120 peninsula build

[fragit]

Following along, nice build!

Thanks Mang! Nice to have you along!

 

[Fudsey]

@fragit you know you now have me thinking about moving my sump to my basement.... :p

I think I'm going to get a 40b to use as a sump and plumb it in..... darn you ! ! :)

 

[Chriscrna]

 

[fragit]

@fragit you know you now have me thinking about moving my sump to my basement.... :p

I think I'm going to get a 40b to use as a sump and plumb it in..... darn you ! ! :)

As soon as my wife said okay to having a tank, she said she wanted it to be cleaner a quieter than my last one. So basement sump was the easiest solution, and allows me to have a bigger refugium and more water volume. It's a win/win!

 

[fragit]

When I saw @915MANG join in, this was exactly the type of thing I thought of. No offense intended Mang, but that word make me chuckle.

 

[Chriscrna]

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[Chriscrna]

@fragit you know you now have me thinking about moving my sump to my basement.... :p

I think I'm going to get a 40b to use as a sump and plumb it in..... darn you ! ! :)

DO IT!! You will be so glad you did.

Check out my basement sump. Link is in my sig. Other than the tank itself, the basement sump is the best thing about my build.

 

[fragit]

@fragit you know you now have me thinking about moving my sump to my basement.... :p

I think I'm going to get a 40b to use as a sump and plumb it in..... darn you ! ! :)

Is @Chriscrna said DO IT! My tank is not even filled with water yet and I am already super psyched to have a basement sump. No bending over to work on anything. Plenty of space to work, and expand the system.

 

[Fudsey]

Looks great Chris ! !

And it's sorta now in the works :)

 

[fragit]

Why is it that no matter how much I plan, and how slow I go, my plumbing NEVER comes out the way I imagined? I suppose it's a little different when your dealing with half your system in the basement and off set from the display by a few feet. I'm pretty pleased with the results though. I used only one or two 90s the rest all 45s. There is not a single horizontal run from the overflow. It certainly is not as clean as the rest of my build, nor as clean as a lot of the plumbing jobs I've seen in most of the builds I follow. But nonetheless the plumbing is done! I do still need to leak test, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I have none. This weekend I am going to get a lolly column, and then start filling her up!!!

 

[Reefer1978]

Plumbing is an art. Can't even tell you how many parts I ruined before I got it perfect

 

[fragit]

Plumbing is an art. Can't even tell you how many parts I ruined before I got it perfect

I only had to cut one section apart and redo it. It was of course the very last thing I did. There are a couple other joints that I'm hoping had a good enough bond to not leak. Only one way to find out though.

 

[fragit]

Lolly column is in, and I am now filling her up. FINALLY! I'm getting water in this thing[emoji322]

 

[bknapp]

A wet tank makes the day better!

 

[fragit]

A wet tank makes the day better!

Thanks I'm so excited!

 

[fragit]

The DT is 1/3 full! Had a brute can full of RO/DI that I transferred to the sump. I used the return pump to fill the DT! It worked great, best part NO LEAKS! Check valve worked like a charm too! No I need to give the well a break from filling the tank and water my dying lawn![emoji30]

 

[Fudsey]

You should capture the RODI waste water and use it on your lawn/plants. ;)

 

[fragit]

You should capture the RODI waste water and use it on your lawn/plants. ;)

Yes Fudsey I know! That will be in the works. Right now it's all about getting water in it.

 

[Fudsey]

I'm a hypocrite, I don't do it either lol :rolleyes: though mine doesn't go into my septic, I have a dry well that it goes into...

 

[fragit]

Yeah my last reef tank was in the city so I was in public water and never worried about it. No I live in the country and am more conscious of how much water I use for stuff like that.