Eb0la11's 165G Reef Tank Build

[kien]

Yes, Panorama :-)

Okay, back on topic... So, how's the plumbing search going? I did an inventory of all the parts that I have collected over the past two weeks and found that I'm short quite a few pieces and have a bunch of extra ones.. hehe. I finally drafted up my entire plumbing work last night though and made a laundry list of all the parts that I think I'm going to need. Will be hitting up Rona after work first, then if I need anything extra I'm heading to Western Pump in the Glenmore Industrial park. They have tonnes of tubes and fittings there.

You know, i would totally use that 135g as a sump. It would be killer! You would probably have enough room for a fresh water reservoir in that sump too! FreshWater-Fuge-return-Skimmer/overflow. Or, Frag-Fuge-return-Skimmer.. so many options :-)

[mseepman]

If its in Kelowna, be prepared for the smoke haze. I live in Vernon and both us and Kelowna are so smokey that I can't see accross the valley that we live in. Lot's of exciting fires in Kelowna these days.

[Eb0la11]

Haha I shoulda considered my 135 for my sump but dont think it'll happen this time around. My next tank it will. Whenever that is... like 5 years from now when I build a house or something and it'll be a massive 450G fish room complete unreal system lol.

Anyways, here's a small update. Got a fair bit done today. I've set up my laundry sink by running some new lines for it. Its all pretty rough since Im renting and have no desire to set up anything completely solid. I might even take my sink with me when I leave, but not sure cause its attached to the drain but as you can see by photos the lines for it arent even attached.

I will add the photo that shows it later, which might not be for 5 days since Im gone this weekend and I cant take a new pic cause I gotta figure out how to delete my old ones since my memory card is full and Im too busy to figure it out... I know... weak.

Shot of the wall before plumbing. (plumbing is now done, Ill get the shot later)


RODI, mounted on the wall but still gotta get the TDS on it and it hooked up onto my rubbermaid reservoir with the float valve etc...


Check it out! Got my gate valve and I must say, Bow Valley Aquatics is quickly growing on my list for destinations for extensive aquarium needs. I got a check valve to prevent back flow during a power outage as well, so my tank should be flood proof, but correct me if Im wrong. I think I have enough extra room in my sump for any excess drainage caused by gravity during a power outage and so it'd drain until my overflow was level with the water level in the tank.


If you guys must know, I got the gate valve for $40 from BVA. I had to stop there anyways to get a pane of glass to repair the crack that I put in my sump and asked him about several parts and hes got it all man its nuts.

Anyways, next up Im gonna basically plumb this thing, try to run a seperate circuit for my lighting and then we're filling it. Im sure I'll run into a problem though lol.

[BlueAbyss]

I would consider the tank (with check valve) 'flood resistant' personally... flood 'proof' sounds a little too secure How are you running your return?

Looks like you're well on your way... I wish I could find plastic fittings like that here.

[banditpowdercoat]

You better make SURE you have enough room in the sumo to handle the flowback. A checkvalve will NOT seal 100% after time and don't rely on them to keep your floors dry. The salt water loves to make the rubber seals hard in the checkvalves then they won't seal.

[xtreme]

It looks like your return lines are drilled high enough up in the tank that you won't need a check valve. I wouldn't want to rely on one I know that.

[Eb0la11]

haha I guess flood proof was a little premature. I will simulate the tank draining down during a power outage to see how well my sump responds. I think I'd have enough if it stopped at the height of my overflow, but not if it goes to the bottom of my return line holes. Eventually I'll be getting something more like a 50G sump but hopefully worst case scenario doesnt occur before then. If it did it wouldnt be the end of the world since im on a concrete floor and I think I could handle 10-15 Gallons of water on the floor.

It'd suck, dont get me wrong, but theres nothing that would get completely wrecked really, and eventually the water would find the nearby floor drain.

[lastlight]

Nice I see some sprinkler parts made it into your build as well? Are those Orbit from HD?

[Eb0la11]

Yeah there are four sprinkler parts. They are the 90s that will come out the back of the bulkheads for my returns. Anyone have any insight if that will be a problem? They are from HD, yes haha.

[banditpowdercoat]

They wont be a problem, Ive used some of them before