Vance164 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) So this will be a slow build and more just a thread for me to watch my progress with but any help and tips are welcomed along with constructive criticism!!! This is the 120 I will be using that I just tore down. Tear down Here it is with one ReeFi light I purchased at the reef expo! 3 more to come... Aquarium I was going to cut up for baffles But then found this :( So I went and bought some tanks at habitat for humanity and a new 55 gallon at the dollar per gallon sale Drilling glass for filter sock holders So it was time to start building the sump I defiantly need a lot more practice with my silicone skills Here is the inlet chamber to filter socks to under over under bubble trap Skimmer chamber Turned out I ended up with a few sheets of tempered anyhow!!! Refugium chamber added And now the finished product Edited August 2, 2016 by Vance164 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 The equipment I have gathered thus far simplicity 240 Pm calcium reactor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Great start and nice job on the sump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 Thanks Jorge and I just finished all 8 pages of your current build thread I most say it looks amazing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Thank you! I must admit, it did get a little lengthy haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beer503 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Nice job on the tank! Did you use the marking tape when u do the silicon? It would make a nice straight line when you peel the tape off! Your 120g standard 4x2x2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 No I should of used tape lines. And it's a 6ft don't remeber the other dimensions of the top of my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Nice job Vance! You're pretty handy and have some fancy equipment there !! Yikes on the tempered glass!???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquanius Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Nice 6ft. I got away with doing 2 of Dan's ReeFi lights because it is only 4ft. Looking great. The only downside is that I wish I had more room in the sump to separate chambers NIce Job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 Thanks emerald will see how handy I am tonight after I leak test the sump haha. Thanks aquanius I like a longer aquarium myself and Daniel reccomend 4 over a 6 foot since that's what he is running so I will slowly add them as money permits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Great work on the sump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Thanks higher thinking. Water tested it today had one small pin hole leak in the fuge chamber to the bubble trap on the return. So resealed that and should be all good to go! Hopefully picking up 70lbs of pukani this weekend. Small leak :/ All chambers but return full Any tips you guys have are appreciated Edited August 3, 2016 by Vance164 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlu_gt Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Nice work on the sump, very professional looking! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Have you estimated the amount of water return that will fill the sump when the power goes out? It looks like it's holding quite a bit of water. You have to remember that not only will you have the water from the overflow, but also what is in your skimmer. Also, I realize it's too late now, but a tiny leak wouldn't really affect functionality. The water will move through fast enough that even with a small leak going into your pump area, the water line would still go down just like normal from evaporation....(if that all makes sense). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 Yea I knew it wouldn't matter too much but wasn't a big deal to reseal so I just did I still have plenty of time. There's still about 25 gallons worth of volume left in the sump l so I was hoping that should be enough for over flow I imagine in the event of a power failure? I filled it completely for the leak test and pumped it all out into 5 gallon jugs and was just shy of 30 gallons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) Little update so I don't start slacking off. First a few weeks ago I bought about 75 lbs of dry pukani from beer503 Then I wanted to begin cycling the rock so was getting ready to buy some ro/di water from higher thinking when I was lucky enough to win the ro/di system from the monthly meeting/ bbq very thankful for that. Feel almost bad being my first meeting and winning So I got it setup temporarily today so I can start to cycle this rock. So that's my update for now. Also bought a 2 little fishies reactor from powder blue. Any tips on cycling rock are appreciated and thanks for such a great community looking forward to being apart of it for a long time! Edited August 26, 2016 by Vance164 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Fill up your tub, mix salt for few hours, add rock, add microbacter from brightwell, add only couple small pest free pieces of live rock, and wait. Don't forget circulation pumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Why is your waste water line going into the tub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 Why is your waste water line going into the tub?It just looks like that if you look closely it's going into the cooler next to the tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 It just looks like that if you look closely it's going into the cooler next to the tub.Ahh gotcha! Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) Fill up your tub, mix salt for few hours, add rock, add microbacter from brightwell, add only couple small pest free pieces of live rock, and wait. Don't forget circulation pumps.Thank you Jorge! I have one wave maker but think it may be too much much flow for this amount of water so need to get a smaller one. What temp do you guys reccomend? Also I can do with no live rock correct just will take longer? After adding bacteria Jumpstart do you feed the bacteria during the cycle with anything like pure ammonia? Edited August 26, 2016 by Vance164 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Looking good! I like the way the sump turned out - nice logical flow sequence. Congrats again on scoring the RODI... it was nice to meet you at the BBQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 A raw piece of shrimp will do. You don't need the live rock but it helps get the pod population going. A temp of 78 should do. Add light to help get the coraline algae going. The live rock is also to help the coraline spread onto the other rocks as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 Looking good! I like the way the sump turned out - nice logical flow sequence. Congrats again on scoring the RODI... it was nice to meet you at the BBQ. Thanks it was great meeting you as well. I really hope the sump works out if not I guess I have all the tools to build another one hahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 A raw piece of shrimp will do. You don't need the live rock but it helps get the pod population going. A temp of 78 should do. Add light to help get the coraline algae going. The live rock is also to help the coraline spread onto the other rocks as well.Thank you just from reading the Internet it has me scared of using live rock I know it should be fine but just seems scary my luck I'd get something bad in there. I may change my mind though. Thank you for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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