Colours look good to me,...although I have been toying with the idea of adding a single 24"t5 fiji to the mix. I can't use my locker either, I don't know what the issue is, I plumbed it to my BK and the skimmate just wont travel down the tube no matter how much is in the skimmer cup???

Hmmm...To start with, I ordered the top that is specific to my BK m180 according to the website, when I recieved it though, the grooves in the top don't line up so you have to use the little side clamps to centre the unit, but as i was doing this one of the arms broke off due to a poor weld. After I re-welded it and had it all programmed with the APEX, it looked like it was working well, I then noticed that the skim lip (?) on the bottom of the lid is only just slightly larger than the riser tube in the collection cup, this leaves less than 1mm of a gap for the skim to enter the cup...I let it run as such for a couple days just to see but there wasn't any real skim entering the cup, it just kinda stayed in the riser tube. I contacted Avast about these issues via e-mail he never did respond to me so I posted my query in his section of RC, he sent me a PM a few days later asking me to send him some pictures and I did...that was a couple weeks ago and I have recieved any further response.

Right now it's sitting high and dry.

Awesome build mate I love it

any updates on the par readings for the PacSun Led?

Forgot about this thread...here's a couple new pics...Zoa's are starting to make a come back after the Moorish incident.:lol:


Feather starfish is still very happy and getting bigger...
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/IMG_5893.jpg


The evil Bangia Cardinal is still defending his territory keeping all trespassers at bay...
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/IMG_5890.jpg


and a couple of my new favourite zoas...
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/IMG_5889.jpg

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/IMG_5867.jpg

nice pics buddy love the pic of the last zoa when ever your ready for fragging let me know:):)cheers buddy:)

I'll be sure to let you know Denny :wink:

here's another coral that is growing like crazy..."Alien Eyes" monti, I believe...

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/IMG_5939.jpg

wow man thats almost radioactive lol love that high intensity green:)

It's hard to get a picture of, lots of light reflection off of it as shown in my crappy FTS...


http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/IMG_5942.jpg

Looks good :biggrin:

Just stumbled across your thread today and I have to say you have one slick looking setup! I love the dimensions of your tank and the one piece eurobrace. I was contemplating going with a rimless tank for my next build but after seeing your tank it's going to be a tough decsion.

I seen pics of your sump on the concept aquatics webpage and was wondering if you had any pics you could post of it with all the equipment in there. I'm curious to see how you have the auto water change system plumbed in and how it all works.

Thanks Stones,

I guess it's past time for an update, I actually tore this system down in Feb in order to replace all the floors on the main floor...I just finished setting this tank up again but I have plumbed everything sump wise into the basement...New pics coming this weekend as I wrap it up...

To answer your question about the water change setup, I had my mixing tanks directly under the system in the basement (two 45 gal drums), the new water was plumbed directly to the DT and the waste water was plumbed to a standpipe in the back of the sumps return chamber which exited into a house drain, it was simply a matter of mixing new water and turning on the pump to push it to the DT, the standpipe in the sump was setup just slightly higher than the running level...I didn't take any pictures of this setup but I will take pictures of the new system which is running in the same manner other than the sump being remotely located in the basement.

here's a picture of the old sump where you can see the overflow stand pipe in the upper left chamber.

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/IMG_0284.jpg

Thanks for the update. Was curious to hear how your auto water change system worked. You weren't worried you were losing some of your fresh salt water out the drain in the sump? The concept looks great but I wonder what the efficiency losses are based on the fact that new water is being added while waste water is being removed simultaneously.

Good luck with the reassembly of the system. Looking forward to some updated pics.

I'm sure there was some loss albeit minor but this was the quick change weekly WC. For the monthly change, I would turn off the return pump which would fill the sump up to about 90% capacity, then I would remove the stand pipe and drain the whole sump leaving about 10%, the last of this water and dietris would be removed via shop vac. Last would be turning the pump in the basement filling the sump to the 90% mark again (marked on the side of the sump) and utilizing a float to kill the pump and turn the return pump back on...the skimmer and other equipment would then turn on 30min later...

Thanks. Sounds like a pretty quick system for the larger water changes as well.

update?