Sancho Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 looks like you figured it out. It is too late now but I was gonna suggest flipping the sump around that way your return has straight shot up. you would need a y fitting and 4 45's. I posted a head loss chart many years ago on my local forum. I cant seem to find it. But it explained how much head loss with different fittings and different size PVC. Although looking at your first pic that looked like the direction you were going. Why did you flip it? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 looks like you figured it out. It is too late now but I was gonna suggest flipping the sump around that way your return has straight shot up. you would need a y fitting and 4 45's. I posted a head loss chart many years ago on my local forum. I cant seem to find it. But it explained how much head loss with different fittings and different size PVC. Although looking at your first pic that looked like the direction you were going. Why did you flip it? Because then the drains would have another 30" of horizontal travel and I wasn't sure how well that would work out. I'm actually pretty happy with the flow from the pump - through the two 1" eductors there is a large amount of flow, but I haven't been able to test long-term since I don't have enough volume in the system to be able to run it like that for more than a few seconds lol. Once I get some rock in, I'm gonna let her rip Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Just the return pump is on. the eductors are kicking ASS! Link to comment
gena Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Looks awesome Ben! Do you still have that one ballsy GBG????? Of my original 5 I only have 2 left! Kinda figured that'd happen. Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Is that a leopard wrasse? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Looks awesome Ben! Do you still have that one ballsy GBG????? Of my original 5 I only have 2 left! Kinda figured that'd happen.No, it died after the first order with Blue Zoo brought in brook. Is that a leopard wrasse? Calloplesiops altivelis Link to comment
gena Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 No, it died after the first order with Blue Zoo brought in brook. bummer. He was a brave little guy. Link to comment
Jesader Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 When you added substrate back to your 80 gallon, did your dinoflagellates come back? I'm asking because I have removed by sandbed due to dinoflagellates and I haven't seen any sign of them in several months. I'm really hopping to add some back at some point. BTW I love how you have your 40 plumbed! Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 bummer. He was a brave little guy. Yeah, it was. I'll be getting some more of them at some point, though (hopefully soon!). Beautiful marine betta. thanks! and that picture is a turd, here is a good one from the 80 Her tail is a bit torn, but it should grow back pretty quickly. She is now pellet trained, so feeding her is easier! When you added substrate back to your 80 gallon, did your dinoflagellates come back? I'm asking because I have removed by sandbed due to dinoflagellates and I haven't seen any sign of them in several months. I'm really hopping to add some back at some point. BTW I love how you have your 40 plumbed! They'll always be in the system, unfortunately, so when conditions arise that they like, they'll come back with a vengeance until they burn out and go dormant again. They did not return when I readded substrate, however, that was only a short time before the system was dismantled. I did not see any in the two months they were in the holding tub, but realistically, there was so much cyano that I'm not sure about any of it lol. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Her name is Star. How do you get and keep your fish so little Benny. I felt sure she was a big fish. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Her name is Star. How do you get and keep your fish so little Benny. I felt sure she was a big fish. Stella, not Star. It's been roughly the same size as when i got it in January, about 3". Link to comment
Addinali Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Look at Ben bringing rimmed tanks back I better sell my rimless and pick up a rimmed 40 breeder so I can stay cool lol Link to comment
gena Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Yeah, it was. I'll be getting some more of them at some point, though (hopefully soon!).That guy is still selling them on eBay and the same great deal. Can't beat it! Link to comment
jack1978 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Just the return pump is on. the eductors are kicking ASS! Damnit. F U J M B. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Looks great ben! Went without the sand again huh? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Look at Ben bringing rimmed tanks back I better sell my rimless and pick up a rimmed 40 breeder so I can stay cool lol That guy is still selling them on eBay and the same great deal. Can't beat it! Yep! They don't have any right now, but hopefully will when I'm ready for more. Here is a quick video I shot showing the flow with only the return pump pushing through the eductors. Damnit. F U J M B. Looks great ben! Went without the sand again huh? Yeah, for now. Definitely saved me since I dropped a rock when I was putting them in the tank lol Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I like that octopus looking structure Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Spent about two hours getting this done. Not 100% into it. I'm also having some extreme difficulty getting the color right. The glass is foggy (though I cleaned it with vinegar), the tank water is a little fuzzy, and I think the wall color is throwing it off a bit, too. This is with just the LEDs, with the T5 on, as well, it's even more blue looking in photos Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Stupid question. What is GBG? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Stupid question. What is GBG? Tigriogobius multifasciatus, the green banded goby. Link to comment
Sancho Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Calloplesiops altivelis nerd Link to comment
Sancho Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 thanks! and that picture is a turd, here is a good one from the 80 I thought you took a flame thrower to everything in it to get rid of the Dinos. Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Stella, not Star. It's been roughly the same size as when i got it in January, about 3". I say Stella is a GREAT name! Link to comment
Marc.The.Shark Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 tape some pieces of white paper to the back glass & see if it helps with the color rendering. Could be the blue wall like you say Link to comment
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