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Pro_builder · 12-29-2006, 10:31 AM

Here are a few things that I would do differently:
1: Put the Refuge on the first drop from the main tank, that way you can put a T and a Valve in it to control the flow into that tank, and the rest has to go to the Sump.

2: Make your return to main tank area in the sump larger. That way when you put the auto top off devices in you won't have to worry about large fluctuations in water level at that point, less of a chance of overflowing the sump.

3: Make sure that you can put a Filter Sock on the input to the Sump, so when you do cleanings you aren't gettting the gunk flowing through the system. Just a faster way to keep the system water cleaner.

4: Have the chiller input w/ power head come from the Skimmer area, and also dump into the final return chamber, this way the water doesn't flow through the chiller more than once.

12-29-2006, 10:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Adding new Christmas goodies Here are a few things that I would do differently: 1: Put the Refuge on the first drop from the main tank, that way you can put a T and a Valve in it to control the flow into that tank, and the rest has to go to the Sump. 2: Make your return to main tank area in the sump larger. That way when you put the auto top off devices in you won't have to worry about large fluctuations in water level at that point, less of a chance of overflowing the sump. 3: Make sure that you can put a Filter Sock on the input to the Sump, so when you do cleanings you aren't gettting the gunk flowing through the system. Just a faster way to keep the system water cleaner. 4: Have the chiller input w/ power head come from the Skimmer area, and also dump into the final return chamber, this way the water doesn't flow through the chiller more than once. __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!