jmetz32 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 well... moving my 75 reef from the living room into a 54 corner in the bedroom.. thought i would start a build thread.. What I have now: 54 undrilled corner tank and stand 2- 250 watt single ended halide fixtures... some LED's for moonlight. Built a canopy. What I need: 10 gallon sump drill tank and add overflow plumbing I will be using pump, heater, skimmer, and powerhead from the 75 gallon. pump is a quiet one 2200. skimmer is a sca-302. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetz32 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Couple questions: Would one 250watt halide be ok lighting by itself? I dont think i can fit both 250's in the canopy along with everything else. Is a 10 gallon sump big enough to handle flow when pump turns off? Im going to be adding one 30" t5 in the hood as well.. probably a purple actinic.. is one 30" t5 enough to supplliment the halide? The halide is 15k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 If you are worried about the 10 gallon overflowing I do belive the 20H tanks have the same footprint just taller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetz32 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 I cant have anything taller than the 12" high... 18" high is too tall for the stand.. I already tried.. cant get it in and if i cut some stuff to get it in... it would be hard to clean and get into.. 10 gallon is really my only choice besides custom acrylic.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev311 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 24" 65watt pc fixture for actinics would fit pretty well I would think. Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetz32 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 I had pc's on my 125... didnt like them all that much... wanna try the t5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev311 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I agree I think T5's are a lot better, I was just thinking from a space saving stand point. Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetz32 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 is finished painting background, stand, and tank. just need to pick up overflow from wanareef. question: will the 250watt halide be enough light for softies i have now? I am going to suppliment with 2- 24'' t5's but haven't found the right setup for now. but would the single 250watt be ok? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkrcklives Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Loving the hood. I need to make one for my 54 corner tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetz32 Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 thank you pnkrcklives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Yeah you will have plenty of light in that tank =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetz32 Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 NEW PICS OF OVERFLOW. Thanks to wanareef for building overflow and Matt new2saltwater for letting me use his glass hole saw. When the hole saw went through, it chipped the glass alil bit.. would this be a problem besides water maybe leaking from bulkhead? I plan on putting alil bit of silicone around the bulkhead nut just incase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2saltwater Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 that is a good size chip. you shouldnt have a problem sealing the bulkhead with the chips being on the outside. i dont know what the chips will do structurally to than panel of glass though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachS Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Looks good, like the stand! Also id maybe silicone that chip just for piece of mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetz32 Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 Ok so I'm using a 10 gallon sump and wondering how many baffles I should use. Should I use one? That would have my skimmer be in same chamber as drain and pump in the other chamber... Would that be a problem? Or should I use 2 dividers and have pump in one chamber, skimmer in one, and drains in one? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetz32 Posted May 25, 2012 Author Share Posted May 25, 2012 anyone know if putting skimmer in same chamber as drains ok? ^^^^^^^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkrcklives Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 On all my tanks the skimmers are in the same chamber as the drain. One of mine has all three in the same chamber as it is just a rubbermaid tub. I have a 20L under my 55 with three chambers but the center chamber is just growing cheato/mangroves. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetz32 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 Nice. So the bubbles from the return don't effect the skimmer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanie Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 I have the same tank as pictured above. I have a 15 gallon tall for a sump. In the 15 I have an area for the skimmer in the first baffle, refugium in the second area and return pump in the last. I love the looks of the tank, but it is hard to get the flow just right in the corner tanks. Your build is looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetz32 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 How do you like the 15 gallon sump? It seemed alil high... Hard to get in and out of... Is 10 gallon sump big enough to hold the back flow when pumps shut off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkrcklives Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Nice. So the bubbles from the return don't effect the skimmer? Dont seem to be a problem. Granted my drain comes through a filter sock. But if you think about it what is a skimmer doing. Creating alot of bubbles. I could be wrong but in therory bubbles would help the skimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Your supposed to put the skimmer in the return section. If the return line bubbles are bugging you then use a filter sock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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