Plumbing is 95% complete and stand has first coat of primer on. Hopefully, I will be able to start on top coat today.
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Looking super nice buddy!2nd coat is done and cheers to my back!
Tank goes in on Sunday!
Looking super nice buddy!
Oh I know!Thanks man! Definitely a labor of love.
Float switch is for ATO?
Man, looking great! Got more pics of the plumbing?2nd coat is done and cheers to my back!
Tank goes in on Sunday!
You mean like a Carlson surge device?Yes. I plan on creating a tidal wave so no detritus accumulates and I need a spot for the float switch to stay calm.
Thinking of maybe putting a cylinder in the sump instead.
Are you planning to get rid of the filter sock? Are you going bare bottom in the display tank? With a tidal wave? If not, the detritus that is stirred up in the sump will make its way to the display and accumulate there.
I think the wave action might be tough with a sensor but what if you place the sensor in a large piece of PVC that's mounted vertically to the side of your bin? I wonder if a high flow sponge/filter material cut to fit the bottom could steady the water flow while also keeping critters from blocking the sensor//float switch?
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Doh, just saw your last post. I think that'd work great
Man, looking great! Got more pics of the plumbing?
You mean like a Carlson surge device?
Got any scrap acrylic? Maybe a heat gun and bend a piece of acrylic as a mounting hook for the lip of the bin to mount to, so you don't have to drill your tub?
Not sure if ABS plastic fittings are safe for reef use? Maybe like a ABS 3" WYE fitting that has a reduced off shoot? Maybe a 3" fitting with a 1.5" offshoot. So you'd add a piece of 1.5" straight pipe to get to the drywall, to say a 45 degree elbow to a straight piece of 1.5" up the drywall . Then strap with 2 x 1.5" two hole straps. That would be secure, no holes in the bin or screws in the water. A heat gun and you could probably make a flat spot in the fitting for your magnet if that's how your ato sensor/switch mounts. I guess that would require your outside ATO magnet to be submersible as well but that might be the case regardless with the thickness of bin+pipe.
This offshoot looks like it's a 45, you'll just want to match whatever it is with a fitting to keep the whole thing level if you go that route.
That's a good question. It states freshwater tank for RV, so I'd think it would be good for a reef. Might be worth asking if it's rated for potable water?
How do you think your skimmer will fair with the wave motion?
You won't have to worry about the reef octo INT, Mine works fine with a 1" or so "wave" in my sump for the mangrove lagoon. I just set it to a semi-dry skim and it skims just a hair wetter than it would in a calm sump.Should be fine. It won't be a wave. I might have exaggerated a little bit on that one. I plan on keeping my (4) powerheads mounted clockwise to keep the water moving in a circular fashion. I will put a gyre on both ends facing outward to help keep the center moving as well. I just know that will cause chaos on a float switch.
My skimmer is a venturi driven skimmer. It will be mounted on a stand in the sump out of the water so that shouldn't be an issue. I have another skimmer I planned on using as well which is a Reef Octopus 250-INT. It is mounted in the water and could be an issue. If that becomes an issue then I might upgrade to the EXT version.