Sure thing. I am sure there is something I haven't considered.Thank you for the photos and detailed walkthrough. You really thought of everything!
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Sure thing. I am sure there is something I haven't considered.Thank you for the photos and detailed walkthrough. You really thought of everything!
No, I do not plan on running the Triton system.Are you planning on running triton since you got the triton sump?
I am planning to get the 44 Fiji cube or 48 bashsea smart so I can change from triton to traditional if necessary. I thought about icecap too since that's the cheapest but the bulkhead does not line up nicely with peninsula plumbing.No, I do not plan on running the Triton system.
I liked like the sump for what I wanted to do and how it fit. Then BRS had it on sale so I pulled the Trigger... See what I did there?
Other sumps that I considered were the Icecap 48 XL, Bashsea SS-60, Tsunami Pro 7224 Reefugium, or going with something custom.
I like that Fiji (I had to Google it) but have never seen one in person to comment on its quality. I know Bashsea are quality sumps.I am planning to get the 44 Fiji cube or 48 bashsea smart so I can change from triton to traditional if necessary. I thought about icecap too since that's the cheapest but the bulkhead does not line up nicely with peninsula plumbing.
That's good to know. I may have to get the Fiji 48 for the extra water volume. I plan to use the extra space in the stand for a 15 gallon tank for ATO and then a DIY controller board for Apex and other controllers.I like that Fiji (I had to Google it) but have never seen one in person to comment on its quality. I know Bashsea are quality sumps.
Here is my hindsight or buyers remorse advice for my sump. I do enjoy the extra extra room that I have in my stand by using a smaller sump. I also wish that I had more volume in my sump to Raise the water in the display another inch. Had I gone custom I could have had both. Basicly make the same sump while making it taller. The APS stands are nice and tall so a custom sump that was the same dimentions but a few inches taller wouldn't really make maintenance any harder.
Man,my dream tank..following along..So in response to reef2reef's push to promote build threads, I will be posting photos, updates, perhaps video updates on my most recent reef build. This is an Innovative Marine 200 EXT Peninsula set up as against a wall on one of the long sides. This puts the tank right up next to the wall while still allowing free access to all of the plumbing on the end of the tank. More to come daily. Enjoy.
Looks cleanHere are some photos of my heating solution.
I picked up this little blinking red LED light from Amazon and wired it up to my Apex to turn on whenever the alarm is triggered on my Apex.
The idea is that I would mount this in the back left corner on top of the stand. You can not see the light when it is mounted in the back, but you can still see the blinking light reflecting off of the wall when you walk into the room. This will provide a visual alert you to check and see why the alarm is on and what notification you missed. This is also nice to alert others in the household or a tank sitter to call and let you know "Hey, that red light is blinking...".
You can pick this up for $16.00 here:
The light has a physical switch to change between flashing or solid light when powered. I have mine set to flashing.
The code that I use to make this light come on when the Apex is in a state of alarm for me is:
Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Output Email_Alarm = ON Then ON
If Power Apex OFF 000 Then OFF
Your alarm name may need to be changed to match your set up.
The last line is not needed and is only in there to shut the light off to save battery backup power in the event of a power outage.
Good catch, they are reef lights. The lights I have under my stand are two Kessil A80 and one H80. I had them from a previous tank and simply repurposed them. They are 15 watts each. I would not buy them just to light a cabinet.Out of curiosity why such powerful lights under your stand? Or are they just generic lights that look like full blown reef lights?
Make sense. I mean if you got um you got um was thinking you may have bought them new just to light your stand $$. Are you doing a fuge? If so over head lighting or through the side wall of the sump lighting like the Chaetomax? I've always wanted a sump with a Chaetomax light on either side of my sump to reduce light spill and have unobstructed access to the top of my fuge section.Good catch, they are reef lights. The lights I have under my stand are two Kessil A80 and one H80. I had them from a previous tank and simply repurposed them. They are 15 watts each. I would not buy them just to light a cabinet.
The return pump is a Skimz Leopard 160. This is an AC pump. I did not run any silicone tubing between the pump and the return line because the pump has silicone feet and I have set it onto a custom made "sled" to eliminate vibration transfer. If you look closely at the return line you will see that there are not any clamps on the return line plumbing from the return pump, all the way to the edge of the stand. The return is floating and is only supported in three places. Two of those are where it exits the stand, the third is the pump itself. This minimises contact points, vibration, and noise. Because the return pump is a support, I can not have any soft tubing above it.What is your return pump? And out of curiosity how come you didn't go with a run of soft plumbing between your pump and the PVC?
I will be running a fuge. My solution to light spill is to custom cut some kaizen foam to fit tight to the sump and stand between the fuge area and the skimmer section. I have done this in the past and it works. I am kind of obsessed with light spill. You want to have two pieces one front and one back to make service easy. I lap my front and back pieces so that they fit together like a puzzle.Make sense. I mean if you got um you got um was thinking you may have bought them new just to light your stand $$. Are you doing a fuge? If so over head lighting or through the side wall of the sump lighting like the Chaetomax? I've always wanted a sump with a Chaetomax light on either side of my sump to reduce light spill and have unobstructed access to the top of my fuge section.