Smithjm5 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Yay! Tank is huge. What do you hope to put in there as far as livestock? Yea the things a beast! I know it'll end up a mixed reef, but I want to focus mostly on sps. And then I have a lot of different ideas for fish! Link to comment
laserbrn Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Tank looks really sharp. Great job on the sump and congrats on the upgrade! Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Thanks! I'm really excited to get it going, but I'm on a budget too so I have to take it slow which kills me because I'm not very patient lol. But I wanna make sure I do this tank right! Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Things are moving along great- sump is AWESOME! great job on that - thanks for the tap plastic idea- where did you get the holder for your socks? Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Things are moving along great- sump is AWESOME! great job on that - thanks for the tap plastic idea- where did you get the holder for your socks? Thanks man, the holder was also made from tap plastics, it's three separate pieces I glue/siliconed together, then I took a hole saw to it for the socks. It came out pretty good but I then found out that my LFS sold the exact sock holder I was building pre-made haha Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Thanks man, the holder was also made from tap plastics, it's three separate pieces I glue/siliconed together, then I took a hole saw to it for the socks. It came out pretty good but I then found out that my LFS sold the exact sock holder I was building pre-made haha Haha! That's awesome , oh well - I thought yours was a premade piece. I am designing a sump right now too so this is very helpful? Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Haha! That's awesome , oh well - I thought yours was a premade piece. I am designing a sump right now too so this is very helpful I wish it was pre-made lol, but yea this was my first sump too. I got a lot of help from some of the guys on here and they were telling me it's a lot easier for maintenance to not have the socks directly under the drain, this way switching them out isn't as messy so I basically went on Advanced acrylics website and copied one their $400+ dollar sumps, all in all it ended up being about $85 to build + some tools I didn't have already. Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 So I just finished the plumbing (pretty much haha) now I just need to get my return pump, and we'll be liquefied I went with a really simple set-up on this no valves of any kind, just straight pipe plumbing, and the return pump will be connected to some vinyl tubing which will hopefully keep things quiet, and no I'm not worried about the return line flooding if the power goes out since I have plenty of extra space in the sump for overflowed water. Feels great getting this all wrapped up! Need to clean that sump lol, looks gross under the flash Link to comment
snailflipper Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 So I just finished the plumbing (pretty much haha) now I just need to get my return pump, and we'll be liquefied I went with a really simple set-up on this no valves of any kind, just straight pipe plumbing, and the return pump will be connected to some vinyl tubing which will hopefully keep things quiet, and no I'm not worried about the return line flooding if the power goes out since I have plenty of extra space in the sump for overflowed water. Feels great getting this all wrapped up! Need to clean that sump lol, looks gross under the flash Looks good! You might already know this but I'd definitely support the overflow line going into your sump. Doesn't look like you did that yet and I would also highly suggest putting atleast ball valves on both the lines. Helps a lot during water changes. I basically cut both the inflow/outflow then replace the water in the main display to the correct level. It also helps in fine tuning the system to keep it quiet. But this is just my opinion and is your tank! Edit: now that I'm looking at the pics again im not sure which line is which but I'd support the one going across the sump! Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Looks good! You might already know this but I'd definitely support the overflow line going into your sump. Doesn't look like you did that yet and I would also highly suggest putting atleast ball valves on both the lines. Helps a lot during water changes. I basically cut both the inflow/outflow then replace the water in the main display to the correct level. It also helps in fine tuning the system to keep it quiet. But this is just my opinion and is your tank! Edit: now that I'm looking at the pics again im not sure which line is which but I'd support the one going across the sump! Yea I plan on supporting the return line somehow just not sure yet haha, and I didn't think about the turning the water off for water changes I might add one, at least on the drain, couldn't I just kill the return pump's power for the return line though? Link to comment
snailflipper Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Yea I plan on supporting the return line somehow just not sure yet haha, and I didn't think about the turning the water off for water changes I might add one, at least on the drain, couldn't I just kill the return pump's power for the return line though? Once you cut the power to the return pump it'll act like the overflow. Water will drain down the return line and into your sump until the water level is below the return line bulkhead. Though it looks like your return line is higher than your overflow so you shouldn't have to worry about it besides the water already in your return line. Hope that makes sense. Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Once you cut the power to the return pump it'll act like the overflow. Water will drain down the return line and into your sump until the water level is below the return line bulkhead. Though it looks like your return line is higher than your overflow so you shouldn't have to worry about it besides the water already in your return line. Hope that makes sense. Hmm you make a good point lol, time to bust out the pipe cutters lol Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Alright as advised by my buddy Snailflipper I added two ball valves to help cut the water when doing water changes and other maintenance, it just happens to match my vertex skimmer which is cool too haha! Link to comment
specore Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Looks like you are ready for water. You'll probably need to be patient with that skimmer. i have the same model and it took me about 4 weeks to get it where I want it. Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Looks like you are ready for water. You'll probably need to be patient with that skimmer. i have the same model and it took me about 4 weeks to get it where I want it. Yup, just need to get my return pump. And yea I keep hearing that from other vertex owners, hopefully it wont take that long lol. What did you do to break yours in? Some people told me vinegar bath and others said just run it wide open for 24 hours with the lid off. Link to comment
specore Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I didn't have a container large enough to do a vinegar bath so just ran it wide open for a day. I still get a few micro bubbles escaping but should be able to deal with those with a couple of sump/return mods. Link to comment
CurtBoswell Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Looking good! Can't wait to see it stocked up! I'm going to follow along! Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Looking good! Can't wait to see it stocked up! I'm going to follow along! Thanks, me too haha Also to anyone reading this, I still haven't ordered my return pump yet. I was hoping I could find a used one so if you have a Sicce 3.0 you want to get rid of let me know! Link to comment
specore Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thanks, me too haha Also to anyone reading this, I still haven't ordered my return pump yet. I was hoping I could find a used one so if you have a Sicce 3.0 you want to get rid of let me know! You are stronger than me. I would be ready to throw anything in there just to get it going. Link to comment
CurtBoswell Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/352037-clean-out-sale/?fromsearch=1 He might still have the Sicce 3.0. It's $65. Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 You are stronger than me. I would be ready to throw anything in there just to get it going. Lol I think it's more of a being broke thing than anything else haha http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/352037-clean-out-sale/?fromsearch=1 He might still have the Sicce 3.0. It's $65. I almost bought it from him last week but it's missing some of the pieces so I decided not to, thanks though! Link to comment
snailflipper Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Alright as advised by my buddy Snailflipper I added two ball valves to help cut the water when doing water changes and other maintenance, it just happens to match my vertex skimmer which is cool too haha! Glad I could help! I also am ready to see this thing up and running! ? Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Glad I could help! I also am ready to see this thing up and running! Me too trust me haha, hopefully I can at least get some water running through it this weekend to make sure I don't have any leaks in the plumbing! Link to comment
bruce922 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Following your build, it makes me wanna get back into the hobby Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Following your build, it makes me wanna get back into the hobby I appreciate it! It's a disease isn't it? Haha Link to comment
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