Cesar Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Prop tank looks fantastic dude I bet is going to be killer once it's all done. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 Adding the closet space to my overall set-up was probably the best move I made. No longer limited to just the space in my stand. Still got room to work w/ on either side of the prop tank: Probably gonna move my auto-top-off container and my saltwater mixing/remote controlled (yes I said "remote controlled" hehe) water changer container into the extra space yes, I am that lazy sometimes... ...and of course make it more sophisticated w/ pvc now that I feel more comfortable working w/ that stuff. =) Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 Just gonna go over my plumbing for the overflow. Took out the return line to make things less confusing. So first water will flow thru my durso standpipe. Then down and under the tank Swings to the left on its way to the sump/fuge - ball valve to shut off overflow if necessary and plenty of pvc unions for quick disconnects. Then it curves away from door and makes a 90 degree turn into the sump/fuge (I'm planning on changing this to a 45 degree turn tho after I make another home depot trip) Then some of the flow (a small amount) will go thru this first ball valve into the fuge section. Then the rest of the flow (the majority of the flow) will go thru the second ball valve straight into the skimmer intake section. And usually this last ball valve will be in the 'off' position, but when I need to do a water change, I'll simply turn the skimmer section ball valve to the 'off' position and open up this third ball valve to take out water from the overall 67+prop set-up via a bucket. I'll take pics of the return/manifold plumbing tomorrow. Link to comment
Sushi Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 im confused looks like that one screen saver... but *cough* yea... it looks good...! ? Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 you mean the one called, "pipes"? hahah. Link to comment
Travis Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Nice set up you have there Tigah Link to comment
smokez01 Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 lookin good man i find it really amazing how you figure all this piping out, it would take me ages and it seems like you just go with the flow, id need a layout plan, etc Link to comment
KrackerG Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 wow, nice setup! cant wait to see more pics...love the way you 'networked' the 2 tanks together. why not just go through the wall, or go ahead and take off the closet door:) btw, i am using the exact same auto-top-off container...made for wrapping paper??! Link to comment
Withers Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Lol! Man you really went all out with the plumbing. Thats awesome! I have a question though, how are you making it remote controlled? Is that remote made for a car or is it something you can purchase to control different electrical outlets? Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 Vic - the latter. =) Link to comment
Withers Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Ok, so my next logical question is... where did you find it? Link to comment
GreenUku Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Tigahboy: What did you use to cut your eggcrating? I've been using some in a project and I'm having a bad time since it's so brittle... Thanks. Link to comment
MadTownMax Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Vic - do a search on X10 systems on your favorite search engine - home automation is a fun way to control your tank using your computer, lights/top-off/heaters/alarms that call you when something's wrong, they have it all, and some internet sites have free "starter" systems just be careful though, they're known to be vunrable to interference from outside sources, so when your top-off turns on in the middle of the night.... don't say I didn't tell you so Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 or you can go to Target and buy the remote control plug in adapter for $10. Link to comment
Reefer Addict Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 I have the exact remote for the skimmer that I use on my cube. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 Originally posted by GreenUku Tigahboy: What did you use to cut your eggcrating? I've been using some in a project and I'm having a bad time since it's so brittle... Thanks. I use needle nose pliers (the part w/ the wire cutting blades). They work well b/c they easily fit between the spaces and cut thru w/o shattering the plastic pieces. Just cut really close to the ends. Link to comment
aquaman7 Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 tigah...how many tanks do you have now man? (including your picos that is if u didn't wake up one morning and the water evaporated :-* ...haha) Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 I think its 3...? But I bet he will say not enough... lol Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 prop tank is all plumbed and pvc cemented now. just need a dang pump and then i'm done, son. Link to comment
elpez Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Tigahboy - Hi. I was wondering. Do you know who makes that tank? Perfecto? All-Glass? Thanks Link to comment
ralegen Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Originally posted by Tigahboy Reef Collection in Huntington Beach - 40 miles away from me. $20 for each hole. Sorry to break the news, but I found a place that cuts it at $10 a hole. I'll post pics later. Turns out that I didn't have enough cash when I was picking it up, so I ended up paying $8!!! They did a great job. I'm planning on going again to cut some more holes. This place is in Garden Grove, CA. Link to comment
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