My Tnk Has Come :)

[robbhp]

just gt back from my LFS, and i have been spending again. the main aim was to just look at all the nice things they had and not get any of it LOL. anyway i went to the very helpful girl (she knows alot). and asked if she had any eheim 1260 is , she said no but she did have a 1262 in and she could do it at a very good price . so gess what i came home with . it is a bit more than what needed but it all helps out with flow. also it was a good price and more the fact that they didnt have the 1260 in stock

 

[robbhp]

ok going to be getteing the sump gass cut onn thrusday, so i need some ideas, so far the one i have done i am not to happy with as there is no bubble trap, there is also not much room to have one. i was thinking to have one on the return pumps baffle. but not to sure . aso the red line is the dead zone/power cut. its all in cm

 

[robbhp]

anyone

 

[SkiFletch]

The top down looks fine, just add a single bubble wall in the side view like this (yellow lines inserted)

 

[robbhp]

many thanks ski will go and get the glass cut this tues/wed . one more thing how much room would you leave in between the buble trap gates. many thanks


rob

once the sump is done it will be time to fill with water

 

[SkiFletch]

depends, if your flowrate is low, you could go with 1/2" seperation (300-1000gph). If its really high, you'll want more like 1" between the two.

 

[robbhp]

about 2500-3000, so about an inch should be good then.

many thanks ROB


sorry thats LPH

 

[SkiFletch]

beware, dont mix your GPH with LPH . if you said 2500-3000 LPH, that would be fine with a 1/2" wall

 

[maidenfan]

really good topic rob lookin really good
the misses likes your bath too

she wanted to see more pics of that rather than the pumps lol

 

[robbhp]

many thanks mate, my misses is getting a bit fed up with it now , she just wants to get water in it LOL. cant be far off now

many thanks for the nice comments

i have to say that i have loved every min of setting this guy up, and i will be a bit f a sad day when i put my first drop of ro water in it . it is odd but i feel that when it gets wet, the hard works stars and that new feeling goes. still i cant wait to go out and hand pick all my bit of live rock , and then see all the cool littel bits that come out of it. then adding my first softy(many more to follow plus some lps) , and then after 9 weeks my first pair of baby clowns. i want to try and find the smallest one i can get my hands on LOL, just think this will be so cute big tank and two weeee fish LOL. after that a baby saifin tang. good god i just cant wait . i have to say that posting as i go along has made this build far more fun. so a ig thhanks from me to you all great job

 

[maidenfan]

many thanks mate, my misses is getting a bit fed up with it now , she just wants to get water in it LOL. cant be far off now





in the tank or the bath

great work keep us all posted can't wait see it up and running especially the water circulation set up at the bottom of the tank

 

[robbhp]

ok people what heaters do you guys have. i am thinking of running two 300 watt units but i don't know whos yet. i have been looking at the jebos and the Visi-them (the maxijet ones) two of the 300 may be over kill but it is more the fact that if one unit goes down.

many thanks ROB

 

[SkiFletch]

I wouldnt trust my tank to a Jebo heater if my life depended on it. Visitherm would get my vote. 2x300 is overkill for sure. I'd go 2x150

 

[PaPeRo]

Your tank is coming along very nicely.

I don't know if this has already been mentioned or if you've already explored the option but why not add a flow control ball valve on the return side and not worry about too much flow? Back in the day when I had a saltwater tank I installed oneon the return and it makes it a lot easier to adjust the flow. Back then I used an external pump and not a submersible because I didn't want the heat from the pump warming up the water.

 

[robbhp]

yea i think that i will have to do somthing to control the sump a bit better than having it go flat out all the time. i have two options first is the one you said and secound would be to use a "T" and return back the pumped water to the sump. i would have a ball valve located just at the "T"return, thus allowing me to ajust the flow without putting extra load on the pump. i think i will go for the the latter as most people keep saying it is the better idea ( but i think that is what you were saying anyway) many thank for the nice word it is alway nice to hear.

many thanks ROB.