You finally joined us to see some of your handywork!

Thank You Again Neil, Your A True Craftsman Of Glass!!!!
(I hope more people realize its better to go to you than any Box Store!
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Still clearing up but I got to say I'm loving the duel depths, Lagoon and Deep Sea....
Coral will be fun to choose!


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looking good feller;)

Thanx!


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The water has been flowing for 12 hours now... No leaks, all the water stayed on the right side of the glass box but I do find this pump a tad loud.
Nitrifying bacteria is flowing through the system and waiting for that cloudy look to clear up!!!



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Isn't the pump in the basement? How is it loud up at the display?

Yup it's in the basement.... So is the TV room......

Ha ha


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Put a mousepad under the pump.

Day 2 of water.....
One line has a minor leak, deal with it tomorrow.
Still a few partials floating around, bit milky.
Nitrifying Bacteria added to the system.
Start watching all parameters tomorrow and daily to watch n see if the Bactria is worth it's money.
First visitor to see the setup today, (reef_rookie) good to meet Dan again.......

Patch leaking PVC line tomorrow..... :(


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put a filter sock on or a piece of foam it will clear up right away and take out all the floating particles.

Water is looking spotless today....
Hope to fix the little plumbing leaks without tearing pipes apart today.
ATO needs to get installed today too.
Probably rearrange the returns as well. 4 are over kill, cap 2 stay 2 returns.http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/28/ysysy2un.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/28/abedeha3.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/28/4uje7uje.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/28/6yvu8ude.jpg


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That looks incredible. Scape looks great too.

Neil sure does do great work with his tanks.

Agree with others. Great looking tank. Nice job on aquascaping

what's on the sand bed? Is it black sand mixed with white sand?

Black Caribbean mix... 1/3-2/3 white sand, done it in all my set ups thus far and really like the overall look.



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Very very nice set up, whats your lighting? :cool:

Thank you!
SunBrite F Series
So far love it


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That's one awesome looking very unique tanks setup.

My only thing is that I would look at it and miss the extra volume lost with this drop down concept. The aquascaping is first rate btw.

Anthony

Thanx For The Compliments!
As for the lost water volume- I added a second tank to the sump to load with LR and add extra water volume. (hoping the helps with stability and the lesser amount of LR in the tank


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Thank To Steave At Red Coral, The Mp-40's are back up and running!
As well as a few other goodies to speed up the tank life....
Top Notch Service As Always!
**A honorable mention to Josh at Marine Aquaria as well- snails snails snails!**


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This will look spectacular with the two levels and different types of coral.

How go you glue a toad stool to a rock?

I had to cut mind of its old rock and need to move it to a new one!


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dont glue really wont work for long I used to actually sew it with fishing line to a piece of rock or jam it in to a piece of rock the bottom piece

An elastic band works well, holds it in place until it attaches itself. Just don't do it too tight.

I make a "seatbelt" out of 2-part epoxy and use that to strap the stem down. It works really well.

Sump room up n operational and ready for public viewing...
(nothing special for a first try)
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2-300 watt heaters
RKL wt Temp/ PH Probes
Vertex 250 Skimmer
Hammer Head return pump
2x 4" filter socks
Secondary Sump For LR (extra)

Simple n Clean (KISS)
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I noticed the ball valve on your drain is restricted, what's the reason for that?

Try to find a way to block that light from hitting your skimmer or you will get algae growth in the column.

First off WOW that you noticed that way off in the corner!

Tiny back pressure quiets the sloshing plumbing. Didn't slow the main pump
Down just the big splashing sounds in the plumbing......


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Good Tip Buddy- Ill look into that one!


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Did you say the glass is tempered??

I noticed it because I've seen people do it so many times and have it end in disaster. A crab or something makes its way down the overflow and gets stuck on the partially closed valves, backs up the flow and the tank overflows. It looks like the last chamber in your sump is probably small enough that your pump will run dry prior to a tank overflow but this can be bad too if the pump dies as result when you're not around or if your ATO is capable of pushing things over the edge.

Something to consider I guess. You have two drains in the overflow box, you could run two lines to the sump and setup a herbie style overflow. 100% quiet and much more reliable.

+1 for Herbie, mine is super quiet... Just make sure you do it right the first time, not like how I did mine originally.

+2 for Herbie, I have a hybrid herbie going to my basement sump with a third emergency overflow in the DT...not only is the Herbie dead silent but it's pretty safe.

I also just replaced all the flooring on the main floor of my house this spring/summer...if you guessed "tank related flood" you'd be right, after that expense and hassle of shutting down and moving 500gal of tanks you'd understand there is no such thing as too safe.

As to all the advice up above, Big Thank You!

1. I have my over flow pipes set up as a Durso stand pipe.... (also have setup ahead of time a no way no chance a snail or grab can get into it all)
2. The noise I'd not at the display it's in the plumbing as is hits a section of 90's because of the restriction on how the plumbing was able to run.
(it sounds like a constraint flushing toilet in the basement family room)
3. ATO is monitored, more than 30 seconds it's shut of for 60 mins on top of flood sensors to shut it and the return pump down!

Thanx Guys!


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That flushing toilet is the noise I warned you about previously when you use a single drain on that large of a drop.
Two drains, one back up and one with a gate valve, zero noise, zero air, everywhere (upstairs and down).
Crabs, snails and fish will find ways through your plumbing, unless you have strainers in your dursos that require constant cleaning you're vulnerable. Even a clump of algae can clog a valve.

Oh Yes You Sure Did!
(warning was given)

Big Thanx, Huge Thanx On Allll The Advice As To How To Fix It-

** Exterior overflow consists of main strainer separation from the tank, second one to catch the critters and 3rd a foam block that I clean every other day, and last the Durso strainers that I have yet in Many years had the strenuously clean, outside the normal cleaning routine I have. (I actually keep all my equipment maintained and do monthly cleans of 90% of it) OCD at its finest! **

But all your warnings are taken as very helpful and I promise if in anyway any of my redundancies are compromised I'll let you all know so you can give me a huge round of "I Told U Soo's" lol

:) thanx guys


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It may not be the end of the world, but thought you should know ...

If I'm seeing what I think I see, it looks like you have your sump bulkheads backwards
The rubber seals should be in the water and the nuts on the outside

** They are, and the rubber is on the inside- I put it in backwards on purpose... Good Eye Greggz!


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That's so cool! Didn't know they did that! (The feather duster moving into the shell)