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10-22-2006, 10:58 PM
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I made some progress this weekend. I have wired one of the DJ panels to my power center. So the 8 switches will control the 18 outlets on the top row of the power center. The bottom row of outlets will plug in to the 3 circuits on the wall. So each DJ panel will have it's own circuit and the last circuit will be for anything I haven't thought about. The other DJ panel will be wired to the Aquatronica powerbars. There is one powerbar in the box to show where it will sit. The other powerbar is on my 67g tank being tested. Pretty cool stuff so far.
I also got my sump from Quinn today. At 48x26x18 it's pretty big. But since it's acrylic I could easily get it downstairs and in position on my own. The tank won't be so easy. The next couple of weeks will be pretty boring as I wait for the tank. All that's left is to finish up the electrical and wait... Here's the view of the left side of the stand. The electrical is all isolated on it's own shelf. The panel on the left is wired to the power center. The panel on the right will be wired to the powerbars. The ACLS units will sit to the right of the power center.  The DJ panel box will be covered when it's complete.  Here's the right side of the DJ box with the Aquatronica powerbar.  And here's the stand is it is today with the sump and all of the electrical. I'm hoping I've planned for enough room for the rest of the equipment to fit to the right of the sump.   Last edited by christyf5; 10-24-2006 at 09:54 PM. 
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10-24-2006, 12:08 PM
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Some more toys arrived yesterday. It's a Tunze TS48 kit, 4 Tunze 6100 streams, a 7095 controller and some magnets. I thought these powerheads would be bigger... these won't be that noticeable in a 6 foot tank.
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10-24-2006, 04:24 PM
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Cool thread!
I'm interested to see how your controller works out for you!
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10-24-2006, 06:30 PM
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Ha ha, Skimmer. Dave has it covered, can't wait to see it!
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10-24-2006, 07:00 PM
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The wood is treated and should withstand rotting. But if it doesn't I can remove it and replace it. It would be a bit of a pain but I'd only have to remove the electrical boxes for a minute or two, slide out the shelf & replace it. I could always put in a 1/2" piece of acrylic if it's an issue.
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10-24-2006, 08:29 PM
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Are you still going with the Deltec skimmer? I see that you referred above to looking at Bubble King skimmers so just curious if you have changed your mind. I know that Aquarium Obsessed is no longer a dealer for BK skimmers and as that is where you said most of your equipment is coming from am assuming that you are sticking with the Deltec - I am interested to see your review of it once it is all set up.
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10-24-2006, 09:48 PM
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Yeah, I'm getting the Deltec AP851. I only referred to the BK as something to upgrade to in the future. But I was being facetious. I think I'll be satisfied with the Deltec. I'll let you know how it works out.
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10-25-2006, 04:57 PM
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The UV is here. It's a 114w Aqua unit with wipers. It will mount under the shelf on my stand, above the sump. I will run a Mag 5 through the UV and then to the ozone, through the carbon filter and back to the sump.
According to my calculations a flow rate of 250gph will turnover 99.99% of the 325g that are in this system every 12 hours. I'm running a Mag 5 through a Rainbow Lifegard UV sterilizer on my smaller tank and the back pressure from the unit drops the flow from the pump to 250gph so this should work perfectly for both the UV and the ozone. 
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