Bandit's 150g build

[Leah]

It is looking GREAT!!, all kidding aside. Is that all the rock, that came with the tank? Looks like it is quite purple, very nice. Can't wait to see it with fish now, LOL!!!!

[fishytime]

Its alive!!! and looking really good, I might add.

[Leah]

updates????

[banditpowdercoat]

Ya, sure

I have fish in it now. Thx to the rock never being out of water mmore than 5 min, real quick cycle. I hope LOL. but, no pics yet. Lights are still out, and one of my clients has been keeping me soo darn swamped, I have No Time for the tanks.

I was up till 12:30 last night. I did manage to get the ATO sys automated with a PLC controller and a Kent Float valve. now, both tanks are ATO from one res/controller. Soon, the controller will also be keeping track of the RO/DI run time. So it will tell me when to change out the filters etc.

Well, Coffee break over, I got to get back out there to work

[banditpowdercoat]

OK, OK, Massive update!!!!!!

Got the OM 4-way yesterday. So, Plumbed it in and played, had problems, played some more, more issues......
Nothing with the 4-way, only thing was initially, got sand in it when I opened the outlet valves, and wouldnt turn, had to drain pump and take apart 4 way.

BOY, does that thing stir up the sand!!!!. Took about 5 hrs to get the rocks/outlets/flow all set right. Then it was bed time.

Today, bit of work this morning, fiishing off a client's job. Then off to straigten up the sump area. I mounted my ballasts in sump area. 2 Coralife 150 HQI electonics and 1 250W TAR ballast. That put ALOT of heat in sump area. With just 1 door closed, air temp was 95*F on the pump/ballast end. NO way would that be allowed. So, I pulled ballasts and PLC light timer out and mounted to the right side of the stand. Its not really visible because it's facing a non used wall in the living room. That got some heat out. Here's a pic of the ballasts and the controller.



Now, I woke up last night, about 12:30. Went tyo check on tank, walked up and splosh, splosh..... UhOh, carpet's WET. I turn on the light, and expect to find broken line or somehting. Turns out the Skimmer went NUTS. Was just puking out bubbles and water out the collection canister(2L pop bottle). Thus overflowing the bottle, and onto the carpet. By the looks of the RO top off water container, about 10G is in my underlay........ I am going over it every hour with the carpet cleaner, sucking up more and more water.

So, I decided to take the skimmer out and clean it today. Well, in my wisdom, finishing the 4-Way plumbing, guess what? The skimmer won't come out of the sump!!!!. A little coaxing, and moving some 4 way lines and it's out. I cut the base down. Round skimmer, square base??!!??. Fits in just fine now. I also took this opportunity to plumb the Phos reactor nicely, and add a shutoff for water changes. The water change tap will allow the Sump return pump to pump tank water into a 5g pail. Eliminated the use of a siphon. Step one of my full waterchange plan. More to come.
Here is cleaned up sump



Now, when I thought I had everything done, I am cleaning up the plumbing supplies that are ALL OVER the living room floor. Just then, my Fire Hall Radio goes off into alarm!!!. OK, we have a fire. Wait for address......I hear a SNAP,trickle, trickle GUSH!!!!!!!!!!!
I look back at the tank, see the Phos shutoff thats on the Return Pump T. I see it spraying water. Just when I reach fro it, I falls right off!. 1/2" hole, just spraying everywhere. I grab all plugs, and YANK. And cover hole with my thumb. Now, it broke on the TANK side of the shutoff. Damn used fittings. Seemsn the prev owner never used Teflon tape, Just silicone anc craked the fittings extra tight....
So, I am trying to get leak to stop, while being summoned to a fire... Finally get display to the anti siphon point, get a new close nipple, another shut off. (good thing I have extra's) Plumb them in, WITH teflon tape. Test, OK, good, no leaks. Grab daughter, off to firehall, once crisis averted. Call turned out to be a freakin PRANK!!!. Not impressed...


OK, well, no pics of the geyser, but heres a FTS, followed by the inhabitants.


Some Wrasse. What is it?? Kinda think checkerboard, but head is not colorfull enough??


Fuzzy stick. Again, what is it?


Umm Anemone like thing, but not. Another whatsit?


A few, Sailfin, Hippo, Yellow tang, Wrasse and a glimpse of flame angel


The water movement the 4 way creates on the surface


OK, I'll shut up now....

[Leah]

Hey I missed this, wow looks great! How are the tangs getting along? I am soo jealous!

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by Leah

Hey I missed this, wow looks great! How are the tangs getting along? I am soo jealous!

LOL, I was wondering where you were

Ya everyting getting along great. They all folow me around the tank too, when I sit on the couch, they all come to the one end to say hello. In reality they saying feed me, were pigs, but I want to dream LOL

[Leah]

Those blue zoa's are calling to me!!!!!!!LOL

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by Leah

Those blue zoa's are calling to me!!!!!!!LOL

Thats funny, I need some blue Zoa's LOL

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Leah

Those blue zoa's are calling to me!!!!!!!LOL

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Thats funny, I need some blue Zoa's LOL

We do ship now....and still have a few of those blues I posted pics of a while back