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Old 09-08-2013, 04:52 PM
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Looks great man, turned out awesome. Now the fun stuff begins
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We just had 10 babies hatch

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Old 09-09-2013, 04:41 PM
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Old 09-10-2013, 02:26 AM
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Old 09-10-2013, 03:07 PM
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looks fantastic.
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looks fantastic.
Thanks Dave, your old system is one of my main inspirations for this tank! I hope to be able to grow SPS like you can.
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Old 09-12-2013, 08:20 AM
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So I have narrowed it down to two pumps: 3 x RD3 80w with 0-10v controllers OR 3 x Abyzz A100. I could have the Abyzz in a week. The RD3's "possibly" sometime in October. The only catch is the 3 RD3's would cost as much as 2 A100's... But I like the idea of running the A100's controllers as they were meant to, in tandem working together. I could easily work the return plumbing to maximize what the programming could allow for.

Also, I plumbed some spa-flex between the overflow and returns and am getting a slow drip from both bulkheads on the top sump. I am going to cut out the spa-flex, grab a female/female 2" coupler and new bulkheads and remake the connection with 2" rigid. That should alleviate any weird stress on the bulkhead gasket. Any objections?
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Old 09-12-2013, 02:09 PM
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I heard the new dc option from vertex should be out soon.
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Old 09-12-2013, 02:17 PM
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So I have narrowed it down to two pumps: 3 x RD3 80w with 0-10v controllers OR 3 x Abyzz A100. I could have the Abyzz in a week. The RD3's "possibly" sometime in October. The only catch is the 3 RD3's would cost as much as 2 A100's... But I like the idea of running the A100's controllers as they were meant to, in tandem working together. I could easily work the return plumbing to maximize what the programming could allow for.

Also, I plumbed some spa-flex between the overflow and returns and am getting a slow drip from both bulkheads on the top sump. I am going to cut out the spa-flex, grab a female/female 2" coupler and new bulkheads and remake the connection with 2" rigid. That should alleviate any weird stress on the bulkhead gasket. Any objections?
One thing that I have found.
If you install the bulkhead gasket dry, quite often it will end up leaking ( dripping ).
I usually pop the whole fitting into a bucket of water just before installation.
You get a way better seal on the gasket and won't have the dripping problem.
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Old 09-13-2013, 12:53 AM
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Cool. Unfortunately I cannot remove the bulkhead in it's current state. It is glued in! I will give the gaskets a dip when I re-do the plumbing It can't hurt!
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