SmyrnaReefers 180 Build Thread

[SmyrnaReefer]

Stand frames against the wall

took it back to the garage to start the trim work

another look before I start the staining process. notice my new tool box (coffee table)

 

[SmyrnaReefer]

Staining process begins...

Yes i stained in the house it was chili outside so i couldnt open the garage door plus my wife didnt want to help me carry it down the stairs again

This is after the Pre-stain

After first coat..

Staining complete...

 

[SmyrnaReefer]

Tank is on the stand and tool bos now contains more tools.... wife is loving this by the way...

 

[SmyrnaReefer]

plumbing to come tomorrow......

 

[Dowtish]

Sweet!

 

[JasonM38401]

Looking good, I like it.

 

[fireman23]

Looking good jay.

 

[11f150]

Yeah looking really nice i like the stand alot

 

[thejoshdavis]

I will say it looks 100x better in person. Nice work Jay!

 

[ToXIc]

 

[SmyrnaReefer]

The return pump:

ReefFlo MantaRay Max Flow: 5040 GPH
Max Head: 55 Ft
Weighs 40lbs

Under actinics :neutral:

Sump with rock already soaking

Plumbing coming throught the wall from the crawl space...

not quite complete but here is the manifold for teh discharge of the return pump...

outlets are for:
Skimmer chamber
bio pellet reactor
Misc reactor (carbon, GFO, etc...)
Frag tank
sump recirc
spare

Flex tubing going throught the floor to the tank

Piping through the crawl space

 

[SmyrnaReefer]

Here is the frag tank that will go on the frag tank shelf...

 

[ToXIc]

really like how you went trough the wall instead of going directly into the floor!

 

[pickupman66]

What size pipes run to and from the sump in the crawl space? Kevan, I knocked out a 1/2 brick when I ran mine too.

 

[SmyrnaReefer]

1"...

 

[pickupman66]

Good deal. My pipe is bigger than your pipe. Lol. 1" should be plenty. Is the drain the same?

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[SmyrnaReefer]

Yeah x2

 

[NeveSSL]

Looks nice, Jay!! How are you planning on doing climate control in the sump room?

Brandon

 

[SmyrnaReefer]

my current system has the sump in the garage and i see very little change in water temps during extreme condidtions like this last summer or really cold nights. i plan to put an exhaust fan in the wall to pull the air from the room to the outside. i will have to monitor the hot/cold changes when they happen and adjust accordingly. i have both a portable air cooling system and heater. the crawl space of my house (from experience under there) stays fairly constant. i could go under the house today in shorts and t-shirt no problem.

so all that said. it will be somehwat of an experiement to determine best practices. the main reason for the room is to keep it warm during the winter and to be able to use my garage as a garage when need (table saw, router, stuff that makes dust.)

 

[JasonM38401]

Could you not run a vent off you main trunk line of the AC unit to the fish room some how? That would keep it as close to same temp as the house I would think?