Prayer reactors work more efficiently if you label them with comic sans font

+1 sir

Thanks for the tip. I will have to try this. I didn't know!

You mean you knew many many moons ago but just forgot right?

~Tony

Its a mess, but its got everything I need!

I would raise the stand up so I have more working room, get a bigger tank so I can grow out frags! :biggrin:


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What's in your 550 reactor ? Looks like rubble or some sort of media for biological filtration ?

My zeovit reactor broke so I used an old 550 to run my zeolite until I can find a replacement.

Fascinating. Do you have to shake it manually then ? Or are you one of those people who don't bother to shake their rocks often ?

Yup, I just shake it up every morning. Only takes a few minutes, so its not really to much extra work.

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i plan on adding a bio media reactor and an auto top off

every time i see this thread, i think of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIri9YLHpOg

Cha! Same wave link Marko!

~Tony

Here's my basement sump mess

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What one thing you would change about it?

~Tony

The raised platform so I don't have to bend over is supported by large cement blocks. I should have got a steel framed one built instead.

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all built from what I had and collected so lots I would change but overall its ok.I would love a new skimmer with small footprint.bigger sump would be good also

Here's my entry... Not nearly half as nice as most of the sumps here but it works. Been thinking of a sump upgrade in the near future :-)

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whats the one thing you would change about it chris?:D

drain side of my sump
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return side of sump
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Only thing id change is make the main sump bigger

Here is my entry.

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I would change the fact that its built with 1/2" glass, even DC pumps sound extremely loud because the vibrations become stronger through the thick glass.

I would also like to add a section for filter socks and an algae scrubber.

Well Tony, I would make a couple changes. First would be a larger skimmer compartment, I would like to upgrade the skimmer eventually and I don't have a lot of room. The eshoppes skimmer works really well and has been turning out some thick dark crud so not a huge priority. The next would be to have a better setup for all the hoses and sensors for the genesis water change system, which is why I may upgrade to a larger sump.

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I wish I built it about a foot lower, would make it so much easier to clean and work on so that's my excuse for it being dirty :lol: and my empty frag tank I just added on could really use some pewpew!!

keep it up guys!!! i know everyone can learn a lot from this contest!!! i know i did:D

Yup, my post was dreaming how I need a refugium. This thread inspired me to get creative, and I built a very ingenious fuge for my tiny sump. :mrgreen:

My entry.

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I'd like to have more space in the stand and add section for algae scrubber.

Here's mine.

http://tempt.ca/Aquatic/sump1.jpg

I removed the shelf from the RSM 130 stand and put in a pull out drawer so I have more vertical space over the sump. I lost valuable storage room though so instead I moved all the tools to the door!

http://tempt.ca/Aquatic/sump2.jpg

Things I would like to change are changing out some 90 deg bends to 45, put in a bigger skimmer, and add more macros (ones ispods won't devour!).

All right here are a few pics of the hellish mess I have been working with for a couple yrs now. As you have all seen by the new build the one thing that I wanted to change the most was SPACE, that is why I made the new stand taller & wider then the new tank as well as added the towers for additional space.

The pics are going from left to right & spans 14'.

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So what!! I post my total mess of a booty and everyone is speechless?

I just love the contrast between RyanV and you.

No kidding!! RyanV seems to have things really organized. That is why my new system has been 2 yrs in the planning.

Mines shoot from the seat of my pants with little to no thought about the end game.

Today I was a real risk taker and mounted a 50ml/min dosing pump to the inside door of my stand because I didn't feel like climbing in to attach it to the spot where its supposed to be, lol.

sump
 

here is mine... 33g... if i had a chance to redo this, I will make the skimmer chamber bigger and the stand a little higher so I have more choices on choosing bigger skimmers.

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I dont think any amount of planning will get you there :) .

I can only assume his tools are just as organized his drawers his everything, that kind of tidy is a whole nother level.

I try to keep things organized but it usually only lasts so long. I'll then tidy up again after spending some stupid amount of time looking for something. The whole point is just so I have quick access to something I commonly use. Anything else just gets tossed into bins, drawers, whatever.

It's also not a very big stand so I have to use the space wisely. I even made the pull-out drawer attach using strong magnets for easy removal but that was before I realized I'd have electrical cords from the lighting tethering it in place. :sad:
Oh well, you can't win everything.

Last chance to join in on the contest and kicker! If you haven't done it already do so! This is the last call! Contest ends today at 12am Toronto time.

~Tony

An Organically Growing Plan
 

Well after receiving my second Mad Jelly order, or rather I guess third if you count group buys, I couldn't resist posting some pics of my work in progress build, in order for a chance to score some more of there awesome corals.

So my Equipment setup definitely won't win any beauty contests, as the plan has been ever evolving, or rather randomly growing to accommodate my needs, wants desires... or rather that's the excuses I keep telling myself.

Big change I would do is have a metal stand, better planned out to accommodate a single larger sump, rather then the two tanks slid under there. Having the display tank stand and vertical cabinet share the same base unit would make life so much easier, but alas like I said this evolved from what was going to be an inwall Discuss tank, hence the original base stand was never to even have a sump.

Wide angle view to put things in perspective.

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Always measure your skimmer before you build a cabinet, or rather pick out your skimmer before you build a cabinet.
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Skimmer compartment and water change line
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Return Compartment, media reactor, ATO sensors and line. Also houses the pump for my chiller, the pump for my above tank cheato fuge. Also you can see the secondary drain line from my bean animal overflow, it currently feeds my big fuge and frag tank, but can be opened up to completely isolate that half of the system
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The start of a Fuge/Cryptic/Mangrove/ATS, also holds my aqua clear filters that I rotate to my quarantine tanks, that way they are already seeded with bacteria when I need them
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And just to point out how awesome Mad Jelly Coral is, its able to bring me out of full on lurker mode to actually post some pics of my system. Many thanks to Tony and Long for there awesome customer service, and once I can figure out the whole white balance thing, some pics of their amazing corals in my system.

Once I finally get all my equipment in, I will be redoing my wiring to simplify things, as well as enclosing the entire system in some awesome piano gloss black laminate.

Wow what a set up you got there Eric! Thanks for the shout out! <3

~Tony

Woot Woot Trevor! Now increase your chance of winning by getting your bother to enter as well!

~Tony

Under my 180
 

This 65 total gallon sump/20 gal refuge is under my 180 mixed reef.

The one major thing I would love to change is the overall foot print. I have little room to actually add anything more. I am planning to upgrade to a 75 gal in the near future.

I am also a little envious of the sweet set ups :mrgreen:

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