Grizz's 8' - 300 gal + 60 gal + 30 gal OMG Build!!

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

SO IT LIVES!!!

Well kinda...like 1/3rd...without salt...without sand....without rock...and without livestock. Seems like you are putting effort to fast pace everything recently

I don't waste salt on a leak / run test & not really trying to fast pace the build as there is so much more to this build then just the 300 gal tank.

Originally Posted by daplatapus

Woohoo, wetness! Sweet

Yes excited nervousness.

1/2 full now.......

[ChefFish]

looking good buddy, you must be nervous as hell with that much water. Hope it all is good and you dont end up with a mess. Fingers crossed for ya bro!

[Antrias]

Yea it was a cool build to see in person when I picked up that bulkhead. My GF was jealous she didn't get to check it out haha. It's very well designed and built system. Wish I had those building skills! When I upgrade to a 1-300 gal tank I'll be going to a store lol.

[Dearth]

Showed your tank filling to my niece she wanted to know if you could swim in it gotta love the minds of kids

[The Grizz]

Well it's full & flowing at half the pump volume because I'm waiting for a replacement power supply for one of my WaveLine DC1000. ZERO plumbing leaks so I'm very very happy with that but I am going to have to add a balancing line to join the 2 return side together, not a big deal.

Originally Posted by ChefFish

looking good buddy, you must be nervous as hell with that much water. Hope it all is good and you dont end up with a mess. Fingers crossed for ya bro!

All is good & the living room is dry

Originally Posted by Antrias

Yea it was a cool build to see in person when I picked up that bulkhead. My GF was jealous she didn't get to check it out haha. It's very well designed and built system. Wish I had those building skills! When I upgrade to a 1-300 gal tank I'll be going to a store lol.

Next time you should bring her along.

Originally Posted by Dearth

Showed your tank filling to my niece she wanted to know if you could swim in it gotta love the minds of kids

Just tell your niece I'd rather swin in my pool, it's much warmer but you could have a bath in it .

[Trevor W]

WOW!!! Absolutly huge build! Coming along great. That sump is definatly a work of art. nice clean plumbing. Great job on the tank aswell. I know if it were me it would of looked like the caulking gun exploded, it would of been all over the wife, the dog and not to mention my 2 yo hahahaha.

[MitchM]

Holey moley, I think you could have a future in plumbing.
Now if you could just attach electric solenoids to those gate valves and hook it up to a keyboard, you could play that thing like an organ. (not in a Monty Python way please)
Seriously, you're going to love the control of flow to different parts of your tank.
How do you remove the filter socks for cleaning?

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by Trevor W

WOW!!! Absolutly huge build! Coming along great. That sump is definatly a work of art. nice clean plumbing. Great job on the tank aswell. I know if it were me it would of looked like the caulking gun exploded, it would of been all over the wife, the dog and not to mention my 2 yo hahahaha.

Thanks Trevor, it's surprising how much silicone you can waste building a tank this size.

Originally Posted by MitchM

Holey moley, I think you could have a future in plumbing.
Now if you could just attach electric solenoids to those gate valves and hook it up to a keyboard, you could play that thing like an organ. (not in a Monty Python way please)
Seriously, you're going to love the control of flow to different parts of your tank.
How do you remove the filter socks for cleaning?

Being a welder you have to be able to do piping so it comes in handly.

The last piece of pipe on the OF is in glued in, just turn off the flow, pull out the down tube & pull out the filter sock.

[brotherd]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Well it's full & flowing at half the pump volume because I'm waiting for a replacement power supply for one of my WaveLine DC1000. ZERO plumbing leaks so I'm very very happy with that but I am going to have to add a balancing line to join the 2 return side together, not a big deal.






All is good & the living room is dry



Next time you should bring her along.



Just tell your niece I'd rather swin in my pool, it's much warmer but you could have a bath in it .

That sump and all the plumbing is incredible!So clean and professional.And I was just up in the Red Deer area...

[monkE]

wow grizz,

simply put, this is the tank that all of us reefers aspire to. The professionalism on that sump is incredible. I just have one question i can't figure out... I see 6 return pumps, though only two on each side are plumbed to return lines - it looks like the four pumps feed 8 separate return lines. What are the other two pumps for?