TB's 67g custom project - Page 7

Tigahboy · 04-17-2005, 09:17 AM

Prop tank component is also all cemented up!

Tigahboy · 04-17-2005, 09:58 AM

Gina · 04-17-2005, 10:07 AM

Alright, time to put the water in!!!!

Woodstock · 04-17-2005, 11:08 AM

Wowzers!!!! I love your set up! Excellent job~~ I wish i had a propagation tank plumbed in with the main....

Maxx · 04-17-2005, 01:34 PM

Are you gonna remove the closet door so it cant potentially bang into the prop tank plumbing and crack it or cause a leak? Or is that one of those, not likely to happen, aint gonna worry about it kinda things?

Either way, this set up looks great TB!

Nick

Tigahboy · 04-17-2005, 08:17 PM

the closet door could bang into the pipes for sure; but not the tank itself. I plan to take off the door once I take down my 30g.

btw, where in home depot can u find those water alarms and what do they look like? I couldnt find them when I went to home depot yesterday.

corvettephreek · 04-18-2005, 03:04 AM

the water alarms are in either the pool/pond area, or the area with the sinks.... also there is an area in the back by the microwaves and blenders I saw one at my HD. and also- that tank is too cool. Did you cement your fingers together while gluing all that pipe together lol- JK. love it man!!!!the prop tank- is that plumbed before or after the filtration? or is it paralleled with the display tank? hard to tell with all the pipe in the way :P

Tigahboy · 04-18-2005, 03:29 AM

parallel - 2 pumps

Maxx · 04-18-2005, 12:19 PM

here is a link to HD website....They sell them online for $10.00..I just went to the plumbing area, and looked near the sump pumps (home sump pump, not reef) and saw the alarm there.

Okay...its not letting me link directly to the page with the alarms...

Just hit the home depot website..(I used google) and do a product search for watchdog water alarms
It should take you right there.

Nick

corvettephreek · 04-18-2005, 02:16 PM

are you in an apartment TB?

Tigahboy · 04-19-2005, 02:37 AM

The first ball valve in the drain plumbing is turned only slightly on and this low flow fills the fuge chamber

The second ball valve right after the fuge ball valve is completely open and most of the flow moves thru this one

As you can see, the flow rates are different, w/ the slow flow fuge section filling up much slower than the high flow skimmer intake section.

Baffles doing their thang...no microbubbles whatsoever!

The TB Sump in action! It works just as I had anticipated, so I'm pretty excited. =)

Tigahboy · 04-19-2005, 02:39 AM

the manifold even works! i'm excited now. =)

Tarasco · 04-19-2005, 12:57 PM

Sweet! That's a good amount of flow!

Woodstock · 04-19-2005, 01:00 PM

Good work!! Wow...we have some very good plumbers here at RS!

That last picture makes me want to swimming!!

Tigahboy · 04-22-2005, 01:09 AM

w/ loc-line tubing is en route via mail and after 48+ hours of testing for leaks, I figured it was about time to get this baby filled w/ saltwater...

So I filled my tank up w/ 52g of RO/DI water. I still haven't set-up my RO/DI unit yet (tho I wish I had), so I had to lug jugs of water from the water vending machine. haha.

and after realizing I would have to make roughly 7-8 trips w/ the 3g and 5g jugs I have, I just bought 2 more 5g jugs from home depot. very sturdy and easy to pour ($5 each).

I stopped at 52g...it already looks almost full...I guess the overflow box must hold a lot of water.

04-17-2005, 09:58 AM	#92 (permalink)
Tigahboy Ricordea Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 188 View Gallery Karma Komment	and here's the overall set-up

04-17-2005, 10:07 AM	#93 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,836 View Gallery Karma Komment	Alright, time to put the water in!!!! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

04-17-2005, 11:08 AM	#94 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,157 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Wowzers!!!! I love your set up! Excellent job~~ I wish i had a propagation tank plumbed in with the main.... __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

04-17-2005, 01:34 PM	#95 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	Are you gonna remove the closet door so it cant potentially bang into the prop tank plumbing and crack it or cause a leak? Or is that one of those, not likely to happen, aint gonna worry about it kinda things? Either way, this set up looks great TB! Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

04-18-2005, 03:04 AM	#97 (permalink)
corvettephreek Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: northern california Posts: 562 View Gallery Karma Komment	the water alarms are in either the pool/pond area, or the area with the sinks.... also there is an area in the back by the microwaves and blenders I saw one at my HD. and also- that tank is too cool. Did you cement your fingers together while gluing all that pipe together lol- JK. love it man!!!!the prop tank- is that plumbed before or after the filtration? or is it paralleled with the display tank? hard to tell with all the pipe in the way :P __________________ Will (aka Willy Stylez) Will Foley Rolling Audio Sacramento, CA Mobile audio and security solutions Advanced level MECP installer

04-17-2005, 09:17 AM	#91 (permalink)
Tigahboy Ricordea Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 188 View Gallery Karma Komment	Prop tank component is also all cemented up!

04-17-2005, 08:17 PM	#96 (permalink)
Tigahboy Ricordea Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 188 View Gallery Karma Komment	the closet door could bang into the pipes for sure; but not the tank itself. I plan to take off the door once I take down my 30g. btw, where in home depot can u find those water alarms and what do they look like? I couldnt find them when I went to home depot yesterday.

04-18-2005, 03:29 AM	#98 (permalink)
Tigahboy Ricordea Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 188 View Gallery Karma Komment	parallel - 2 pumps

04-18-2005, 12:19 PM	#99 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	here is a link to HD website....They sell them online for $10.00..I just went to the plumbing area, and looked near the sump pumps (home sump pump, not reef) and saw the alarm there. Okay...its not letting me link directly to the page with the alarms... Just hit the home depot website..(I used google) and do a product search for watchdog water alarms It should take you right there. Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

04-18-2005, 02:16 PM	#100 (permalink)
corvettephreek Torch coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: northern california Posts: 562 View Gallery Karma Komment	are you in an apartment TB? __________________ Will (aka Willy Stylez) Will Foley Rolling Audio Sacramento, CA Mobile audio and security solutions Advanced level MECP installer

04-19-2005, 02:37 AM	#101 (permalink)
Tigahboy Ricordea Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 188 View Gallery Karma Komment	Water test for the prop tank! The first ball valve in the drain plumbing is turned only slightly on and this low flow fills the fuge chamber The second ball valve right after the fuge ball valve is completely open and most of the flow moves thru this one As you can see, the flow rates are different, w/ the slow flow fuge section filling up much slower than the high flow skimmer intake section. Baffles doing their thang...no microbubbles whatsoever! The TB Sump in action! It works just as I had anticipated, so I'm pretty excited. =)

04-19-2005, 02:39 AM	#102 (permalink)
Tigahboy Ricordea Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 188 View Gallery Karma Komment	check out the crazy flow from the manifold! the manifold even works! i'm excited now. =)

04-19-2005, 12:57 PM	#103 (permalink)
Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	Sweet! That's a good amount of flow! __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

04-19-2005, 01:00 PM	#104 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,157 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Good work!! Wow...we have some very good plumbers here at RS! That last picture makes me want to swimming!! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

04-22-2005, 01:09 AM	#105 (permalink)
Tigahboy Ricordea Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 188 View Gallery Karma Komment	w/ loc-line tubing is en route via mail and after 48+ hours of testing for leaks, I figured it was about time to get this baby filled w/ saltwater... So I filled my tank up w/ 52g of RO/DI water. I still haven't set-up my RO/DI unit yet (tho I wish I had), so I had to lug jugs of water from the water vending machine. haha. and after realizing I would have to make roughly 7-8 trips w/ the 3g and 5g jugs I have, I just bought 2 more 5g jugs from home depot. very sturdy and easy to pour ($5 each). I stopped at 52g...it already looks almost full...I guess the overflow box must hold a lot of water.

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