Asylumdown's 275 Tank build

dave_C · #1 05-27-2011, 10:31 PM

ok see if this makes any sense to you

the return chamber is on the right, the middle is for whatever you want to put in ie carbon, reactors, heaters or such. the left is for ro water for auto top

the top left is your mixing tank, top middle is for the refug and the top right is for the skimmer. the holes in the brace is for the drains from the main tank.

the three little tanks with lid are for your three part dosing.

how it works is

1)one drain feeds the skimmer chamber which will keep a water height of 9 inches, than is over flows into a two inch tunnel that feed into the reactor chamber

2) the second drain with a ball value will feed into the mixing tank, with the ball value open it will force the water to overflow in to the refug chamber. than after the refug it overflows in to the same tunnel as the skimmer to end up at the reactor chamber. with the ball value turned off, the mixing tank will be isolated from the remaining parts of the sumps and you will be able to drain that chamber with a ball value installed on the side of the sump. than add water and salt, wait for it to mix and turn the ball value will bring the refug and mixing chamber back in line

here is a top view of how the skimmer and refug overflow into the tunnel

hope that makes sense lol

lastlight · #2 05-27-2011, 10:34 PM

Dave's a sketchup ninja. Never know when he'll attack lol...

dave_C · #3 05-27-2011, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Dave's a sketchup ninja. Never know when he'll attack lol...

lol i use to hate it but now i can get thing like this done in under 10 min. you should see the one i muck up of my basement and fish room, that was a 3 day head scratcher for me

asylumdown · #4 05-27-2011, 11:28 PM

Holy crap! Thank you so much.!

So where would the auto-top off sensor need to be in this design? Would it need to go in the return chamber?

The only changes that I would need to make would be to the R/O top off container, do you think I could eliminate that chamber altogether by using my reservoir in the basement (about 50 gallons) as the source of my top off water? The house is being wired so that I will be able to hook a pump in the basement reservoir to the top off sensor. I also don't really have a way to get R/O water upstairs by any other means unless I hand ball it up in buckets (not optimal), so I'm trying to think how I could modify this design to automatically fill the water change chamber via a pump in the basement. In the first design I had used the auto-top off system to do it, but maybe I could just have a second pump in the R/O reservoir that I control manually?

Also, any chance you feel like building a sweet a** sump?

asylumdown · #5 05-27-2011, 11:30 PM

I'd probably also still need a pump to drain the mixing chamber I think. The drain that was plumbed in to the wall is about 9 inches off the ground.

asylumdown · #6 06-01-2011, 06:46 PM

So, Dave is my hero.

I think this is pretty much exactly what I'm gonna end up building, with only a couple of tiny modifications to account for the limited access I have to the cabinet and the placement of drains. I can't wait to see this thing turn into reality. This sump is so damn cool I wish I didn't have to hide it in a cabinet.

I'm actually giddy.

asylumdown · #7 06-14-2011, 11:18 PM

The stand has been completed and delivered to Red Coral. Waiting on the sump before we install it, as the stand will need to be lifted over the sump.

Also sorted out the ventilation issues in the space above the tank, an exhaust fan was added to the cavity where the lights will be that vents directly outside. This will hopefully help deal with humidity issues as well. It's currently being wired to a switch on the wall that will have a built in timer, and will run during the hours that the MH are on. I would have preferred for it to be controlled by the controller, but for it to pass code it needs to be wired in to the house.

They've also run an ethernet connection to the aquarium cabinet. I want the Neptune Apex system, and this will allow me to keep all wires contained.

Whole tank shot (with the bath tub for the master bedroom on the floor behind):

and the world's most embarrassing picture of me with the stand. Have another drink Adam... It's almost exactly as long as I am tall (but it was sitting on a pallet so it looks taller)

fishytime · #8 06-28-2011, 02:08 PM

Things are starting to come together nicely on this build Adam..... So when is the possession date for the house?.... Seems like you've been building it forever

asylumdown · #9 06-28-2011, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Things are starting to come together nicely on this build Adam..... So when is the possession date for the house?.... Seems like you've been building it forever

Ha! It was supposed to be August 8th. As you can see from the pictures, that's not going to happen. They've pushed the completion date back a couple of times, most recently to a vague sounding 'Before Christmas'.

We still haven't signed off on the design of the stairs, but I've been told that drywall is for sure happening this week.

kien · #10 06-28-2011, 03:17 PM

Wow great looking build! I especially like how your builder is building all the infrastructure for you! :-D I need a new house..