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Old 08-09-2006, 10:02 PM
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Old 08-17-2006, 03:18 PM
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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
-Heater
-Plumbing for overflow(Anyone see a problem with using Flex line for this?)
-water topoff unit (perhaps plumbed directly to my RO/DI)


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Old 08-17-2006, 04:01 PM
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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.



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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
-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.
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Hey Keith, did you already get the Aquatronica?
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Old 08-17-2006, 04:28 PM
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good point on the ATO, sound like I should forgo that. Keep me informed on the heater issue. You are becomming my LFS

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

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Old 08-17-2006, 04:57 PM
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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."

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Old 08-17-2006, 04:34 PM
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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.

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