Ross B Reef'n 170 Gallon & Fishroom Megabuild

[Blutspitze]

Even though I've plumbed the piping at the pump to go above the max water level of the water reservoir, the outlet is lower than the minimum water level. Without a air break, it creates a full siphon. I believe this will only be an issue for the reservoir stacked on top. The compounded issue is that the ceiling is lower than the max head height + max water level (which is a worse case scenario than initially though).

As of right now, I've thought a vacuum break mechanism to solve this issue. I'll post a sketch as time allows.

Gotcha; that'll do it. Vacuum break would likely be the easiest to apply.

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

As of now, this is my plan:

(Overview sketch)

(Vacuum breaker)

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

Ah, the Siphon Buster 3000. I've always wanted one of these!

 

[JumboShrimp]

Once again, ‘Over the top!’ (Lol)

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

Once again, ‘Over the top!’ (Lol)

It had to be 'over the top' ;Woot

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

Big shout out to my friends over at Siphon Breaker, Inc., this things works better than expected!

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

Ahh! There's water in the skimmer!

Ahh! There's a mess of cables!!!

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

Aahhhh!! Lights!!!!

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

Raceway is finished, along with 250ft of 18/2 wire.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Lol. 250-feet of wiring... Just like the Boeing Max airliner...

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

Lol. 250-feet of wiring... Just like the Boeing Max airliner...

LoL, This is your captain speaking, we're going to need at least another 100ft to get this bird off the ground, and butt end splices are your friend. Remaining equipment has also been approved for ordering. Thank you, enjoy your flight.

 

[DS204]

The only 2 places I know where there are cable raceways are the datacenter at my work, and now your fish room. Incredible! Love it.

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

The only 2 places I know where there are cable raceways are the datacenter at my work, and now your fish room. Incredible! Love it.

The planning and organization that data centers take is astonishing. Awesome that you get to see that as part of your job!

 

[DS204]

The planning and organization that data centers take is astonishing. Awesome that you get to see that as part of your job!

Quite honestly the thought and organization that's gone into your build is equally as astonishing and I've been enjoying a lot of your photos, even though I don't always click to indicate so.

This forum is a great source of inspiration for my setup and probably a few other people out there as well. Can't wait to see it once it's all finished!

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

Quite honestly the thought and organization that's gone into your build is equally as astonishing and I've been enjoying a lot of your photos, even though I don't always click to indicate so.

This forum is a great source of inspiration for my setup and probably a few other people out there as well. Can't wait to see it once it's all finished!

Thank you for the very kind words, very humbling to hear all my hard work is an inspiration to others.

Beside the tank size being limited by the space it's in, this is my dream build. I don't normally share my projects with anyone, or have social media, but I've been compelled to share this one, and I'm glad I have.

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

Okay, please give me a little slack for this one because I've never made anything out of acrylic.

I needed a place to put my 20" long, 300w, heaters. They wouldn't fit in the sump. I also didnt want them in the overflow tower because the bean animal siphon would allow water to go below the min water line if the return pumps stopped. So I built what basically amounts to a mini sump for the heaters. I went a little crazy with the acrylic glue, so there's glue steaks all over it. Could make it look 2x better if I had to do it again, but it works, it's partially hidden on the side of the stand

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

Absolutely unnecessary, but I hit it with the orbital sander and some buffing compound and the glue streak came off!

 

[DS204]

Absolutely unnecessary, but I hit it with the orbital sander and some buffing compound and the glue streak came off!

Perfection is absolutely necessary in my opinion. Looks great!

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

That's one bright light!!!! Definitely going to need to make a deflector for this thing.

 

[Ross B Reef'n]

Perfection is absolutely necessary in my opinion. Looks great!

It would have been another one if those things on the "should have done it" list constantly at the back of my mind