In again sps reef tank build log. - Page 2

DesertReefT4r · 03/18/2018, 08:37 PM

Ok here is a bit more of a real update on my build. Made it to Homedopt today and picked up some supplies. More plumbing parts but I know I will need more. 10ft of 1" sch40 pvp pipe, parts for the bean animal drain, GE 1 silicone and 80 grit sand paper for the sump baffles, black spray paint to paint the tank. Got to work on the sump today. Sanded down the baffles to fit in the tank, the 80 grit worked really well. Got the baffles all layed out for final placement. I was very happy with the way the mock up turned out. I was worried i would not have enough room for either a decent sized fuge or the filter sock holder. I figured to make room for the skimmer I would have to either loose the sock holder or have a very small fuge or no fuge at all@. I ended up with a decent sized fuge not huge but it will work and had room for the filter sock holder. Anyways i got the sock holder and drain plate installed on the sump once thats dried overnight I will get to work on the baffles ans plan to drill the tank tomorrow so I can install the overflow and return.

DesertReefT4r · 03/18/2018, 08:46 PM

More pics

DesertReefT4r · 03/18/2018, 08:50 PM

More pics 2
Silicone is not perfec t but it should hold up, will try to do better on my baffles but those will be harder.

reefmutt · 03/19/2018, 12:07 PM

Nice! Its coming along..

DesertReefT4r · 03/19/2018, 06:19 PM

More progress. Sump is finished and silicone is curing. Not very happy with some of my silicone work but it was hard making it look pretty in the tight spaces and its not going to be seen anyways. As long as it holds up I will be happy. Next time I will be buying a nice pre built sump. Also got the loctions for the overflow and return finalized and got the tank drilled. Since I had done this a few times already it went smooth and ended up with 3 holes in the back of a brand new tank

. I would have gone ahead and painted the back of the tank today as well but with water under the trim from drilling i decided it was best to wait until all the water was dry.

DesertReefT4r · 03/19/2018, 06:30 PM

More pics

SawCJack00 · 03/20/2018, 02:34 PM

Looking good! Nice progress.

DesertReefT4r · 03/20/2018, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SawCJack00

Looking good! Nice progress.

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

Nice! Its coming along..

Thanks guys

MyHouseIsAZoo · 03/21/2018, 07:27 AM

Great progress! I am most nervous about the drilling!!

DesertReefT4r · 03/21/2018, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MyHouseIsAZoo

Great progress! I am most nervous about the drilling!!

Dont be. I have done it a bunch and its simple. Just be sure its not tempered glass. Go slow with the drill speed, have a good flow of water over the cutting area, let the drill do the work and don't press down as you cut. Tape the back side of the glass at the cut to keep the glass chunk from falling and put a towel under the cutting site as well.

DesertReefT4r · 03/24/2018, 08:41 PM

Ordered the gate valve for the bean animal and 3x 1" uni seals from BRS so other than a few more 90° fittings I should be all set to plumb the drain. I will be pai ting the back of the tank and leak testing the baffles on the sump tomorrow now that the silicone has had 7 days to cure and I have a day off work. Plumbing drain next weekend is the plan.
Once all thats done I will concentrate on the return plumbing which should be simple. Going to build a small manifold for future reactor(s).
Im am still undecided on converting the wall power outlet from 2 plug grounded to a 4 plug gfci.
Major stuff still to do: Water flow, RODI, water station, light mounting, temp control, get rock and sand.

DesertReefT4r · 03/25/2018, 03:10 PM

Leak tested the sump. No leaks between baffles. I should have placed the last baffle lower down to make the bubble trap area more effective but it should be fine. My last 2 diy sumps had no bubble traps and no issues with micro bubbles.

DesertReefT4r · 03/25/2018, 03:17 PM

Painting the back of the tank black. Starter with several light coats a few minutes apart. Took a break to let the paint dry for 1 hour befor adding a second coat and to post an update.

DesertReefT4r · 03/26/2018, 08:34 PM

Overflow and return installed. Plumbing next weekend.

Pife · 03/27/2018, 12:18 AM

Great progress.

MyHouseIsAZoo · 03/27/2018, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by DesertReefT4r

Overflow and return installed. Plumbing next weekend.

The painted back looks great! What did you use to paint it?

DesertReefT4r · 03/27/2018, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Pife

Great progress.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by MyHouseIsAZoo

The painted back looks great! What did you use to paint it?

Thanks. In the past I used Krylon Fusion but this time I used Quick Color which is cheap $1 can of spray paint. Worked just as well as as the $5 Krylon. You just need to make sure the glass you are painting is clean. I cleaned it 3 times before painting and I still had 1 spot I must of touched and got oil from my skin on it. Krylon Fusion for anything inside the tank and for plumbing for sure. I may paint the pvc after I plumb but not sure yet, I dont need to and dont want to paint any bulk heads together.

plyle02 · 03/28/2018, 05:01 AM

Very cool build, and nice work, everything is clean and looking sweet! Looking forward to seeing it come alive

DesertReefT4r · 03/29/2018, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by plyle02

Very cool build, and nice work, everything is clean and looking sweet! Looking forward to seeing it come alive

Thanks. So am I, cant wait to finally have saltwater in my house again.

I got my uniseals and gate valve from BRS today. Bean animal pluming will happen this weekend. Maybe get started on the return manifold but I need more plumbing fittings andd need to place another plumbing patts order with BRS.

DesertReefT4r · 03/31/2018, 06:47 PM

Got a second PC4 and SiD for my Reef Keeper Lite, just need the float switch kit and Aqua Lift pump and all my controller stuff will be sorted out. As I said in my last post I will be plumbing in the next day or 2, either Sunday after Easter activities or Monday. Need to get to Homedepot for PVC fittings and Petco for a 5.5g tank for my ATO res. I guess next will be getting my RODI back up to spec, powerheads, sand and rock. Once thats all done I will work on how Im going to hang my MH pendants and decide if I will use T5 or LED strips for actinics. I need all new filters, pressure gauge and lines for my RODI. I also want to upgraded it with a dual TDS meter and add on 2 more canisters so I will have 1 prefilter, 2 carbon and 2 DI. Thinking about a RODI station out in the garage with a Brute trash can to store water.

DesertReefT4r · 04/01/2018, 07:00 PM

Made it to Homedopt after Easter lunch with the family. Picked upwould should be mosty of the rest of the plumbling parts I need. Still nedd to order black tubing and 1" pipe clamps for BRS. I was not happy with Homepot offerings.

DesertReefT4r · 04/02/2018, 05:20 PM

I got the drains plumbed. Im kind of stuck on the return manifold though. I think w hat I have mocked up will work see last pic. Another issue I have is to have 1 or 2 outlets , I dont think I will run 2 reactors and if I do it will be for carbon and gfo which I can either mix the 2 in 1 reactor or have 1 reactor feed the second. Unless I decide to do bio pellets which I would want to have a dedicated feed to the bio pellets. Though I dont see harm in running carbon/gfo before the biopellets. Any help and experience here is welcome. Now on to the pics, my helper is in some of them.

DesertReefT4r · 04/02/2018, 05:24 PM

More pics.

DesertReefT4r · 04/02/2018, 05:27 PM

More pics

reefmutt · 04/02/2018, 06:44 PM

Nice and neat plumbing.
If you run the output of the gfo reactor into the biopellets, you may reduce their ability to reduce nitrates.
If p is completely stripped from the water, they will not reduce n..

03/19/2018, 12:07 PM	#29
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Nice! Its coming along.. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

03/20/2018, 02:34 PM	#32
SawCJack00 Professional Mind Reader Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Surprise, AZ Posts: 1,809	Looking good! Nice progress. __________________ Bill Bramucci My build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2670607 Don't forget your towel! Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 750 XXL

03/24/2018, 08:41 PM	#36
DesertReefT4r Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mesa Az Posts: 771	Ordered the gate valve for the bean animal and 3x 1" uni seals from BRS so other than a few more 90° fittings I should be all set to plumb the drain. I will be pai ting the back of the tank and leak testing the baffles on the sump tomorrow now that the silicone has had 7 days to cure and I have a day off work. Plumbing drain next weekend is the plan. Once all thats done I will concentrate on the return plumbing which should be simple. Going to build a small manifold for future reactor(s). Im am still undecided on converting the wall power outlet from 2 plug grounded to a 4 plug gfci. Major stuff still to do: Water flow, RODI, water station, light mounting, temp control, get rock and sand. __________________ Tank history 29g tropical ,55g cichlid tank, 20H softy reef, 29g mixed reef, 20H brackish goby & puffer tank, 55g mixed reef, 6g Nanocube softy lps reef, 40B sps reef, 75g sps reef, 75g sps reef in bu Current Tank Info: 75g sps reef build in the works.

03/27/2018, 12:18 AM	#40
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	Great progress. __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

03/28/2018, 05:01 AM	#43
plyle02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lake Helen, FL Posts: 5,526	Very cool build, and nice work, everything is clean and looking sweet! Looking forward to seeing it come alive __________________ Perry "Anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die" ~Buddha~ Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon AIO Cube, Aquamaxx WS-1 Skimmer, LED/ Hybrid 4x24 watt t5

03/21/2018, 07:27 AM	#34
MyHouseIsAZoo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Caledonia, MI Posts: 81	Great progress! I am most nervous about the drilling!!

03/31/2018, 06:47 PM	#45
DesertReefT4r Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mesa Az Posts: 771	Got a second PC4 and SiD for my Reef Keeper Lite, just need the float switch kit and Aqua Lift pump and all my controller stuff will be sorted out. As I said in my last post I will be plumbing in the next day or 2, either Sunday after Easter activities or Monday. Need to get to Homedepot for PVC fittings and Petco for a 5.5g tank for my ATO res. I guess next will be getting my RODI back up to spec, powerheads, sand and rock. Once thats all done I will work on how Im going to hang my MH pendants and decide if I will use T5 or LED strips for actinics. I need all new filters, pressure gauge and lines for my RODI. I also want to upgraded it with a dual TDS meter and add on 2 more canisters so I will have 1 prefilter, 2 carbon and 2 DI. Thinking about a RODI station out in the garage with a Brute trash can to store water. __________________ Tank history 29g tropical ,55g cichlid tank, 20H softy reef, 29g mixed reef, 20H brackish goby & puffer tank, 55g mixed reef, 6g Nanocube softy lps reef, 40B sps reef, 75g sps reef, 75g sps reef in bu Current Tank Info: 75g sps reef build in the works.

04/01/2018, 07:00 PM	#46
DesertReefT4r Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mesa Az Posts: 771	Made it to Homedopt after Easter lunch with the family. Picked upwould should be mosty of the rest of the plumbling parts I need. Still nedd to order black tubing and 1" pipe clamps for BRS. I was not happy with Homepot offerings. __________________ Tank history 29g tropical ,55g cichlid tank, 20H softy reef, 29g mixed reef, 20H brackish goby & puffer tank, 55g mixed reef, 6g Nanocube softy lps reef, 40B sps reef, 75g sps reef, 75g sps reef in bu Current Tank Info: 75g sps reef build in the works.

04/02/2018, 06:44 PM	#50
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Nice and neat plumbing. If you run the output of the gfo reactor into the biopellets, you may reduce their ability to reduce nitrates. If p is completely stripped from the water, they will not reduce n.. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer