125gal Tank Project Underway
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wattsupdoc
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Holy spaghetti pvc batman! Thats one heck of a wad of pipes there! I'd hate to have to re-do it also. Heck I'd hate to have to do it at all!
Maybe we should go back to the batcave and look at wanted pictures of catwoman instead.
Tank looks sweet man. Good job!
Maybe we should go back to the batcave and look at wanted pictures of catwoman instead.
Tank looks sweet man. Good job!
ameno
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Originally Posted by wattsupdoc
Holy spaghetti pvc batman! Thats one heck of a wad of pipes there! I'd hate to have to re-do it also. Heck I'd hate to have to do it at all!
Maybe we should go back to the batcave and look at wanted pictures of catwoman instead.
Tank looks sweet man. Good job!
Thanks I'm glad the piping is finally done, except I have to take the OM off one more time if I ever get the motor in that I had to have replaced
I did learn something, with small pvc up to about 1" like I used on my house I was able to just put glue on the pipe and not the fitting and it works fine and keeps from the glue getting pushed up in the fitting, but on bigger lines you have to put glue on the pipe and the fittings, and lots of it or it will leak, lesson learned the hard way.
Holy spaghetti pvc batman! Thats one heck of a wad of pipes there! I'd hate to have to re-do it also. Heck I'd hate to have to do it at all!
Maybe we should go back to the batcave and look at wanted pictures of catwoman instead.
Tank looks sweet man. Good job!
Thanks I'm glad the piping is finally done, except I have to take the OM off one more time if I ever get the motor in that I had to have replaced
I did learn something, with small pvc up to about 1" like I used on my house I was able to just put glue on the pipe and not the fitting and it works fine and keeps from the glue getting pushed up in the fitting, but on bigger lines you have to put glue on the pipe and the fittings, and lots of it or it will leak, lesson learned the hard way.
kevin34
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Originally Posted by ameno
I would definetly go with stainless screws, I used a biscuit cutter to put mine together with, no nails are screws, was a lot easier that way and strong, If there's anyway you can get your hands on one that's the way to go
I looked up biscuit cutters but could you tell me how they work? I have never used or heard of one.
But if you say its easier and stronger than nails or screws then it seems like the way to go.
I would definetly go with stainless screws, I used a biscuit cutter to put mine together with, no nails are screws, was a lot easier that way and strong, If there's anyway you can get your hands on one that's the way to go
I looked up biscuit cutters but could you tell me how they work? I have never used or heard of one.
ameno
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I cut the closet flange and tappered the end so the cap would fit down in it,then siliconed it in place. I then used a 4" piece of pvc to build the chamber, and installed a cap on top. The pump is a mazijet 400 which is really to big, a 250 would have been better, but I added a valve on the discharge and have it turn down about 3/4 closed. I ended up using a brass valve and a few brass fittings to install the pump, it was all I could find in the size I needed, I think the brass will be ok since it's DI water with a bit of kalk. The only thing I'm having some trouble with is the clean-out, it is hard to get to seal and I have to use teflon tape and still tries to leak, I looked for a clean-out with a gasket but was unable to find one.
The last pics shows a relay, I plug the two aqualifter pumps into the outlet and then the black wire plugs to the PH controller and the white wire plugs to the JBJ top-off. normally the top-off will go thru the reactor but if the PH ever reaches 8.5 the relay will switch over to the fresh water pump and only top-oo fresh water. The reactor is set up on a time that comes on twice a day for 30 min. to mix the kalk, during that time and for about 45 min. after the JBJ is turned off by a seperate time, that way I'm not topping off with kalk until it has a chance to settle some. my ph was running at 8.2 in the morning to 8.4 before lights out, now it starts out at 8.3 in the morning, so if the ph is at 8.2 in the morning I'll know it's time to recharge the reactor.
The last pics shows a relay, I plug the two aqualifter pumps into the outlet and then the black wire plugs to the PH controller and the white wire plugs to the JBJ top-off. normally the top-off will go thru the reactor but if the PH ever reaches 8.5 the relay will switch over to the fresh water pump and only top-oo fresh water. The reactor is set up on a time that comes on twice a day for 30 min. to mix the kalk, during that time and for about 45 min. after the JBJ is turned off by a seperate time, that way I'm not topping off with kalk until it has a chance to settle some. my ph was running at 8.2 in the morning to 8.4 before lights out, now it starts out at 8.3 in the morning, so if the ph is at 8.2 in the morning I'll know it's time to recharge the reactor.
wattsupdoc
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Lookin' good!
Have you heard anything else from Tim? Kinda concerned about him.
Have you heard anything else from Tim? Kinda concerned about him.
turningtim
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Hey all! Thanks for thinking about me. I'm OK! Starting to feel much better. The meds seem to be kicking in. Starting to gain some strength. Actually posted a couple times today.
Ameno looks great, Have to take a closer look at the kalk stirrer.
Tim
Ameno looks great, Have to take a closer look at the kalk stirrer.
Tim
ameno
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Hey Tim good to see you around, glad your doing better. Hope your back to 100% soon.
If you decide to build a stirrer let me know and I'll help you thru it, Pretty easy to build, just going thru the testing and tweeking now to figure the right mix. This relay has been pretty nice too, it has never kicked on but it's a good piece of mine knowing it will keep from overdosing the kalk. I got one of are elec. engineers to draw up a wiring diagram if anyone is interested in making one I will try and download it.
Hope we get to see your new tank come together soon
If you decide to build a stirrer let me know and I'll help you thru it, Pretty easy to build, just going thru the testing and tweeking now to figure the right mix. This relay has been pretty nice too, it has never kicked on but it's a good piece of mine knowing it will keep from overdosing the kalk. I got one of are elec. engineers to draw up a wiring diagram if anyone is interested in making one I will try and download it.
Hope we get to see your new tank come together soon
ameno
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a few have asked how to set up the relay to switch from kalk to fresh water so here is a wiring diagram. I just used a regular 110 outlet in a double box, hooked the two pumps into the outlet and then set the relay in.
Well I have this in a pdf format, how do I download to here?
Well I have this in a pdf format, how do I download to here?
