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Old 10-09-2013, 07:54 PM
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Old 10-09-2013, 10:29 PM
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He can't wait for his first swim!
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Old 10-12-2013, 05:55 AM
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Here is the plumbing and miscellaneous work I had completed before leaving for work.

I envision the Mitras ballast top left, the Vortech controllers and battery backup mid-left, and have room to spare centre and right side.



The stacked sumps. You can see the returns from the overflow going into the sump top left. I hand tightened them and still had a couple leaks. My LFS told me to use a wrench and give them all quarter turn and low and behold they are all good! You can see the abyzz A200 in the primary return chamber.



The lower sump's return manifold is done. The three bulkheads on the bottom sump are for draining the chambers and one is an open emergency drain (far left).



You may be able to just make out the lower drain plumbing. The centre and right bulkheads are on ball valves while the left is a safety to prevent overflowing in a worst case scenario.



I need to clean the 1/2" plywood up a bit more, a little white caulking, etc., but the plywood is in place to allow me to affix electronics, powerhead controls, wiring looms, power bars, really anything I want to... to the wall. The space on the right is for the reactor shelf, dosing containers, profilux, etc.

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Old 10-15-2013, 02:12 AM
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Does anyone have personal experience with the RK2 ozone generators? I am looking at buying their 300mg/hr unit. Also, would you be content using the Profilux system to control and monitor the ORP or would you buy the RK2 monitor controller? I personally feel that the Profilux should do the job just fine, but am open to everyones suggestions!

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Old 10-15-2013, 02:46 AM
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Very nice build. You've got a pretty sweet skimmer. You won't need to run ozone with it. IMO.
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Old 10-15-2013, 03:08 AM
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I'm running ozone for water clarity, something the skimmer won't really effect (as far as I know).
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Old 10-29-2013, 04:35 PM
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It has begun! Damn is my RODI slow! I have the 100psi booster on there and it's still painfully slow.





Return plumbing is 90% done. I just have to paint the 90's black and glue them in!



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Old 10-29-2013, 04:54 PM
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nice accessible sump off to the side. i loved that about my fish room too. i had always planned to add the fridge but you beat me to it lol. looks great!
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Old 10-29-2013, 06:07 PM
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Great job on the plumbing, did that silicone hose come with the pump?
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Old 10-29-2013, 10:05 PM
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Great job on the plumbing, did that silicone hose come with the pump?
Thanks Steve. I had to order the silicone connector kit from Abyzz. The clamps are pretty badass though!
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