my 131g FOWLR

kien · #1 03-01-2010, 05:02 AM

Hmm, I'm thinking triggers, angels and wrasses :-)

kien · #2 03-01-2010, 05:21 AM

So did my schematics scare everyone? Not too much input on the actual design itself? ..

This evening I decided to mock up the tank to see how it would look in the space. Seems to fit okay. Not too overbearing and still room around the dining room table. With the help of my son we went so far as to stock the mock tank.

golf nut · #3 03-01-2010, 05:47 AM

I don't quite follow the W/C bypass, are you planning water changes by dumping there and overflowing into the sump?

connecting the sumps will be fine with a 2", even 1 1/2 will be OK.

kien · #4 03-01-2010, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr OM

I don't quite follow the W/C bypass, are you planning water changes by dumping there and overflowing into the sump?

connecting the sumps will be fine with a 2", even 1 1/2 will be OK.

Ya, that's exactly what I had in mind for the WC tank. The FOWLR would drain into the water change tank during normal operations and then overflow into a the second sump. Then when it comes time for a water change, I cut off the line going from the FOWLR into the WC tank and turn on the line that bypasses the WC tank and goes straight to the sump. Mix new salt water in the WC tank then turn valves back to normal positions.

golf nut · #5 03-01-2010, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by kien

Ya, that's exactly what I had in mind for the WC tank. The FOWLR would drain into the water change tank during normal operations and then overflow into a the second sump. Then when it comes time for a water change, I cut off the line going from the FOWLR into the WC tank and turn on the line that bypasses the WC tank and goes straight to the sump. Mix new salt water in the WC tank then turn valves back to normal positions.

So you use persay dirty water to force clean water into the system?

kien · #6 03-01-2010, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr OM

So you use persay dirty water to force clean water into the system?

Yup! :-) Is there something wrong with that?

Kryptic4L · #7 03-01-2010, 06:23 AM

yeah because your going to get a mix of dirty / clean water thus wasting half of the "clean" water.