.

The first skimmer tank will be the one that gets drained. It is about 30 gallons. It has a hole drilled into the middle that goes right to the drain in the laundry room. Then gets filled by changing the flow in the saltwater mixing pail from re-circ to fill. I figure this is the best one, as it is the point of entry from the main display, and will probably build up a lot of detritus and stuff. So i'll just give the water a mix to stir it all up then dump it.

This tank:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps66389125.jpg


I am already planning on an upgrade for that first skimmer sump. The current one is around 50X15X10, and will turn into a frag tank outside the closet. I will get a new one very similar, but a bit bigger for larger water changes. I was thinking something like 50X24X12 for the new one

Bblinks 06-07-2013 07:09 PM

TAGGING ALONG.

FishyFishy! 06-07-2013 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Bblinks (Post 824044)
TAGGING ALONG.

It's an honor! Been jealous of your DD for ages. :lol:

I wish I could get a deeper tank. But 24" is my max otherwise it gets in the way of walking inbetween the tank and my kitchen island

Bblinks 06-07-2013 07:23 PM

Set up is looking amazing. I am the one that should be jealous.:wink: keep up the good work. We'll all be watching ya!

FishyFishy! 06-12-2013 08:21 PM

Bored... SO I figured I'd post pics of how I re-built my bottom return sump.

It looked like this when I started. I think it was designed for freshwater, with the shelves on the left etc.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps75a416cf.jpg

So I stripped all the baffles:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...02_resized.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...46_resized.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...14_resized.jpg

Then got a couple more baffles and a dual 4" filter sock holder from concepts and started putting everything back together:

Love the spacers/supports!!
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps2f03d1ce.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps7e223b23.jpg

All Done!
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps7149cd4c.jpg

FishyFishy! 06-12-2013 08:52 PM

And... I'm done painting the stand for the BRUTES and the filtration tanks for the left closet. Going to test fit it all tonight... Hopefully I measured correctly lol.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps00fc396e.jpg

And also rescued this little guy from a fellow reefers tank that was leaking and threw him into my 39g Bowfront.

No idea why he would choose the powerhead only minutes after being put in... but to each their own!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps28744a61.jpg


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