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Old 06-07-2013, 05:32 PM
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looking good Mango like the progress
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Old 06-07-2013, 05:53 PM
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Looks awesome! Great setup you have there. Are you worried about moisture issues though in the closets at all?
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Old 06-07-2013, 06:07 PM
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Old 06-07-2013, 06:46 PM
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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.

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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
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Old 06-07-2013, 07:09 PM
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It's an honor! Been jealous of your DD for ages.

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
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Old 06-07-2013, 07:23 PM
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Set up is looking amazing. I am the one that should be jealous. keep up the good work. We'll all be watching ya!
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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.



So I stripped all the baffles:







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!!




All Done!
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Old 06-12-2013, 08:52 PM
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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.



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!

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