I'd like to see some pictures of your sump/equipment rooms
 

As the title states, I am begninning my equipment/sump room build, and I would really love to see some pictures of everyones setups. I'm working on running the plumbing and electrical for the drains/water feeds at the moment. Any advice or suggestions would be awesome.

It's been a pain thus far because the opposite side of the walll from the display has zero power outlets, no water, and no drains running yet... so thats my project at the moment! Basically have to run everything from the basement up.

let me see yours first.:lol:

It's still under construction, but here's the cabinet,

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/...n/IMG_1236.jpg

and here's the sump:

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/...n/IMG_1230.jpg

thats what she said

It's a mess but I don't see it from the other side of the wall.
3 chamber sump with skimmer, LR and return.
Vertex RO/DI
dual BRS reactor
RKL controller
50G salt reservoir
random clutter

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...1/IMGP0088.jpg

Here is my basic plan. Hard to see in these crummy photos, but you get the idea. I've since smashed holes in the walls to get all the plumbing and electrical into the closets.

I would just like to see how people connect different tanks and ideas on plumbing and that sort of thing.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...0720-00045.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...0720-00044.jpg

I'll play along. This is a basement setup with the display on the next level. My RO unit and water resevoir are not seen. It's messy but it works good for me. My wife is happy with it too, no mess upstairs and water changes are a breeze. There is no way all this crap would fit under my stand. It's a total length of 13 feet.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...flube/sump.jpg

lots of pictures in RC's basement sump thread

OOOO. Good thread! Thanks!

Still wouldn't mind seeing our members showing off their stuff

You live 2 blocks from my house. Come checkout my setup.

- Brad

check out this month's tank of the month (click the picture). Darryl (reefermadness) has a closet basement setup that you can probably take a lot from given what you have to work with.

I saw that one. Looks great.

I wanted to check through all the other TOTM winners, but I can't for the life of me remember how to access the previous winners thread. Anyone got a link?

Just wondering about Quarentine tanks...

I will have a 20-30 Gallon Quarentine/emergency/hospital tank. Should I keep this plumbed into the main system or just put a AC110 Fuge mod HOB filter on it?

I assume that plumbing it into the main system is a bad idea in case diseased fish have water bourne diseases.

What should I be putting in the QT? Just a couple of hiding rocks?

This will be the first time that I have ever actually had a running QT tank.

Keep the QT simple not plumbed to main tank, you are right in thinking of water born disease. Just a couple rock would be a good idea as well, they can always be removed to you main sump if you need to treat with and meds.

Thats great! Thanks Grizz.

Also, as far as equipment rooms, I finally found out how to get to the other FTOTM threads. This one from Rus in April 2011 was something that I was truely jealous about. I'm sure I will take a lot from this thread for sure.

http://www.canreef.com/ftotm/apr11/

asside from the link above, how does one find the TOTM threads

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=78

here is the link.

YES! thanks.

Most of the FTOTM have awesome equipment rooms too!!

But that dosn't mean I still don't want to see your setups... SO POST!!!

ugh...i have a equipment closet i built for space is at a premium at my house and drilling through floors wasnt an option for this isnt my permanent home (though it is mine :))

http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/a...l/DSCN0006.jpg

http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/a...l/P1000917.jpg


all closed up

http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/a...l/P1000596.jpg

and it makes for a good timeout nook for the little ones;

http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/a...spatel/005.jpg

I feel left out. These must count for something? :lol:

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/97/doser4.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/97/chiller2.jpg

http://www.fishbrains.net/images/97/chiller3.jpg

I should really be posting this on my build thread but maybe ill share here first
Its currently in the works. Its a shed outside the house. It should be complete this weekend.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...d/IMG_1001.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...d/IMG_1002.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...d/IMG_1003.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...d/IMG_1004.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...d/IMG_1005.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...d/IMG_1006.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...d/IMG_1016.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...d/IMG_1017.JPG

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aqua...d/IMG_1018.JPG

Thats sweet! I wanted to do something similar as well becuase my house is desgined very unfriendly to fish keepers. lol