Renton's Evolution from 200 to 440 gallons

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

So very nice!!!

 

[Renton777]

8 years ago when I got my last tank and my mermaid was a guppy, and the little shrimp was 2 months away from being born:

and Today:

 

[tripdad]

Awesome tanks, the big one is a real brute. Best of luck with the new upgrades.

 

[Renton777]

Some plumbing progress.......kinda sorta looks like we know what we are doing....at the very least is it much more efficient use of space for the plumbing then on my last build:

 

[bubbaque]

Is there enough space in the sump if your socks clog it won’t go over the top edge?

 

[Renton777]

Is there enough space in the sump if your socks clog it won’t go over the top edge?

Yes Sir, Derrick had that covered!

 

[Renton777]

Some more progress pictures

 

[Renton777]

 

[Wrangy]

Looking slick mate! The tank doesn't look too bad either ;) haha

 

[Renton777]

100 gallons and counting in the tank!

 

[Renton777]

I am using these strainers on the closed loop drains to try and keep fish and other critters from getting sucked down. I am stuffing them with this course mesh and using zip ties to keep the mesh from getting sucked into the pump. We will see how that goes.

 

[Wrangy]

I am using these strainers on the closed loop drains to try and keep fish and other critters from getting sucked down. I am stuffing them with this course mesh and using zip ties to keep the mesh from getting sucked into the pump. We will see how that goes.

You'll have to make sure they're easy to clean as I can see them getting clogged pretty easily and that would be a disaster

 

[tripdad]

Yep, that big ones quite a tank, very nice. Can't imagine how long it takes to fill from a 1/4" tube.

 

[Renton777]

You'll have to make sure they're easy to clean as I can see them getting clogged pretty easily and that would be a disaster

I planned on making them easy to clean. They are threaded on loosely so I unscrew them easily, cut the ties and clean/replace the mesh, the use new zip ties. The rockscape was made to leave easy access to the strainers.

 

[Renton777]

Yep, that big ones quite a tank, very nice. Can't imagine how long it takes to fill from a 1/4" tube.

I will let you know how long it takes to fill the whole system, lol. Probably going to be around 600ish gallons of water.

 

[Renton777]

VCA Random Flow Generators will be on the returns. They are nice in that they have no moving parts.

I had enough water to get the closed loops running. Still playing with the settings but I kind of like the closed loop gyre option at the moment.

 

[LadyTang2]

Awesome build, but really I'm impressed with your enormous foot arches.

 

[Renton777]

Awesome build, but really I'm impresses with your enormous foot arches.

Lol, I do have really high foot arches!

 

[Renton777]

 

[Vette67]

So is that just RO water so far or have you added any salt yet? Impressive build for sure...