evilc66 Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 The LED setup for this tank is probably going nowhere until there is sand and rock in this tank. Once the cycle starts, I will have time to work on it. Chazde3, I'm not looking forward to tapping all those holes. Drilling will be a breeze on the drill press. What won't be fun is milling out the pockets for the fans on my little desktop mill. Might not be too bad though. Link to comment
evilc66 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Plumbing is finally done! No more pvc. No more teflon tape. No more Oatey. Now I hope it doesn't leak. I was going to do a leak test today, but I felt like I was pushing my luck doing it this late. Sump is 90% complete. Just need to add in the baffle for the bubble tower, but I ran out of silicone. Figures. I could have run without it, but I might as well do it right. Link to comment
NanoReefNovice Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Plumbing is finally done! That means i expect pictures. Link to comment
MGDMIRAGE Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Been watching the thread for awhile and i can't wait to see it all come together! just wanted to say, fantastic job thus far! Link to comment
chazde3 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Chazde3, I'm not looking forward to tapping all those holes. Drilling will be a breeze on the drill press. What won't be fun is milling out the pockets for the fans on my little desktop mill. Might not be too bad though. Pretty much identical to my little desktop mill. Link to comment
evilc66 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 I would give my first born for a cnc milling center like that. For now, I will have to deal with my Sherline. Nice mill, but getting a little small for what I'm getting into. I'll have pictures later today. Link to comment
Reefer Al Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Can't wait to see what's up. Lookin cool so far. I wanna buy one of your frags someday. Link to comment
evilc66 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 From the sounds of things on my zoa thread, I won't be able to keep enough Midas Golds in stock. Everyone wants those. Link to comment
evilc66 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 HOLY CRAP!!! FILLING WITH WATER!!! Link to comment
evilc66 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 I'm sh!tting bricks right now. No leaks so far, but the stand and floor creaking is bugging me out. Link to comment
NanoReefNovice Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Creeks are fine, a snapping sound it what you have to worry about. Link to comment
evilc66 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Well, leak test is on hold. Found a leak at the ouput to the closed loop pump. Went to tighten the fitting down and the threads broke (not stripped). It's kind of a poor design honestly. The threads don't go all the way to the top of the opening, and it's a straight thread o-ring fitting. Torque it too hard and it stresses the area just above where the threads stop, which is where mine broke. Going to call Aqua Medic in the morning and get the part sent out overnight. I'm determined to get the tank running this weekend. Link to comment
Reefer Al Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Did the pump break? or a pipe attached to the pump? Link to comment
evilc66 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 It's a fitting that threads into the pump body, then the nipple threads onto that. Anyway, some pictures Sump layout. Water comes in at the top left into a bubble tower, and is forced through the bottom to the skimmer chamber. On through a bubble trap to the fuge, which them spills into the return area. The return pump, heater and carbon/GFO reactor pump will live there. The plumbing! I swear, there is a tank in there somewhere Closer shot of the display plumbing. Side shot. Everything is kept tight up to the back as much as possible. Front shot of the display. Link to comment
coralcor Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 wow.... how many times did you hook the wrong pipe to the wrong place? lol Link to comment
evilc66 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Actually, none. I had a pretty clear idea of everything in my head, and took it one section at a time. The worst thing was positioning the Super Squirt in a practical position. Link to comment
chazde3 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Needs more plumbing, it's not complicated enough. On a side note, you going to the Grand Rapids swap Evil? Link to comment
Reefer Al Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Wow, that's an impressive plumb job. You do some great work evilc. I can't wait to see that whole system running!! Link to comment
evilc66 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Nah. Bit too far, and I have a bunch of Japanese deepwater zoas waiting for me here. Wow, that's an impressive plumb job. You do some great work evilc. I can't wait to see that whole system running!! Thanks. Needless to say, it's been a labor of love. But the fun part is still to come. Link to comment
chazde3 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Nah. Bit too far, and I have a bunch of Japanese deepwater zoas waiting for me here. Was gonna try to talk you out of a couple of those Midas yellow zoas you have if you were going. Link to comment
Sherman Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Wow just saw your thread today. Just in time to join the excitment. Great job Evil66 Link to comment
chazde3 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I would give my first born for a cnc milling center like that. That can be arranged, mwahaha. Link to comment
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