Physh1 Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Well, UPS dropped off some of my goodies today so I set my 20 back up and it's totally mobile...I can move it anywhere...lol First off I places my 20 on a rolling kitchen cart which I used heavy duty casters on. BTW, this cart has a butcher block top on it . Next I got a rubbermaid container at WalMart that fit the cart. Here is the back of my tank. I had already installed an overflow box with 1" bulkhead. I'm running a flex drain hose to the sump. The drain hose has been fed through the back of the cart and hooked up to the side of the rubbermaid container with a 1" bulkhead. I used a few T's and elbows to help fasten a filter bag to. Here's another pic of how the hose feeds the sump. Here's a pic of my modified 500w regent halogen fixture that housed a 70w Aqualine B 13k bulb. I am using a Ice Cap 70w electronic ballast. Here is what the stock sockets look like.... Link to comment
Physh1 Posted December 17, 2004 Author Share Posted December 17, 2004 Here is what the modded socket looks like. They needed to be trimmed lightly to fit the larger glass on the HQi bulb. Here are both sockets reinstalled and ready for the reflector to be reinstalled. Some wiring work... My DIY light hanger...this setup will allow me to move the light up and down, along with the ability to swing it out of the way. Link to comment
Physh1 Posted December 17, 2004 Author Share Posted December 17, 2004 Here's another sump pic. Now I've got some water in it, my heater and my return pumps. I chose to use 2 old MaxiJet 1200 pumps. I have a ton of them so why not use them. Here's shot of the front. You can see the overflow box and 2 return u tubes. Here's a shot of the back of the cart with everything run. I mounted the power strip and ballast to it, all the plumbing is done, and the lighting system is wired and hung. I still have to solder the wiring on input side of the ballast but I'm going to run it for a few days to make sure everything works as it should before I commit to it. Side shot... Almost full of water... I've had it running for around 2 hours now...no leaks and it is incredibly quiet. It's located in my dining room temporarily until I get a spot cleared in my room. Any questions just ask .... Cameron Link to comment
irishbing Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Nice. Is this the same 20 you had when you won the TOTM on reefcentral? Link to comment
Physh1 Posted December 17, 2004 Author Share Posted December 17, 2004 Yup...unfortunately, I had to take it down when I moved so now I finally got the chance to set it back up... Cameron Link to comment
J-Bass Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Kick ass cam. You still have your 75's in your room right? Gonna transfer your bow into the 20 or start everything new? Link to comment
Physh1 Posted December 17, 2004 Author Share Posted December 17, 2004 I'm consoladating my 75's down into the minibow and this. I've just got no time or $ to fill 2 75's. Gonna transfer over rock and sand today.... Cameron Link to comment
Bikelock Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Where did you get the cart. Looking for something just like that. Link to comment
Physh1 Posted December 17, 2004 Author Share Posted December 17, 2004 Walmart....70 bucks.... Cameron Link to comment
Bikelock Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Thanks, love the set up. Can't wait to see it as the comeback TOTM. Link to comment
Domino_Tang Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 MORE PICS ^______^ Link to comment
sprite Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 what is the purpose of the "T" coming out of the ovewrflow down to the sump? new to the plumbing and getting ready to add a sump to my tank....thanks Link to comment
OxInYourBox Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Looking good Cameron! Can't to see it going strong. You have tons of MJ1200's? I wonder why. Link to comment
dyceskynes Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Originally posted by sprite what is the purpose of the "T" coming out of the ovewrflow down to the sump? new to the plumbing and getting ready to add a sump to my tank....thanks I believe that it increses flow as well as quiets the tank. Air can get trapped of it was a regular 90 degree elbow. Link to comment
dyceskynes Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 You may want to check out the posts about the external overflow, that is my next project. Link to comment
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