Cole004 90 gal reef

[lastlight]

I really like the side-storage you have made there.

I'm trying to find a way to fit a topoff reservoir AS WELL as my water change mixing tank under my stand. Would love to do what you've done but I'm going open-top and it'd look a bit funny.

Looking forward to seeing more.

[Midknight]

This is just like I want to build for my 95. Do you have more detail on the construction and supply list?

[cole004]

Originally Posted by Midknight

This is just like I want to build for my 95. Do you have more detail on the construction and supply list?

My design is a basturdized version of cprowler's build, he has more build pictures and imo is a much better carpenter. Regardless, I built using his pictures. gotta love the web. ps thanks prowler

Cprowler's 120 build http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...ighlight=stand

[lastlight]

My stand has a footprint of 72x30 which is pretty decent.

I have just over 3 feet of vertical space to work with as well so I am planning on having a topoff reservoir feed into my sump and a waterchange tank too where saltwater can mix.

I'm imagining a tank similar to that vertically oriented one in the back of Gold's that they use as water storage. The topoff will grav feed since it's higher up in my stand. The water change tank will need to be lower though to allow me to get salt mix into it. So this water will be on a switched pump that i turn on to replace water that i drain out during a change.

My last tank had the RO/DI constantly feeding my topoff float valve but I have read in too many places that this can lead to the water not truly being pure. Better to have a solenoid/timer and just run it for a while.

[mark]

few things,
-first your first drawing, looks like the overflow goes into you reservoir then to the sump and still see on your plumbing, still does with a valve, wondering why
-doesn't appear you have an overflow box just a straight standipe, again with a valve. Can understand the valve to backup the flow over the standpipe for noise (Herbie) would just caution running without a backup or emergency drain
-in the drawing you refer to a CL, technical correct as is closed but usually referred as a return manifold. CL for aquariums seems to be more the drain and return at the same head.

[cole004]

Originally Posted by mark

few things,
-first your first drawing, looks like the overflow goes into you reservoir then to the sump and still see on your plumbing, still does with a valve, wondering why
-doesn't appear you have an overflow box just a straight standipe, again with a valve. Can understand the valve to backup the flow over the standpipe for noise (Herbie) would just caution running without a backup or emergency drain
-in the drawing you refer to a CL, technical correct as is closed but usually referred as a return manifold. CL for aquariums seems to be more the drain and return at the same head.

Thanks for your comments and concerns Mark;

I decided to "T"ed the flow to the sump and reservior for more control. I'm not sure about my fimal use for the res, it might feed the surge or I might run marco, or even live rock. regardless I thought if I "T"ed I would be able to have greter options later.

The valve on the stand pipe is simply there for shut the over down when I work on lower part of the plumbing. again a control issue.
Not shown in the drawing the CL will have a "T" to the sump that can be used as a emergency drain.

And regarding the CL or Manifold Return the drawn might not be as representational as it needed to be



I'll let you decide what it's called but I'm building one of these, closed loopy manfrotto things

I find that drawings sometimes get in the way of life, so I use them as a guideline for jumpstarting creative. But thanks for your comments I need those to keep the creative in check

[mark]

Just trying to understand things as not above taking someone else's ideas for my own use.

Having the overflow going into the reservoir, might have an issue of detritus settling out. I've tee'd off one of my drains into a separate refugium and since no filter sock, skimmer etc and BB, know it builds up so forced to siphon it out everyone and a while.

Reason asking about the standpipe is am interested in running a Herbie without an overflow chamber. Like the idea so I've played around with a 33g and a 1" bulkhead and seemed to work okay. Biggest thing was getting the height of the standpipe correct so the water level was where I wanted it. With only ~230gph found I had to have the standpipe 2.875" lower than the bottom of the trim (final level was going for). I had suface agitation and still worked okay but nothing like a surge device.

[cole004]

Originally Posted by lastlight

I really like the side-storage you have made there.

I'm trying to find a way to fit a topoff reservoir AS WELL as my water change mixing tank under my stand. Would love to do what you've done but I'm going open-top and it'd look a bit funny.

Looking forward to seeing more.

I like the open top idea too, but I want to add a surge device and needed somewhere to hide it. If yu gave yourself extra hieght and a bit more width in the stand you might be able to do it. Something like this



I have thought about an open top even while I was building this stand, I guess I just need another 90 gal. (don't tell my wife)