Cioutlaws 225 gallon - Page 4

AQTCJAK · 09-25-2007, 01:53 PM

looks good

BigAl07 · 09-25-2007, 01:54 PM

I like the looks of it. Glad you're able to find some time to work on it. It's going to be a MONSTER of a Beauty when it's all done.

How's your friend doing now?

Allen

Dentoid · 09-25-2007, 01:55 PM

cioutlaw · 09-25-2007, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigAl07

How's your friend doing now?

Allen

Doing real good, still has some dizzy spells but otherwise good.

cioutlaw · 09-25-2007, 02:01 PM

Im not real happy how the sump turned out, glass didnt fit real well & had to cut some acylic to help support it. On one hand Ive been thinking about cutting them out & getting new glass & the other says leave it alone its a sump & will work fine.

BigAl07 · 09-25-2007, 02:15 PM

I can see both sides. If it weren't "just a sump" I would suggest make it perfect but then again it's "just a sump" and as long as it "functions" as you desire it's all good.

Allen

cioutlaw · 11-04-2007, 09:11 PM

Just some updated pics.

75 gallon sump- I cut the dividers out & bought better fitting glass & i like it much more than my first attempt (2) 1" returns in the center section going to (2) 1200G external pumps. My current Euroreef skimmer will go on the right & an 18x16 fuge on the left.

Just finished the electrical today..placed outlets throughout close to the equipment.

2 switches work the lighting under the stand & the other will kill main pumps.

searoyalwulf · 11-04-2007, 09:25 PM

cioutlaw... Great job, I'm sort of envious.. You've done a really nice professional job of everything.. I'm certain it will look really awesome when you get to set it all up.. You've clearly put a lot of thought into your design (something I need to do a little more often)... I'll be keeping up with this thread to see it finally in place

cheeks69 · 11-04-2007, 10:28 PM

Very well done, nice and neat !
Also like how you divided the sump, did you drill the holes or use a glass shop ?

cioutlaw · 11-04-2007, 10:48 PM

Thanks searoyal & Cheeks. Cheeks I ordered the 75G tank drilled so it would still be covered under warrenty from Marineland. AGA will do it too but they take forever when doing custom work. I had my 120 custom drilled by AGA.

BigAl07 · 11-05-2007, 12:22 AM

Looks GREAT buddy. Thanks for adding the pics

deaclauderdale · 11-05-2007, 02:25 AM

Lookin real good!!!

cioutlaw · 11-15-2007, 01:14 AM

Few shots from tonight

120 used to sit where the 225 is now. Temporarily moved Friday to allow me to lay new ceramic tile.

vdituri · 11-15-2007, 01:51 AM

Love the (hard maple?) stand!

cioutlaw · 11-15-2007, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vdituri

Love the (hard maple?) stand!

Its Birch..Thanks

09-25-2007, 01:53 PM	#46 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon looks good __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

09-25-2007, 01:54 PM	#47 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon I like the looks of it. Glad you're able to find some time to work on it. It's going to be a MONSTER of a Beauty when it's all done. How's your friend doing now? Allen __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

09-25-2007, 02:01 PM	#50 (permalink)
cioutlaw Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 1,176 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Im not real happy how the sump turned out, glass didnt fit real well & had to cut some acylic to help support it. On one hand Ive been thinking about cutting them out & getting new glass & the other says leave it alone its a sump & will work fine. __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

09-25-2007, 02:15 PM	#51 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon I can see both sides. If it weren't "just a sump" I would suggest make it perfect but then again it's "just a sump" and as long as it "functions" as you desire it's all good. Allen __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

11-04-2007, 09:11 PM	#52 (permalink)
cioutlaw Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 1,176 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Just some updated pics. 75 gallon sump- I cut the dividers out & bought better fitting glass & i like it much more than my first attempt (2) 1" returns in the center section going to (2) 1200G external pumps. My current Euroreef skimmer will go on the right & an 18x16 fuge on the left. Just finished the electrical today..placed outlets throughout close to the equipment. 2 switches work the lighting under the stand & the other will kill main pumps. __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

11-04-2007, 09:25 PM	#53 (permalink)
searoyalwulf Fire Coral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cumberland, MD Posts: 68 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon cioutlaw... Great job, I'm sort of envious.. You've done a really nice professional job of everything.. I'm certain it will look really awesome when you get to set it all up.. You've clearly put a lot of thought into your design (something I need to do a little more often)... I'll be keeping up with this thread to see it finally in place __________________ 90g Perfecto (custom drilled) Equipment: Reef Fanatic HQI lighting Retrofit 2x250W HQI + PFO 2x110W VHO Actinic = 720 watts. Reeflo Barracuda (closed loop circ), OceansMotions 4 way + 2 Revolutions Nozzleheads Sump 1 (46.5x 17.75x 15.5), twin Mag 18 return pumps, EuroReef RS135 & DIY Beckett Skimmers Sump 2 In Basement: (46.5x 17.75x 20) Pacific Coast 1/4hp Chiller, Phosban reactor 24g Aquapod as refugium (fed w/350gph w/gravity drain to display sump) http://www.reefsanctuary.com/photopo...5/DSCN1799.jpg Livestock: 2 Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 Lawnmower Blenny, 1 Long Nose Hawkfish, 1 Foxface Rabbitfish, 1 Orchid Dottyback, 1 Valentini Puffer, 1 Yellow Tang. (still adding fish). Inverts: 1 Heteractis magnifica, 1 Coralbanded Shrimp, 1 Pistol Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, Snails(astrea, turbo, nerite, nasarius, cerith) Corals: misc zoos, asst shrooms, lavender tip acropora, Artic Blue Cloves, Green Hammer. Macroalgae: Chaetomorpha SP., Caulerpa Prolifera.

11-04-2007, 10:28 PM	#54 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,386 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Very well done, nice and neat ! Also like how you divided the sump, did you drill the holes or use a glass shop ? __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

11-04-2007, 10:48 PM	#55 (permalink)
cioutlaw Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 1,176 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Thanks searoyal & Cheeks. Cheeks I ordered the 75G tank drilled so it would still be covered under warrenty from Marineland. AGA will do it too but they take forever when doing custom work. I had my 120 custom drilled by AGA. __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

11-05-2007, 12:22 AM	#56 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Looks GREAT buddy. Thanks for adding the pics __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

11-05-2007, 02:25 AM	#57 (permalink)
deaclauderdale Reefing for Jesus Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lancaster,California Posts: 2,499 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Lookin real good!!! __________________ 187 Gallon Peninsula Tank (2) 250 Watt HQI That's what I love about saltwater tanks. You get God's best!!

11-15-2007, 01:14 AM	#58 (permalink)
cioutlaw Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 1,176 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Few shots from tonight 120 used to sit where the 225 is now. Temporarily moved Friday to allow me to lay new ceramic tile. __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

11-15-2007, 01:51 AM	#59 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Love the (hard maple?) stand! __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

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