Hey Robb,

Check out Craigslist.com Lots of free stuff.
Have picked up lots of used/abused tanks and disasembed for parts.:wink:

The baffles are only at the drain. I've found that EuroReef skimmers produce almost zero microbubbles. If you are running into problems with micro bubbles, it's just a matter of making a bridge from the outlet of the ER into the initial drain compartment.

OK I am not really interested in moving up to an ER skimmer right away, as I have a coralife needlewheel skimmer to try first.:biggrin:

I have decided to move the sump to beside the tank instead of underneath it. The space there is not really any bigger but I have no overhead clearance issues, so it will be easier to get at , and hopefully will be a less daunting task for maintenance which should increase the chances of me keeping up with it.:redface:

What is the main advantage of an External return pump , instead of an internal MAG type? It just seems that plumbing an in sump return pump would be a lot easier?

Robb

Externals transfer less heat to the tank, if nothing else. Not sure if there are other benefits. I guess if space is at a premium in the tank because of, say for example, using an insump skimmer, heater, baffles, etc. etc., then maybe external would be easier to work with, but then you have to deal with the plumbing and the space considerations for outside the sump. Six of one, half dozen of the other. I have two tanks right now and one of each, and to be honest I don't see any advantage that one has over the other in a "slam dunk" sense, I mean they each sort of work in their own way.

Externals usually have much better tolerances to backpressure, at least the ones I work with do.

Robb,

Are you not getting my PM's?
If you have changed your mind, at least let me know so I can sell it to someone else...

- Chad

pm'd you fish, sorry.

so just a bit of an update, perhaps I will add some pictures this evening.

The tank is up and running, and the sump will be online this weekend I hope.

Equipment update is as follows:

-90 gallon Tank (Thanks Keith)
-220 Gallon Super Skimmer(Thanks Keith)
-Coralife Lunar Aqualight(Thanks Keith)
-175 watt 10,000k Ushio MH (Future upgrade being evaluated)
-Gen-x PCX-40 (MAK 4) for return (Thanks Rahim)
-Tunze 6080 for flow
-Eductors and locline will be here on friday for the dual return
-got most of my plumbing supplies for the return (Thanks Albert)
-RO/DI , 100GPD (Thanks Keith)
-CS-150 (1600GPH) oveflow with Aqualifter (Thanks Keith)

Things I still need:

-Sump, I think I have a line on a couple for tonight:mrgreen:
-Heater
-Plumbing for overflow(Anyone see a problem with using Flex line for this?)
-water topoff unit (perhaps plumbed directly to my RO/DI)


Any further tips , suggestions feel free to post.

Hey Robb,

As soon as I get my aquatronica set up I will be hooking up my 2 500 watt heaters and I should have a spare.

As for the Water Top off. I am not sure I would plumb it to my RO/DI. It CAN be setup using a float to go from the RO/DI if you wanted, or even into the topoff bucket, then the tank but here is the scary part :)

If your float ever screws up, you have an endless overfow potential from the RO/DI.

If you just hook the water top off to a 5 gallon bucket, the worst that could happen if there is a malfunction is the 5 extra gallons of water gets pumped into the tank.

Hey Keith, did you already get the Aquatronica?

good point on the ATO, sound like I should forgo that. Keep me informed on the heater issue. You are becomming my LFS:mrgreen:

Robb

Another option is to get a dual sensor solenoid top off on a controller.

And who said there was no store in the South!!!!!!!!

that Tunze is amazing, I had to turn off the light in "disgust" after I turned it on and it stirrred up all that crap in my "cleaned" tank. Skimmer cup produced about a week worth of dark skimate when I got up this morning

(In my best robert duval voice:)

"I love the smell of skimate in the morning."

Robb

Robb,

Post some pics of the tank. I am dying to my old baby in action.

Was I right or was I right?

OK I was down at my local RONA Store, and was haing trouble finding the fittings I need for my drain line, I am going with 1 1/2 inch drain to my sump. I found all the fittings I wanted in ABS with pipe instead of PVC. Does anyone forsee any problens with running the drain line using abs instead of PVC?

I am still running pvc for the return, and am aware that I need differentt glue for ABS.

Robb

I've done it. No problems. Just don't use primer. Primer melts ABS right quick.

You can't use the normal PVC glue either I don't think.

OK Here is the first picture of something, this is the return line and is my first time working with PVC alos shown is part of the drain line. I can't finish until I get the tank for my sump from Keith (Wink, Wink, Nudge , Nudge).

I wish I kinew how to use my camera, this makes my tank look like an algae farm, the water does not look like this at all?

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...s/IMG_1535.jpg

and here is my CBB

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...s/IMG_1536.jpg

Robb

How do i build a durso for a 1.5 inch drain in my CPR. I have read that you need to use a larger pipe diameter, however I thing the next size up is 2". I don't think it would all fit inside. The gurgling noise is going to make my wife crazy Help.

Robb

:mrgreen: well I think things are finaly almost finished after only 30 days I think I am close. I am still working on a lighting upgrade as I only was runing a single 175 MH over my old rig. and I need to build a proper canopy. Still wondering on the logistics of building a durso for a 1.5 inch drain. Will post some updated Pics Later tonight

Try a stockman style standpipe instead.

Here are some pics of the setup as promised.

Full Tank shot:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...s/IMG_1603.jpg

Sump Beside Tank:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...s/IMG_1612.jpg

Current Ghetto lighting setup with halide only on one side of tank:redface:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...s/IMG_1611.jpg

Yo Rob,

Check these out:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=1

Line up at the local cleaning station:mrgreen:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...s/IMG_1608.jpg

Candycanes that just don't seem to want to inflate as much as usual lately:question:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...s/IMG_1618.jpg

Zoa Rock with some neat blue sponges growing in.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...s/IMG_1620.jpg

closer pic with my crappy 1 megapixel camera of Sponges:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...s/IMG_1628.jpg