Cioutlaws 225 gallon - Page 5

shaunnyg · 11-17-2007, 11:14 PM

Cioutlaws
Could you sketch up how your plumbing your sump. How do you route the flow to the refugium?
I love the new tank though.

Cheers

Frankie · 11-17-2007, 11:20 PM

Sweet dude! Love the new set up. The wood work looks awesome.

blue_eyes53813 · 11-17-2007, 11:22 PM

That is gonna be great. Moving the old tank must be a fun job.

cioutlaw · 11-17-2007, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by shaunnyg

Cioutlaws
Could you sketch up how your plumbing your sump. How do you route the flow to the refugium?
I love the new tank though.

Cheers

I have it plumbed but hard to get a picture. looking at the pic below

From the overflow I have (1) 2" Durso that goes to the area on the right & tee's off with (1) 1" line that goes to the Fuge(area on left). I used a ball valve on this line to control flow. Both the right & left areas will overflow into the center section with the (2) 1" bulkheads & will go to 2 external pumps & then tee into (1) 1.5" going back to the tank. I used 2 pumps for 2 reasons..If 1 pump quits I still have flow & the other because im going to use the pump from my old tank. Above the tank the 1.5" line splits back into (2) 1" lines feeding 2 WavySea wave makers. Hope that all mades sense

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Ill get some completed pictures later.

JFK_Jr · 11-17-2007, 11:42 PM

Looks really good...

Put your thread on subscription... looking forward to following your progress...

cioutlaw · 11-18-2007, 01:33 AM

Here are some better pics

The one pump is mising because it is still running my old tank but you can see the valve it will attach to. The outlet next to the pump is wired to a switch so I can kill the pumps easily.

(2) 2" lines go to the skimmer area one is from a Durso stand pipe & the other is just an 2" standpipe ran just below the top edge of the tank in case the first 2" were to fail. The 1.5"(lower line) is coming from the (2) pumps. I actually ordered the tank with (2) 2" lines & (2) 1.5" lines just case they would be needed in the future. Pipe job would have been much better had Glasscages put the holes on the right side & i wouldnt have had to cross the supply & returns.

Ater teeing off & reducing to 1" this line goes to the fuge

cioutlaw · 11-18-2007, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by blue_eyes53813

That is gonna be great. Moving the old tank must be a fun job.

I didnt think I could remove the corals & get them back in so I left all the rock, sand & corals in the tank, drained it down to about 3" for the fish. Slid the whole thing about 4 feet & refilled it with same water. Wasnt bad after I got it out of the crater it had left in the carpet...it didnt want to slide, had to lift it out.

cioutlaw · 11-18-2007, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

Sweet dude! Love the new set up. The wood work looks awesome.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JFK_Jr

Looks really good...

Put your thread on subscription... looking forward to following your progress...

Thanks a bunch.

Doot77 · 11-19-2007, 05:55 PM

Stand & entire setup looks good, Looking forward to see the pics of the big move.

Craig Manoukian · 11-19-2007, 07:57 PM

Awesome stuff! Glad the move went well!

cioutlaw · 11-22-2007, 09:38 PM

Well 4 days after the move I lost 0 corals & 1 fish. I did physically lose a couple frags but my Bangai Cardinal died on Tuesday. He was swimming around as if he lost his balance & the other fish did him off. Have all my equipment running except my PH controller that got wet. Also hooked up a ATO directly off the RO/DI, works great so far..wish I had done that years ago! Still have to arrange corals a bit but here are some quik pics I took tonight.

Right side of sump area, fuge to the far right & at the moment Im just circulating water & not mixing it with the tank

Left side of sump area, still not very organized.

Inside of the canopy are (3) 250w DE Reef Optix pendants & the (2) Wavyseas

Above the canopy is open & I installed a ceiling fan above for evap cooling

BigAl07 · 11-22-2007, 10:38 PM

Simply AMAZING! Looks great buddy!!

Doot77 · 11-23-2007, 11:59 AM

Looks like everything turned out great.

Craig Manoukian · 11-23-2007, 01:05 PM

Spectucular!

tbittner · 11-23-2007, 05:31 PM

Oh man, I would love to have a tank that you can walk around like that. Fantastic job!!!

11-17-2007, 11:14 PM	#61 (permalink)
shaunnyg Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Cioutlaws Could you sketch up how your plumbing your sump. How do you route the flow to the refugium? I love the new tank though. Cheers

11-17-2007, 11:22 PM	#63 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 8,024 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon That is gonna be great. Moving the old tank must be a fun job. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

11-17-2007, 11:42 PM	#65 (permalink)
JFK_Jr Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hallandale Beach FL Posts: 2,108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Looks really good... Put your thread on subscription... looking forward to following your progress... __________________ *JFK_Jr's 150 Gallon Starphire*

11-18-2007, 01:33 AM	#66 (permalink)
cioutlaw Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 1,176 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Here are some better pics The one pump is mising because it is still running my old tank but you can see the valve it will attach to. The outlet next to the pump is wired to a switch so I can kill the pumps easily. (2) 2" lines go to the skimmer area one is from a Durso stand pipe & the other is just an 2" standpipe ran just below the top edge of the tank in case the first 2" were to fail. The 1.5"(lower line) is coming from the (2) pumps. I actually ordered the tank with (2) 2" lines & (2) 1.5" lines just case they would be needed in the future. Pipe job would have been much better had Glasscages put the holes on the right side & i wouldnt have had to cross the supply & returns. Ater teeing off & reducing to 1" this line goes to the fuge __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

11-19-2007, 05:55 PM	#69 (permalink)
Doot77 Scopas Tang Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL Posts: 467 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Stand & entire setup looks good, Looking forward to see the pics of the big move. __________________ Matt ________________________________ 110 Gallon Oceanic with dual corner overflows and 40 gal Oceanic 150 Sump Livestock : - 1 Mystery Wrasse, 1 Fairy Wrasse, 1 Royal Gramma, 1 Diamond Watchman Goby, 2 Turbo Snails, 6 Nassarius Snails, 1 Fighting Conch, 6 Dwarf Blue Legged Crabs & 6 Dwarf Zebra Crabs, 3 Emerald Crabs, 1 Purple Reef Lobster, 1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Red Sea Star, 1 Brittle Star, 1 Sand Sifting Star Fish 20 gal Quarantine tank Doot's Reef Chronicle

11-19-2007, 07:57 PM	#70 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Awesome stuff! Glad the move went well! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

11-22-2007, 09:38 PM	#71 (permalink)
cioutlaw Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 1,176 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Well 4 days after the move I lost 0 corals & 1 fish. I did physically lose a couple frags but my Bangai Cardinal died on Tuesday. He was swimming around as if he lost his balance & the other fish did him off. Have all my equipment running except my PH controller that got wet. Also hooked up a ATO directly off the RO/DI, works great so far..wish I had done that years ago! Still have to arrange corals a bit but here are some quik pics I took tonight. Right side of sump area, fuge to the far right & at the moment Im just circulating water & not mixing it with the tank Left side of sump area, still not very organized. Inside of the canopy are (3) 250w DE Reef Optix pendants & the (2) Wavyseas Above the canopy is open & I installed a ceiling fan above for evap cooling __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

11-22-2007, 10:38 PM	#72 (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 Simply AMAZING! Looks great buddy!! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *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

11-23-2007, 11:59 AM	#73 (permalink)
Doot77 Scopas Tang Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL Posts: 467 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Looks like everything turned out great. __________________ Matt ________________________________ 110 Gallon Oceanic with dual corner overflows and 40 gal Oceanic 150 Sump Livestock : - 1 Mystery Wrasse, 1 Fairy Wrasse, 1 Royal Gramma, 1 Diamond Watchman Goby, 2 Turbo Snails, 6 Nassarius Snails, 1 Fighting Conch, 6 Dwarf Blue Legged Crabs & 6 Dwarf Zebra Crabs, 3 Emerald Crabs, 1 Purple Reef Lobster, 1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Red Sea Star, 1 Brittle Star, 1 Sand Sifting Star Fish 20 gal Quarantine tank Doot's Reef Chronicle

11-23-2007, 01:05 PM	#74 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Spectucular! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

11-23-2007, 05:31 PM	#75 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Cioutlaws 225 gallon Oh man, I would love to have a tank that you can walk around like that. Fantastic job!!! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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