Clavius85 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 To do list: -Build a stand -Drill tank -Finish sump -Decide on lighting Link to comment
Coastie Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Looks great! You sharing the bourbon? I still don't know about that fuge after the return pump but eh. I guess it works. Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Looks great! You sharing the bourbon? I still don't know about that fuge after the return pump but eh. I guess it works. I haven't decided on the sump design yet... I kind of like the original version that I came up with first, where the fuge is in the middle. I understand the point of the other design. But I'm trying to keep this thing as simple as possible. So I don't know. I've got a bunch of other things to do before I get to finishing the sump. Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Looks great! You sharing the bourbon? I still don't know about that fuge after the return pump but eh. I guess it works. Just means less flow through the fuge, which seems like a good thing to me. Link to comment
thadscottmoore Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I built my ten gallon fuge identical to your first design- in the middle. with the 9002 in first chamber- however, I ended up removing the 9002 and placing it in the rear chamber of my rsm tank, and reducing flow through the fuge. Link to comment
Coastie Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 whats the point of reducing the flow through the fuge? Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 whats the point of reducing the flow through the fuge? Whatever macro you're using has more contact time with the water, exporting more nutrients. Link to comment
Coastie Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 That's great and all but there is less flow meaning that the water that is in there doesn't make it to your display tank as quickly, which would be the point, to remove 'trates from the display tank, not just the fuge. They are submerged in water I'd think that there is plenty of contact time to go around. Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 That's great and all but there is less flow meaning that the water that is in there doesn't make it to your display tank as quickly, which would be the point, to remove 'trates from the display tank, not just the fuge. They are submerged in water I'd think that there is plenty of contact time to go around. How quickly do you think Nitrates build up? Link to comment
SpringFever Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 New sump plan: This is the design I decided on. Only thing I would do differently is have the overflow split off to feed the fuge, not the return pump. Minor detail but you want the dirty watter going there without the skimmer pulling stuff out first. Also, it is better to reduce the flow through the fuge. Google dwell time. There are some good articles about it at wet web media. Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Still can't make up my mind about lighting this thing. Link to comment
BLoCkCliMbeR Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 glass-holes sent you candy with your order? Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 glass-holes sent you candy with your order? Hah, they sure did. Link to comment
Coastie Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 They did for me and ry05coupe too! Yay for fun dip! Link to comment
Gerber77 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Excited to see how this turns out. Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Excited to see how this turns out. Thanks. I'm already planning my livestock and I haven't even drilled the tank yet! Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 Been working on my stocking list. At the moment I have 1 Yellow Clown Goby and 3 Sexy Shrimp in the pico. So they will move over to the new tank when it is ready. I definitely want a clown, and this time I'd like to get a True Percula clown. They look nicer to me than the Ocellaris. In addition to the clown I think I'll add a Firefish. Link to comment
d9hp Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Make sure you've got a top! Like the list. Sounds fun to me. Looking forward to seeing this thing wet. Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 Make sure you've got a top! Like the list. Sounds fun to me. Looking forward to seeing this thing wet. Yeah, I'm going to go to Lowe's or Home Depot and have a glass top made or make a screen for it. I'm going to try and get to drilling this thing on Tuesday. Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Nice looking tank, did you ever decide on lighting yet. Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 Nice looking tank, did you ever decide on lighting yet. Since I can't find a used 20" 150w Sunpod, I think I'm going to go with either the 150w Viper or 150w Viper Deluxe. Both are on sale right now at MarineDepot. Link to comment
tundrashaul Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Plans look great. I would go with the DIY screen top. Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 Anybody have a recommendation for a return pump? I don't need a lot of flow as I have the Vortech for that. Link to comment
Clavius85 Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 Just ordered a light. I went with the JBJ Viper Deluxe 150w. I'd rather have a 150w Sunpod but they're getting harder to find. Link to comment
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