Greg's 75g

bauder1986 · #1 03-27-2012, 11:50 PM

Whoa that sump is crazy!

Nano · #2 03-27-2012, 11:52 PM

Whole macrel that sump got full fast! Looking good dude! Can't wait to see it all wet!

gregzz4 · #3 03-28-2012, 08:53 PM

Thanks all.
Ya it sure got crowded fast in there. I couldn't imagine using something smaller.
The loom is supposed to block light so I don't have to clean out the hoses. Only time will tell.

RDNanoGuy · #4 03-29-2012, 04:01 AM

How much gap is there between the loomed hoses and the filter sock holder? That could be a pain in the neck to change them when you have do it every3 days or so.

fishytime · #5 03-29-2012, 04:08 AM

you could hang the reactors on the outside of the sump to the right-ish side if you find it a pain to get the socks out....

gregzz4 · #6 03-29-2012, 03:31 PM

Thanks for the thoughts. This is why I'm glad it worked out that the manifold outlets ended up right in the middle.

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Originally Posted by RDNanoGuy

How much gap is there between the loomed hoses and the filter sock holder? That could be a pain in the neck to change them when you have do it every3 days or so.

There's about 4" clearance

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Originally Posted by fishytime

you could hang the reactors on the outside of the sump to the right-ish side if you find it a pain to get the socks out....

I don't want to take a chance on an external leak

If it becomes a pain in the but, I can put the reactors in the return area. Plus, if in the future I buy something like an Alpha 170, that's where they will have to go.
To start with, I wanted them out of the way of the pumps but I most likely will put them there anyway. It'll look tidier with shorter hoses and I'll only have one hose to work around.
Then I would route the chiller hose behind the skimmer so I can see better what's going on there.

gregzz4 · #7 04-02-2012, 08:20 AM

So a teaser for y'all.
If you like seeing hardware and so on, stay posted for pics of my electrical panel ( If all you want to see are live things, you'll have to wait awhile longer ).
I got it 90% finished this weekend. All I have left to do on it is finish labeling all the cords.
I'll get a pic of it up over the next couple of days.
And a word of warning;
If you like over-kill, check back.
If you are inclined to bash, be nice and just looky-no-talkie as it's quite the, well, you'll see