AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
Looking good, you setting up a man cave down there?
monkiboy's 265g build thread
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my house is a mild man cave in the sense that i dont have much of the typical bachelor-guy stuff in the house. i prefer motorsports and rock climbing which take me outside.
AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
How much space do you have between the stand and that wall to the left of it? Because it doesn't look like much, and rockin that wall will be a pain lol
it's coming down. i posted a picture in the original post with details. that will be how i access the space. from the door of the existing fish/maintenance room.
Civicdemon
Go Big Or Go Home !
Looks like a great build. Subsribing to see process.
i'm struggling to figure out the most efficient and well-designed way to go about incorporating my 46g nem/clown tank upstairs with this 265 build downstairs. i think it would be best to combine the two to minimize equipment, maintenance and have one fish room and system aside from the breeding system which will be on the other side of the basement. the only think i was thinking of is that if the upstairs overflow ever clogs, i'll have 265g+ of water pumping up overflowing upstairs and that worries me.
i have a glass-holes overflow on the tank upstairs. i was thinking of taking my return (3/4") from the tank upstairs via bulkhead in the tank and removing it. then using that as a back up with a 1" reduced street 90° in the tank facing up. and use a sea swirl to the existing braided pvc line for the return. problem is the glass holes overflow is a 1.5" opening/bulkhead and the drilled return being 3/4". if tune the water flow for the uptake of the 3/4" then my flow decreases dramatically and i'm a firm believe in not having powerheads in a nem tank. then again, how likely is it that something will block the overflow? if i ran it without it's cover plate then worse case it gets sucked down into the overflow, right?
i also don't know how to design the pump arrangement downstairs. i imagine i'll have a separate pump downstairs from the main sump for both tanks to pump upstairs to this one externally run from the sump through a bulkhead in the return section, then another pump externally run to a manifold for return to the 265 and peripherals?
i plan to have a 20L or so for macro and don't know where would be ideal in terms of plumbing for it's placement nor idea placement in the filtering process, perhaps fed off one of the manifold's outlets and then overflow via bulkhead back to the skimmer section of my sump?
how many outlets you think i need to have under the stand? i was thinking with two quad-outlet GCFI, i should be fine, right? i have an apex now from the GB i just put together and have two EB8s i'll probably put to use and then one of those dj strips perhaps so i dont think i'll need too many, right?
then lastly are water containers. at the moment,i have two ~30g brute cans i use for my 46 upstairs and they work well. i was thinking of upgrading to a 125g fresh water and around 100g salt water so that i have a nice supply of salt water always ready for the AWC system and any emergencies. thoughts? i prefer to have a separate fresh water bin and run my ATO off of that vs refilling a saltwater bin with RO/DI for a day and then adding salt. that would also leave more room under the stand without a ATO container there. do you think i should larger or smaller on these sizes? with the removal of the water heater in favor of a tankless water heater, that will clear up quite a bit of floor space for storage containers so thought i'd take advantage.
i really need to sit down with a designer or get my hands on sketchup and draw this out i think.
any input on the above would be greatly appreciated!
i have a glass-holes overflow on the tank upstairs. i was thinking of taking my return (3/4") from the tank upstairs via bulkhead in the tank and removing it. then using that as a back up with a 1" reduced street 90° in the tank facing up. and use a sea swirl to the existing braided pvc line for the return. problem is the glass holes overflow is a 1.5" opening/bulkhead and the drilled return being 3/4". if tune the water flow for the uptake of the 3/4" then my flow decreases dramatically and i'm a firm believe in not having powerheads in a nem tank. then again, how likely is it that something will block the overflow? if i ran it without it's cover plate then worse case it gets sucked down into the overflow, right?
i also don't know how to design the pump arrangement downstairs. i imagine i'll have a separate pump downstairs from the main sump for both tanks to pump upstairs to this one externally run from the sump through a bulkhead in the return section, then another pump externally run to a manifold for return to the 265 and peripherals?
i plan to have a 20L or so for macro and don't know where would be ideal in terms of plumbing for it's placement nor idea placement in the filtering process, perhaps fed off one of the manifold's outlets and then overflow via bulkhead back to the skimmer section of my sump?
how many outlets you think i need to have under the stand? i was thinking with two quad-outlet GCFI, i should be fine, right? i have an apex now from the GB i just put together and have two EB8s i'll probably put to use and then one of those dj strips perhaps so i dont think i'll need too many, right?
then lastly are water containers. at the moment,i have two ~30g brute cans i use for my 46 upstairs and they work well. i was thinking of upgrading to a 125g fresh water and around 100g salt water so that i have a nice supply of salt water always ready for the AWC system and any emergencies. thoughts? i prefer to have a separate fresh water bin and run my ATO off of that vs refilling a saltwater bin with RO/DI for a day and then adding salt. that would also leave more room under the stand without a ATO container there. do you think i should larger or smaller on these sizes? with the removal of the water heater in favor of a tankless water heater, that will clear up quite a bit of floor space for storage containers so thought i'd take advantage.
i really need to sit down with a designer or get my hands on sketchup and draw this out i think.
any input on the above would be greatly appreciated!
Big K
Reefing newb
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AnthonyTheNewbie
Reef enthusiast
Laughed so hard when I saw that :)
saltaqariumnoob
imaginative reefer
I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say to keep the updates coming!! I'm very excited to see how this turns out!! :) best of luck to you
Steveg229
Addicted
I am looking forward to the completion! Looks great.
do i need to kilz/waterproof my stand? about to get the existing sump for the upstairs back up and running temporarily and the 265 on the stand.
also, can i use this stuff on top of the stand. about .5" thick and perfect size or should i go get some foam insulation sheet at HD and in what measurement?
quick answers appreciated!
how thick is required or needed for a tank this size?
the whole point is just to eat up some, if any, of the unlevel-ness over time, yes?
also, should i remove the lower trim from the tank. it is not structurally doing anything. it does not have any bracing crossing the bottom pane. it is just a square frame trim. didn't know if having no trim and an edge to sit on would be better to allow the entire lower pane to absorb the force/pressure vs just having the edge/border of the trim taking it all as it lifts the tank by about .5"
immediate thoughts appreciated. thanks!
also, can i use this stuff on top of the stand. about .5" thick and perfect size or should i go get some foam insulation sheet at HD and in what measurement?
quick answers appreciated!
how thick is required or needed for a tank this size?
the whole point is just to eat up some, if any, of the unlevel-ness over time, yes?
also, should i remove the lower trim from the tank. it is not structurally doing anything. it does not have any bracing crossing the bottom pane. it is just a square frame trim. didn't know if having no trim and an edge to sit on would be better to allow the entire lower pane to absorb the force/pressure vs just having the edge/border of the trim taking it all as it lifts the tank by about .5"
immediate thoughts appreciated. thanks!
trying to get a lot done today. running an additional 12-3 line to add some GCFIs on separate breakers. looking to have at least three of four 15-20A quad boxes in the fish room and under the tank.
did a final skim coat, sanded, and primed:
then started breaking down the existing fish room to be able to demo the wall to allow access behind the 265.
with the sump removed and fish filtration goodies out of there, time to knock down some wall!
did a final skim coat, sanded, and primed:
then started breaking down the existing fish room to be able to demo the wall to allow access behind the 265.
with the sump removed and fish filtration goodies out of there, time to knock down some wall!
Marinne13
Northern Reefer
that looks like a blast
sliding her from her resting spot to the opening with some 3" and 4" PVC pipe i had laying around...
getting ready to put her in place. thankfully i had another strong soul visiting and between the three of us we got her up and in her final destination. don't know if just me and my dad could of done it without the extra muscle so that was a swell surprise.
tank is in, trim work done, baseboard and bullnose, just needs some mud tonight and i'll skim tomorrow.
got the existing sump running temporarily while i figure out design of the layout in the room, figure out the water storage, etc.
getting ready to put her in place. thankfully i had another strong soul visiting and between the three of us we got her up and in her final destination. don't know if just me and my dad could of done it without the extra muscle so that was a swell surprise.
tank is in, trim work done, baseboard and bullnose, just needs some mud tonight and i'll skim tomorrow.
got the existing sump running temporarily while i figure out design of the layout in the room, figure out the water storage, etc.
getting filtration systems back online including the RO/DI. waiting on information on a few new larger water containers and on some hose clamps to mount things neatly to the wall.
thankfully when i finished the basement i put plywood along the entire large rear wall behind the drywall because the space was intended to be a bar. now i can securely mount anything i like there, like the RO/DI. on the side, i mounted up a sheet to hold my AWC, ATO, and other systems within an easy guide path for the lines to drain, sump, and to the water containers.
thankfully when i finished the basement i put plywood along the entire large rear wall behind the drywall because the space was intended to be a bar. now i can securely mount anything i like there, like the RO/DI. on the side, i mounted up a sheet to hold my AWC, ATO, and other systems within an easy guide path for the lines to drain, sump, and to the water containers.
Civicdemon
Go Big Or Go Home !
what are those black things hanging ??
the buckets are metering reservoirs. they have optical and mechanical sensors that measure exactly one gallon of fluid. they are part of the AWC system. a pump delivers one exact gallon of sump water to one while another pump delivers one exact gallon of new salt water. then when level and precisely measured by the sensors, they slowly release their water to their destination (sump water to waste drain and new salt to sump) per the requested input on the controller (amount of gallons per day/week/continuous).
Civicdemon
Go Big Or Go Home !
O wow so its a constant running water change ??? So baseckly you dont have to worry about changing water all the time just mixing salt and making sure salinity stays good where the salt water come from right ?
