NanoJrFL Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 hey, hers some pics of my fuge i just setup, theres just sand in it, cuz i have like no money (savin up to buy a trumpet, no not the coral, lmfao) anyways, I've been workin on it awhile. THe overflow is an amiracle, and the return pump is a mag 2. THe fuge is a 10 gallon tank, with like three inches of CaribSea Sugar sized (w/e u do, rinse that stuff, omg, i didn't BAD idea, took me like two weeks to make my water clear in the bottom tank, wasn't hooked up yet) The plummbing took me a total of six hours. I have it covered by a DIY curtain so when the light is on at night i don't light up the house. Its working really well. I had to use the sponges to go around the drain cuz its sounds like a freakin toilet if u don't slow the water down. THe only sound now is a barely audible humming of the return pump/PVC, and the bubbles goin in the fuge, the flow is nice and slow so they come out of the PVC and go straight up. BTW, DIY is really rewarding when everything turns out the way u wanted it. Herers some pics Link to comment
NanoJrFL Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 fuge, the PVC is to prevent the pump from picking up sand, and to stabilize it Link to comment
NanoJrFL Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 heres a pic of the side and plumbing, thats really cool though, the actinics on my wuad show up purp0le, they glow purple after u turn em off too! pimp, lol Link to comment
JLTRUK Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 sweet! are you gonna add a light and some macro in there? Link to comment
mrbeachbum2 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 what size over flow and pumps it that and gph? Link to comment
Pigup Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 good job, looks good and functional Link to comment
dickie52 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 You may want to consider a check valve in the line from the pump or drill an anti siphon hole it it. Just in case you loose power. Link to comment
NanoJrFL Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 yeah, i have a 32W CSL PC laying around, im just waiting for the rock and macro before i put a light in (so i dion't have to worry about algea or anything in there). THe overflow is an amiracle and as far as i know they all do 600 GPH max. THe pump is a mag 2 which does 275 at xero head, i figure its doing 200 at the end of the return, so i have it tuned down a quarter to 150 or so via ball valve. I do already have an anti siphon hole in the return, works great, already tested it. Link to comment
wetworx101 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 NanoJrFL, dont worry about washing that sugar-sized arag...the small bits are pretty much dust so when you wash it you go from 30lbs down to 20. And on top of that the stuff still clouds for a week or two before it settles. Just stirring it up makes calcium dust settle all over everything (including inside the pumps causing wear&tear). The only way I can ever clear that stuff up is by using a diatom filter (2 hours with a diatom and the water is crystal). I have since sworn never to use the stuff again...sticking with the stuff that is one size bigger from now on. Link to comment
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