GXPKY'S 250g Double D

[reefwiser]

Are you going to coat the floor? For water proofing

 

[GXPKY]

Going to lay tile as well as put a drain in the floor and place tile probably 6 or so inches up the sides of the walls

 

[jsker]

Going to lay tile as well as put a drain in the floor and place tile probably 6 or so inches up the sides of the walls

Sorry to say this after the fact that you laid the chip board, I would have laid the cement board and muddied the joints. I also would have put in a drain. Sorry for arriving late to the thread :)

 

[GXPKY]

Sorry to say this after the fact that you laid the chip board, I would have laid the cement board and muddied the joints. I also would have put in a drain. Sorry for arriving late to the thread :)

I will be laying cement board over the plywood...and as above I am installing a drain lol...never heard of cement board going down by itself

 

[GXPKY]

Also plan on putting a layer of thinset under the concrete board

 

[jsker]

I will be laying cement board over the plywood...and as above I am installing a drain lol...never heard of cement board going down by itself

very true, I did not think that far a head, but I think you have this under control:)

 

[GXPKY]

very true, I did not think that far a head, but I think you have this under control:)

I hope so haha...kinda going overkill but I've flooded my house before so taking all the precautions this time.

 

[GXPKY]

Oh man that sucks putting down thinset followed by a bujillion screws in the cement board! Tile going down tomorrow! Getting close to finished with this room...then the enjoyable system setup can begin!

 

[GXPKY]

Note...the door is higher because I don't want water flowing into the house if I happen to flood the floor...going to tile about 6 inches high up the walls to keep it contained and install a floor drain.

 

[FrankAbagnale]

This is so awesome. I love projects like this.

 

[GXPKY]

 

[reefwiser]

Wall's up.:)

 

[GXPKY]

Wall's up.:)

Yup, me and a friend hung the inner walls, door, and nearly half of the 13" tile last night. Just about to head in to work on 4 hours of sleep lol

 

[FrankAbagnale]

Nice!!

 

[reefwiser]

Will have to make a trip your way when it is all together.:)

 

[GXPKY]

Will have to make a trip your way when it is all together.:)

Works for me, all i require is coral frags as entry fee haha.

 

[GXPKY]

Tile is layed, just need to do grout, then finish out the drywall and run electric then the reef build can begin!

 

[GXPKY]

Here is the planned layout.

 

[dcmartinpc]

Quick suggestion. It looks like the suction side of the pump is not flooded, i.e. above the water level. It is always best practice to flood the inlet because check valves can and will valve and at the most inopportune time.

I would try to control the flow through the fuge sump via gravity and a gate valve. Does the tank in the middle serve a purpose? Bubble trap?

Don

 

[GXPKY]

Quick suggestion. It looks like the suction side of the pump is not flooded, i.e. above the water level. It is always best practice to flood the inlet because check valves can and will valve and at the most inopportune time.

I would try to control the flow through the fuge sump via gravity and a gate valve. Does the tank in the middle serve a purpose? Bubble trap?

Don

Center tank will have a baffle on each side, mainly to keep anything away from the pump inlets (ie, snails, etc) just a rough sketch to help brainstorm. True enough on the pump, i should know that from past experience anyways lol. Probably locate it under the center return tank.

Center tank will have equipment plumbed into it as well...outside of tank skimmer, return pump, calcium reactors, dosers, carbon/gfo reactor etc. Just like to keep it clear of anything like sand particles, critters and whatnot.

Thanks!