Scott's 270g aka Project Mayhem

[Scythanith]

Looks cramped but it's not that bad, lens makes it a little distorted haahaa!



Electrics and controls, reactors, wiring, etc. The bottom reactor rack is just temporary. There will be some organization, a drip tray, and the ozone system will be purring when I am done. Also the Tunze ATO will be replaced with the Profilux system once I have time to program it. There will be a custom ~25g ATO reservoir where the 5g pail is sitting as well.




Top Sump. I am getting a frag rack built for it and a removable grate where the old glass baffle was. The heater will be moved to a cleaner location as well. I installed a GF check valve on the bottom sump return (locline) so that I didn't siphon out the top sump if the lower pump shuts off. There is also a float valve that will tell the profilux if the top sump isn't draining to the lower sump for some reason (snail in the herbie, etc.). The profilux in turn will shut off the lower sump return pump and send out and alarm.



Bottom Sump. The ATO wiring is a mess but will cleaned up next time I get back from work. A gate valve is on order to convert the overflow to a herbie to get the noise and bubbles down. I am still waiting for the Abyzz pump for the lower sump but installed an old quite ones just to get the system flowing. Damn it's a loud pump. The left chamber still may be a refugium, but I am also thinking it will make a great water change chamber as well. I haven't decided yet. Small ~5-10g water changes every week sound good to me.



Close up on the pump controllers. So far I have nothing but praise for the Abyzz A200. It's SILENT. It's a powerhouse. The controller is simple but has a lot of options. So far so good. The RD3 Speedy is doing its thing as well, making lots of bubbles and skimmate.



Just another view. You can see the VorTech module, Profilux Touch module, humidity/temp probe hanging between the profilux and doser. I am going to put another shelf right about where the touch screen is so I can set the dosing liquids right under the doser. The touch screen will get relocated to the display side of the tank, on the upper right bulkhead.



Regrets so far are not enough regular receptacles. Some things don't need to plug into a profilux, like the Mitras, VorTech's. That's 7 plugs right there. I may add another gang box by the lights/vortechs just to feed them on their own. Free up the profilux sockets.

[Delphinus]

Looks rad and I love the cable tracks. I wish I had gotten some for my tank room as there is just no way to make loose cables look tidy on their own!

[Scythanith]

I am sure I will take it apart again and re-do the cords at some point, but I am content for now. The tracks are called Panduit if you need some. I bought mine from Eccol Electric. There are all kinds of sizes, but I ended up getting 2"x2".

[Scythanith]

This is a little off topic put pretty darn cool. I saw some art of animals on dictionary pages a little while back and thought it was awesome. I contacted the artist, Luca Grant and asked him to create some for our basement development. We asked him for a Golden Rhomboid Wrasse, Satanic Leaf-tail Gecko, Zebra Plecostomous, and an Australian Frilled-neck lizard. We just received them and couldn't be happier! You can check out his site here.

[Scythanith]

The artists name is Lucas Grant, not Luca…. I wish the post editing time was longer.

[SanguinesDream]

Originally Posted by Scythanith

This is a little off topic put pretty darn cool. I saw some art of animals on dictionary pages a little while back and thought it was awesome. I contacted the artist, Luca Grant and asked him to create some for our basement development. We asked him for a Golden Rhomboid Wrasse, Satanic Leaf-tail Gecko, Zebra Plecostomous, and an Australian Frilled-neck lizard. We just received them and couldn't be happier! You can check out his site here.

LOVE those!!! I've been collecting art for years and the concept is so Victorian-era etnobotany.

[Skimmerking]

WOW man that tank setup is retarded. looks very well put together

[Scythanith]

Originally Posted by Skimmer King

WOW man that tank setup is retarded. looks very well put together

Thanks! I am trying to avoid having to go back and make major alterations down the road, so I am hoping a little planning goes a long long way. Steve has already had me make some alterations, warning me to do them now instead of when the tanks full of life. I started the same place everyone else did, a used main tank, repurposed tank for a sump, turbo floater skimmer, some cheap power heads, bla bla bla. I truly believe in you get what you pay for. Be it quality of the parts, ability, service, etc. so with this build I wanted reliability to be the number one aspect. I am away for a while at a time so I wanted to be able to keep an eye on things so a computer was a necessity.

I really hope I can nurture a unique tank, that takes cues from some of my favourite tanks such as Darryl and Dave's tanks. I really think the rock work sets the tone, so I will be spending a good amount of time on that Saturday.

Cheers and thanks for looking!

[Scythanith]

Originally Posted by SanguinesDream

LOVE those!!! I've been collecting art for years and the concept is so Victorian-era etnobotany.

Check his site out! He's extremely reasonable with pricing!