My slow 135g build - Page 9

tbittner · 01-25-2008, 09:04 PM

DANG! Beautiful job! I love that textured wall too. You're going to have a tank that will be envied by many for sure!

JoJo · 01-26-2008, 01:59 PM

Thanks Terry, i gotta do some framing work around it, then move to the back side, where the real fun begins. I'm planning out the electrical now, next will be the plumbing.

tbittner · 01-26-2008, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JoJo

Thanks Terry, i gotta do some framing work around it, then move to the back side, where the real fun begins. I'm planning out the electrical now, next will be the plumbing.

JoJo · 01-26-2008, 06:52 PM

are we still talking tanks here?

JoJo · 01-26-2008, 10:30 PM

I went to HD to get everything needed for the electrical work. I went with a list & knowing what the plan was. 2 hours later i walk out with what i hope is what i need, after 3 different workers argue amoung themselves about what i need to do.

tbittner · 01-26-2008, 10:39 PM

That's HD for ya. I prefer Lowes, especially if I'm not exactly sure how to do something. But even Lowes has it's not so bright employees.

Dentoid · 01-26-2008, 10:41 PM

That's looking great JoJo!

JoJo · 01-26-2008, 11:40 PM

I was about closing time and there wasnt many customers in there so i guess they had to keep themselves busy.

Thanks Dentoid, i'm trying my best

JoJo · 01-26-2008, 11:48 PM

Ok, ive got the pumps ordered & will be plumbing soon but i havent ordered my RO/DI unit yet because i havent figured out how to have a ATO with a glass 55g sump. i'm hearing how the water movement throws off the sensors and causes the pump to keep kicking on or cause flooding. Any threads out there that could help me, i can only remember one but not where

tbittner · 01-27-2008, 12:43 AM

I'll get you a pic of the slosh guard I had built. I don't use it anymore because I compensate for sloshing now in the controller program that I wrote.

JoJo · 01-27-2008, 08:52 AM

thanks buddy

tbittner · 01-27-2008, 01:48 PM

Here are the pics of the slosh guard I had built. The float switches are reed style float switches. I drilled a hole through the top of it, just big enough for the reed to slide into it. I cut a piece of pipe that holds the reed at the level of the water I wanted to maintain. I drilled two holes in the bottom cap which allows the water to rise and fall inside the slosh guard. As the water rises and falls, so does the float ball that slides up and down the reed. That is what activates the float switch. This ball can be turned upside down so it can be configured for either Pump Up or Pump Down activation. The entire contraption hangs on the side/back of the tank where I need to monitor the water level. Could be a sump or the display tank. Doesn't matter. You can see how one is lower then the other. When the water level falls enough to set off the lower one, it starts the top off pump. When the water level rises enough to satisfy the lower one, it turns off the top off pump. The higher switch was my safety switch. When the ball is down on it, it is active. If the water rises enough to set the higher one off, then the lower one must have failed to turn off the top off pump so the higher one shuts it off.

Here are the pics of everything.

JoJo · 02-01-2008, 06:22 PM

Thanks for the great info. Seems simple enough, where can i get those Reed switches from?

JoJo · 02-01-2008, 08:58 PM

i received my shipment from Marine Depot today.

also the electrical is about done

tbittner · 02-02-2008, 10:34 AM

Man, I should have had you come help me do all this electrical stuff. That even looks up to code!

01-25-2008, 09:04 PM	#121 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My slow 135g build DANG! Beautiful job! I love that textured wall too. You're going to have a tank that will be envied by many for sure! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

01-26-2008, 10:39 PM	#126 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My slow 135g build That's HD for ya. I prefer Lowes, especially if I'm not exactly sure how to do something. But even Lowes has it's not so bright employees. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

01-27-2008, 12:43 AM	#130 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My slow 135g build I'll get you a pic of the slosh guard I had built. I don't use it anymore because I compensate for sloshing now in the controller program that I wrote. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

01-27-2008, 01:48 PM	#132 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My slow 135g build Here are the pics of the slosh guard I had built. The float switches are reed style float switches. I drilled a hole through the top of it, just big enough for the reed to slide into it. I cut a piece of pipe that holds the reed at the level of the water I wanted to maintain. I drilled two holes in the bottom cap which allows the water to rise and fall inside the slosh guard. As the water rises and falls, so does the float ball that slides up and down the reed. That is what activates the float switch. This ball can be turned upside down so it can be configured for either Pump Up or Pump Down activation. The entire contraption hangs on the side/back of the tank where I need to monitor the water level. Could be a sump or the display tank. Doesn't matter. You can see how one is lower then the other. When the water level falls enough to set off the lower one, it starts the top off pump. When the water level rises enough to satisfy the lower one, it turns off the top off pump. The higher switch was my safety switch. When the ball is down on it, it is active. If the water rises enough to set the higher one off, then the lower one must have failed to turn off the top off pump so the higher one shuts it off. Here are the pics of everything. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

02-02-2008, 10:34 AM	#135 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My slow 135g build Man, I should have had you come help me do all this electrical stuff. That even looks up to code! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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