EL 90x30x20” build closed loop

[euphlife]

ordered my 90x30x20” from acrylic habits.

I have a 90x30x12” from them.

New tank is closed with center island overflow.

 

[euphlife]

arrived already
Closed loop:
Ordered 2 panta rhei hydrotube 42’s
Hayward 2” schedule 80’s
Lights:
Using 12 or4 bars
Blue plus
Reef day
Blue plus
Blue plus
Reef day
Blue plus
Skimmer:
Aquamaxx q5 refitted to a jns 6.
Basically remove the shark 5 pump and add a psk2600.
Sump:
72x24x24
Aquascape:
Want to try something new. Mix of the tunze reef360 but diy. Using acrylic lazy susan and zirconia bearings.

yet to be ordered:
Return pump thinking sicce 5.5 for a 4x tank turnover
Plumbing


This will be a removal of current tank for taller tank.
Cut plumbing, pull old stuff out, adjust stand bracing for island overflow, add new tank, plumb it, fill and add fish back. All in 3 hours once everything is accounted for and dry fitted before execution.

 

[euphlife]

Mock up of aquascape prototype while waiting for tank.
Haywards
Hydrotubes
Or4’s
Skimmer stuff
Current tank that is being swapped for deeper tank.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Following along!

 

[euphlife]

Closed loop layout for the pantas.

 

[euphlife]

Finished ordering everything. Brs Labor Day sale.

Now wait for the tank and the panta rhei usb.

 

[euphlife]

@AquariumSpecialty coming in on the last hour for the usb for the pantas.

 

[Leslie H]

following with interest!

 

[mfinn]

I'm a big fan of tanks with closed loops.
Can't wait to see more.

 

[euphlife]

Sicce adv - return pump arrived
Plumbing fittings- arrived
Pipe- here
Heaters - arrived
Panta- arrived
Wood - here
Bulkhead strainers for closed loop - arrived.
Panta usb - ordered

Tank waiting on acrylic habitats estimate is 1st week of October.

All is good to go now.

Goal:
4x total tank turnover rate
50-100x display turnover
Display goal is for the flow to operate like a treadmill switching every 4 hours with 10-30 minute calm period

 

[euphlife]

Played with the flow of both pumps. Have owned ecm63’s before so familiar with the process. @uniquecorals didn’t flash one of my controllers so it’s not ready 2 button configured.

Had to call unique after the aquarium speciality order. Aquarium speciality didn’t respond to emails or calls as others have noted. Unique did answer when I called about that.

Unique didn’t mail out out the bulkhead inserts which I believe are just 3d inserts.

 

[euphlife]

unique called back. Discussed the issue. Got a code provided and now the new controller is back to 2 button.

The usb is really nice everything else aside. Would have worked without the 2 button. My issue is more 1st world having them look uniform vs not.

Unique is also sending the bulkhead covers now

 

[euphlife]

Appears we hit a snag with acrylic habitats.
No text answer and no follow up.

 

[euphlife]

Week 5 hit and no communication from order until another communication from Steve Frosti. Pushed me back on a delay. Requested a cancel. Will call Midwest when funds are back. If settled quickly will acknowledge as well about acrylic habitats. My current tank is from them and it’s nice but man can’t handle poor communication

 

[euphlife]

Quickly refunded. Not sure what happened but the return was quick.

 

[mcarroll]

Closed loop....wow, tried and true, but also very old fashioned. Wondering what's the thought behind it? (Not that there needs to be any.....can just be for the fun of it. )

 

[PettyReef]

Following along for this build always wanted to do a closed loop setup

 

[mfinn]

Closed loop....wow, tried and true, but also very old fashioned. Wondering what's the thought behind it? (Not that there needs to be any.....can just be for the fun of it. )

You were wondering what the thought behind closed loops?

In my case ( not speaking for anyone else) I wanted to remove powerheads/cords/problematic wave makers from inside the tank.
My current closed loop on my 240 has 4 returns to the back wall with each split with a loc-line Y fitting and water flow going in 8 directions.

 

[PPBlimpy]

Following. I love closed loop tanks.
This should be an epic build.

Hope for better luck with the next builder.
I had to take down my 300 with a hefty closed loop due to a leak and went with a box tank. Should have custom built but didn’t have time.



Plans are to do another. I was making my own rotation directional valve for the closed loop. May still finish the project for a future tank.

 

[areefer01]

Week 5 hit and no communication from order until another communication from Steve Frosti. Pushed me back on a delay. Requested a cancel. Will call Midwest when funds are back. If settled quickly will acknowledge as well about acrylic habitats. My current tank is from them and it’s nice but man can’t handle poor communication

I have had good experience with Midwest communication. A fellow hobbyist recommended them to me. Did not go with them but not because of anything they did. It was more about shipping and freight cost to California and putting that project on hold for a bit.