Bored again so..... pic intense
 

Not anything new fangled. just the plumbing for my new tank if I ever set it up.

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Nice job Darren,

I love a clean looking plumbing system. Somehow it appeals to the linear thought patters I've been known to have! Creativity and myself do not jibe, which is why I take care of the mechanics of the tank while my wife does the aquascaping and coral choices!

Can't wait to see it set up, does the tank simply gravity feed to the sump? with the return going to your wavemaker? And would the green pump with the 5 tee's be considered a closed loop, or are they returns from the sump as well?

Best,

Rob

The Green pump(MAK4) is a closed loop. The 2MDQX is feeding through the SQWD and then into 3/4"locline. The Drain is a Stockman overflow to the sump. Plain and simple. ;)

Thanks for the compliments.

Looks great Darren!!

I like the idea of the Mak 4 using a manifold instead using powerheads especialy on a small tank where they can be more noticable.

How much did all that plumbing cost though! lol Loc line is nice tho :mrgreen:

Is your sump DIY?

Keep us posted because that has a great start to being another great tank of yours.

Plain & simple. :biggrin: Only an engineer would say that. :lol:

Looks pretty neat Darren. Should be dandy flow.

Jack,

Well I got the 3/4" stuff from Wendell at a very decent price. I think it was like $25 for two feet MPT ends and 3" flare nozzles. The rest cost a bit more. I ordered it from Premium Aquatics before Wendell started carrying it here and I couldn't find anywhere selling it. :rolleyes: Oh well it was worth it. the PVC stuff I had a lot laying around and needed only a few little odd's n ends. There was no way I was having any powerheads in my tank. Plus I can direct the flow a lot better with the locline than any powerhead.

Yes the sump is a DIY. I had to assemble it inside the stand as there are braces on the front and back of the stand. Plus I made it to fit entirely in the full size of the stand.


Thanks Doug. Down the road I am hoping to get back into the SPS game. but for now this will suffice with some VHO's on it. I'll just have it ready to go from the start.

Doug,

It is plain and simple.. ;) I wanted to do this as clean as possible. I even have wiring blocks for quick disconnects of my VHO ballast. :D Same for the four fans that are going in this. ;) Throw in some heat shrink tubing to keep it all neat and covers for all the vinyl tubing to stop algae growth and we are set. :D

Yeah I know. Making a mess is half the fun. ;)

Painted, Wired and ready to go.

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Another good looking setup Darren! What are your goals for this tank (i.e., what do you plan on keeping)?

I guess the question I want to throw into the hat is ... I can't quite make out what the two black circle/dot things are on the left side of the sump. I was to hazard a guess, it is some kind of clamp to support the shelf that the GenX is resting on?

It looks like they are just there to attach the "white" acrylic? pane above the sump.. Probably a splash guard to protect the pump. You can see the ledge that is attached to the side of the sump to hold the pump.

Chad

"Yummy set up"!

Whe I first started in the hobby I took the easy way out, my sump/refugium is built into the back of my acrylic tank. The downside is that the display space is cut into as well. I was always worried about flooding, gravity, etc.

Now of course that I am a year into this, all I want to do is build a new tank with the full meal deal!

By the way, while I hate to not shop locally for equipment, I was able to purchase a dual 250w MH set up for right around $500 CDN recently. So if you decide to go back to SPS eventually there are still some reasonably priced options.

Beautiful tank again, and I can't wait to see it stocked!

Rob

Bingo.. :)

Goals....

Not sure really. I'll let it run for a while with VHO's and in a while figure it out. Down the road most likely SPS only. A few small frags only nothing store bought. Was gonna have three fish I have been keeping since last year. But lost two yesterday. no clue why. So who knows.

Robbyville,

I'd probably just build myself a new dual 250W setup. Bit of a DIY'er. :biggrin: If I can build it I will.

Woohoo, do I get a prize?

:lol:

Hi - I'm new to this, and even though I'm from Vancouver, now live in Montana which is the middle of NOWHERE and no one knows anything about SW here and if they did it would cost a fortune to get stuff! Still I get to the Lower Mainland every couple of months so have made a few shopping trips.

I have a 55g which is 3 months old, and already I realize the mistakes I've made, although nothing has died! I am really impressed with your tank set up, cabinet, sump, plumbing, etc. This is all the sort of thing I'm planning for a few months from now when I feel I can rearrange the tank, replace the crushed coral with some fine sand, put in proper lighting (any advice, anyone), start getting some coral without adding to the bio load too drastically. I want to build a real cabinet which can house everything (and also deal with issues of heating and insulating - it gets really cold out here and my tank is up in the attic in my studio). Your pictures have given me much inspiration, and its really easy to see how you planned it all, so - thank you.

Is there space for a refugium in that set up? I've got plans for a DIY skimmer from an old fart in Richmond VA who's been in the SW biz for over 30 years and figure I can make everything away from the tank myself, and would like to have a fuge in there as well.

Any advice you can give will be gratefully received.

Nice setup. I noticed that you put the intake of the close-loop inside the overflow... how far down does it go?

Size of the tank
 

How big is the tank Darren. When I get to the stage of finally getting my bigger tank I am definetly going to pick your brain. What the hell come over and set it up and I'll pay the bill. Looking forward to seeing the livestock in there.

I really like those flow spouts. Let me tell ya when I was fantasizing about my new bigger tank one of the first things was no bloody power heads

Looking good Darren