Taking the Salty Plunge!

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Chemi

Thanks Myka! Yes, it's a standard 55 with only a 12" width sadly. Ideally I'd like a 75 just for the extra floor space. I would like do have a sump Instead, just the noise and extra parts for potential problems is deterring lol! I do have the fittings and bulkheads already, as I was going to drill and plumb my old 90g FW, but I could get it out of the house to get the shop to drill it for me by myself so it never went sumpy. I think more so my problem is the actual action of drilling it. I'm sure it's not tempered, it's super duper heavy and the panes are 3/8" wide. I'm just really nervous about it, if the glass were to break, so would my heart! If I were to drill it, it would be through the back with a modified bean animal; 2 drains instead of 3. And there lies my other problem. Attempting a C2C weir, it would have to be glass rather than acrylic, so there would be no way of adding 'teeth' for safety. Also, the only spare tank I have is a 15Tg and I'm not sure if that would be enough room for a skimmer and such. Heater isn't a problem, I have an hydor inline.

A 2-drain Bean Animal would be a Herbie.

I have a C2C weir on my tank and no teeth, just a 1/4" gap where the water runs through.

Like I said already, if you do a good job designing the sump and plumbing it will be quiet - quieter than sumpless because the skimmer will be in the sump. On a quiet system the skimmer is the noisiest piece of equipment.

Have you considered selling the spare equipment you have now like the canisters and even your 55-gallon and you could buy a drilled tank/stand/sump? Just last weekend I sold a 50-gallon (36x18x18") tank/stand/sump/return pump for $225. It's very quiet (because I designed it lol) and is a nice shape for a reef. Sometimes "exchanging" your current equipment works out better for you in the end and won't end up costing you much, if anything.

[Chemi]

Hello!
Just got back from a vacation in San Francisco Back to the build! I have had a busy week...

Pulled off all the old silicone for the reseal; definately not a fun time. Even with the masking tape seam trick I still had a mess to clean up. I think my problem was caused by having too thick of a bead of the silicone so when I removed the tape immediately after, so it kinda glob bed outward. Oh well, it looks good enough not to have to redo it again lol!


No luck on finding a replacement trim, but picked up a few pieces of glass for a euro brace instead. $20 for 3 pieces 8mm 3x12" didn't think it was too bad of a deal, Woulda been about $50 for the plastic stuff so I think I scored.
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Had the stand already that the skin was half completed so I have been working on that for the last few days and now it's finally complete! Pretty nice, dark cherry wood panels complete with a hood. Can't stand the light escaping from the sides and blinding me through the corner of my eye.

Good grief! I was so mistaken on the amount of time it takes to make RODI water! Took days to fill a brute container, and after all that, I still only have 25 gallons in the tank on the bright side of that, and least not I have 5 gallon graduation marks written on the side of the tank, should make water changes more accurate and precise.

That's all I have for now folks! Hopefully tomorrow I'll have enough water for the rest of the tank and be able to mix my salt and get my rocks organized and in the tank!

[Chemi]

This is where I'm at so far..... on the left is the beginnings of an arch between the 2 mounds. The right side is a single tower. Does this look like it will be ok? Or is my dimensions and structure sizing off? I can only make it one layer at a time due to the epoxy.

[Chemi]

Hmmmm my photo didn't post... I went through photobucket

[intarsiabox]

What is your RO system rated for? It shouldn't take days to fill a brute container unless your membrane is plugged up or you have a problem with the flow restrictor.

[intarsiabox]

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[intarsiabox]

To insert a photo from photobucket click on the image code next to the picture in photobucket, then go to your post and click the "insert image" icon (the mountains and sun" and paste the image code in the box that popped up.

[Chemi]

Thanks Instar! That's great! So, same question applies, is the right side too square?

[Chemi]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

What is your RO system rated for? It shouldn't take days to fill a brute container unless your membrane is plugged up or you have a problem with the flow restrictor.

I'm rated at 75 g per day. I got it off a canreefer when he shut down his system. He told me the membranes were still relatively new. Should I change out the sediment filter as a start? The line for the RO I'd T'd off from my washer so it's still good house water through pex line. He mentioned that perhaps that line doesn't have enough pressure to put out much more. It's not a stream, but not drip by drip, it's kinda a stream like drip. I done have the brand or model, he had lost he papers.

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by Chemi

I'm rated at 75 g per day. I got it off a canreefer when he shut down his system. He told me the membranes were still relatively new. Should I change out the sediment filter as a start? The line for the RO I'd T'd off from my washer so it's still good house water through pex line. He mentioned that perhaps that line doesn't have enough pressure to put out much more. It's not a stream, but not drip by drip, it's kinda a stream like drip. I done have the brand or model, he had lost he papers.

You should have about 60psi on that line so I don't think that is a problem. Credible membrane manufacturers rate their membrane at normal household pressures. Some RO units come with adjustable flow restrictors which need a lot of attention and if not set right can give you problems, Aquasafe has these. How much waste water are you getting? Usually 4:1 is normal so if you fill up a cup of ro water you should get about 4 cups of waste water, if you are getting a lot more waste water than that you have a problem. Sediment filters are cheap so it can't hurt to change it. My unit has an inline flow restrictor with a valve that cam be opened to back flush the membrane out, if you have this on yours give it a 5 minute flush.