Reef Central Online Community - View Single Post - My 500 + gallon system. Last 13 years to now. Build, Aquascaping & more. Lots of pics

slief · 01/26/2010, 01:14 PM

Here is a shot of the revised plumbing under the tank.

Here you can see my original controller as well as the new Apex. When I am done with my upgrades the original controller will be relocated to the closet and the apex will be flush mounted in its place.

The original fixtures were old white hydro grade reflectors. A little horse trading and I got a pair of used LumenArc III’s to put in their place.

All of this fun stuff has led to the next step… Replacing the old wet dry with a pair of larger sumps. One to house my extra live rock and a more efficient in sump skimmer that will likely replace my Barr skimmer.
Meet the new Skimmer.

It’s a beast. Its the Royal Exlusiv Vertex 300 cone skimmer. AKA Royal Exclusiv Yorki Carrier.

** The dog was not harmed and didn’t seem to mind one bit. I couldn’t think of a better way to show the size of this thing as pictures just don’t do it justice.

The skimmer will reside in the first of 2 sumps. The tank will drain via the overflow through four 7 inch filter socks in the first sump. This sump will be 40” x30” x 18” tall. It will house the new skimmer as well as my live rock from the original bio filter.
I mentioned 2 sumps. The second one will be the fuge at 30” x36” x 18” tall and it will house 4 inches of live sand/mud, live rock as well as macros.
These new sumps are in the drawing phase now and should be completed in a week or so. I plan on updating this thread as I go along. The next phase will be the ripping out of the original sump and the installation of the new sumps and skimmer so stay tuned.

Some of you may have heard of LA Fish Guys videos on Youtube. Well the guy that does them is my service guy. I have known him for many many years. I am a bit lazy so he helps me keep the tank looking nice. Last Thursday he decided to film the service for episodes of LA Fish Guys. There are 3 parts thus far. The first of which is me describing the tank. Here is that link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=928ahT7x3p4
The second is the glass cleaning:
http://www.youtube.com/user/lafishguy#p/u/1/o6MLAeSraJc
The third is the 100 gallon water change/vacuuming.
http://www.lafishguys.com/80-%20Scotts500-%2003.htm
There will be another episode of the sump change/upgrade which I will also post a link on.

01/26/2010, 01:14 PM	#5
slief RC Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14,173	Here is a shot of the revised plumbing under the tank. Here you can see my original controller as well as the new Apex. When I am done with my upgrades the original controller will be relocated to the closet and the apex will be flush mounted in its place. The original fixtures were old white hydro grade reflectors. A little horse trading and I got a pair of used LumenArc III’s to put in their place. All of this fun stuff has led to the next step… Replacing the old wet dry with a pair of larger sumps. One to house my extra live rock and a more efficient in sump skimmer that will likely replace my Barr skimmer. Meet the new Skimmer. It’s a beast. Its the Royal Exlusiv Vertex 300 cone skimmer. AKA Royal Exclusiv Yorki Carrier. ** The dog was not harmed and didn’t seem to mind one bit. I couldn’t think of a better way to show the size of this thing as pictures just don’t do it justice. The skimmer will reside in the first of 2 sumps. The tank will drain via the overflow through four 7 inch filter socks in the first sump. This sump will be 40” x30” x 18” tall. It will house the new skimmer as well as my live rock from the original bio filter. I mentioned 2 sumps. The second one will be the fuge at 30” x36” x 18” tall and it will house 4 inches of live sand/mud, live rock as well as macros. These new sumps are in the drawing phase now and should be completed in a week or so. I plan on updating this thread as I go along. The next phase will be the ripping out of the original sump and the installation of the new sumps and skimmer so stay tuned. Some of you may have heard of LA Fish Guys videos on Youtube. Well the guy that does them is my service guy. I have known him for many many years. I am a bit lazy so he helps me keep the tank looking nice. Last Thursday he decided to film the service for episodes of LA Fish Guys. There are 3 parts thus far. The first of which is me describing the tank. Here is that link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=928ahT7x3p4 The second is the glass cleaning: http://www.youtube.com/user/lafishguy#p/u/1/o6MLAeSraJc The third is the 100 gallon water change/vacuuming. http://www.lafishguys.com/80-%20Scotts500-%2003.htm There will be another episode of the sump change/upgrade which I will also post a link on. __________________ Director Customer Support Royal Exclusiv USA For All Royal Exclusiv & Bubble King questions please refer to our Sponsor forum: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=745 Current Tank Info: 480G display mixed reef, 90G sump, 90G refugium, 60G display refugium. Check out my build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1783476 Last edited by slief; 01/26/2010 at 01:47 PM.