Tank planning-65 gallon sps build (1 Viewer)

NarnyTheGreat · Feb 10, 2012

Its not the sump thats being delivered today, though it is unfortunate. The genesis renew and storm are being delivered. http://www.genesisreefsystems.com/categories.php?cat=7 I can not wait!

When it gets here I will have to look through the directions and stuff and will be posting pictures.

NarnyTheGreat · Feb 10, 2012

YAY the renew is here! I havent gotten any pictures yet because my card decided to crap out and then my battery died. Quite annoying. I havent taken everything out of the box yet but I can already tell when I do I need to be ready... this thing comes with SO MUCH STUFF! lol I ordered the über package so its gonna take a day to go through it all I think.

I will post pictures when I have it pulled out... since its Friday that should be tomorrow lol.

NarnyTheGreat · Feb 11, 2012

After much fussing with my camera I have been able to take some pictures of the Renew and Storm. Because of the size and space that I have available I will be putting this in my pantry area (former formal dinning room). This room the previous owners painted pepto pink if you can imagine. So I will be painting this room as well, at least the one wall before I put the system in place... on to the photos.

NarnyTheGreat · Feb 13, 2012

My wait is almost over! I recieved my shipping notice on my sump so I am super excited. I will be painting the pink wall today or tomorrow so that I can start installing my water changers. Once my sump gets here it will be full steams ahead and I will be able to move forward on my plumbing. One more week till I can put all of this together.

NarnyTheGreat · Feb 16, 2012

Its FINALLY here! My sump arrived today thank goodness. Now I can get the show on the road with the plumbing.

rehab · Feb 18, 2012

is that some sort of animal feces on the lower left of the picture?

NarnyTheGreat · Feb 18, 2012

No, thats some sort of glue... like gorilla glue or something. We used that to help fix something a long time ago. If you know anything about gorilla glue you know it doesnt come off.... of anything.

Tangs · Feb 18, 2012

That is interesting about the info on lighting. I am presently using 4 ho t 5 4 foot bulbs. Switching to "24 led's dimable bluesand whites on seperate drives lighting system. Is this lighting stong enough for my crocea clams and does this lighting never loose its spectrum thus everlasting? I presently spend over 60 dollars a year on t5 bulbs so this can be time saving and cost saving. Thanks for the info and apreciated. Jim

NarnyTheGreat · Mar 6, 2012

I have finally started the plumping on the tank. I am really glad that I did before I got the electrical done. There is absolutely no room in the stand for outlets because of all the space limitations. I have decided to just add a circuit so that there wont be any power problems with over loaded circuits. I have decided to go with two 10-Outlet 19" Rack Mount Power Strip with Individual Switches pictured below.

I have also taken a few pictures in the hopes that someone would be able to tell me if this plumbing is ok or if I need to think through the design a bit more. Nothing is glued yet so I can change things if need be. The pump I have is the sicce 2.0. I dont expect a bunch of flow for my drain/return as I want a good amount of contact time for the macro and skimmer to do its job. I simply want this to be quiet and not gurgle. I also have a durso stand pipe in the over flow with strainer.

If this is a good design then I can move on to gluing and testing for leaks.

The water is getting so close I can almost taste it!

NarnyTheGreat · Mar 6, 2012

Well, good thing I didnt glue anything... I forgot to set up and plumb my genesis renew to the set up... gonna have to figure that out now.

TiAg · Mar 6, 2012

Thats looking cool so far, I'm interested to know what you think of the Genesis rig once it's up and running.

flexrac · Mar 6, 2012

I don't thik there is anything wrong with your plumbing, i saw your post on rc and teh response you got, decided to answer you here. i'm not sure i understand how you are going to plumb the genesis in line with the tank, i thought it was independant of the system.
look it up on youtube, there is a video of a guy who shows how his works.

NarnyTheGreat · Mar 6, 2012

flexrac said:
I don't thik there is anything wrong with your plumbing, i saw your post on rc and teh response you got, decided to answer you here. i'm not sure i understand how you are going to plumb the genesis in line with the tank, i thought it was independant of the system.
look it up on youtube, there is a video of a guy who shows how his works.

I was wondering about that too... I dont have it completely set up yet so I dont know how it needs to be set up. Of course it does need its own pumps so I may be doing with out a "refugium" in order to allot for the space issue I have.

And thank you about my plumbing. I know you... dont really know the other guy... I take most opinions on the net for a grain of salt yours imo holds more weight. I have no idea if that other guy has real experience... I guess I could search him out to see but who has the time for all of that lol. Also, I stopped giving his opinion any weight when he said that the added drain was a waste of plumbing... IMO any one and everyone should know that you can lose a pump. Either you would be forced to buy that exact same pump OR you can have the ability to pick a different pump to try and increase flow or not or what have you... its all about giving yourself room to grow.

NarnyTheGreat · Mar 6, 2012

TiAg said:
Thats looking cool so far, I'm interested to know what you think of the Genesis rig once it's up and running.

I cant wait. Not having to do water changes would be AWESOME!

NarnyTheGreat · Mar 6, 2012

I am wondering though if what he said about the possible noise from the straight pipe drain is true... Would it be better for the drain to have twists and turns? It would suck to get it all together and then find out I should have done it differently lol.

Diesel · Mar 6, 2012

Where did you get the 10-Outlet 19" Rack Mount Power Strip with Individual Switches?
The plumbing looks clean and professional.

NarnyTheGreat · Mar 7, 2012

I havent gotten them yet but I will be getting them in a few weeks.

http://www.a-neutronics.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=58

flexrac · Mar 7, 2012

here is another source here in houston
http://www.cheaplights.com/cart/page33.html
this one is a 8 switch 19inch rack mount. $18 bucks.

flexrac · Mar 7, 2012

NarnyTheGreat said:
I am wondering though if what he said about the possible noise from the straight pipe drain is true... Would it be better for the drain to have twists and turns? It would suck to get it all together and then find out I should have done it differently lol.

do you remember when you were at my house, do you remember hearing noise from my tank, outside of the skimmers hummmm? i have straight drains, they do make noise after coming from a power out and are adjusting themselves, basically getting the air out.
but after that it's good, if you want you could use flex hosing and put a little curve in yours or a 90. it all comes down to air and water mixture, plus you are not pushing too much flow through your system.

by the way, that guy (uncle) gets a lot of respect on that site, i still don't think everything that comes out of his mouth is right, but not to the point that i would argue with him.
as for me, i will only tell you thing from my own experience, not the webs, but keep in mind; what will work for me may not work for you.

tektite · Mar 7, 2012

flexrac said:
here is another source here in houston
http://www.cheaplights.com/cart/page33.html
this one is a 8 switch 19inch rack mount. $18 bucks.

I use a couple of these on my tanks, love them!

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