First Diy Sump/fuge
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jamie814
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Looking at the pictures it looks good, but the baffels seem kinda close together they should be at least 1.5" apart, 2" better although this does depend on the amount of flow going through them. If they are to close together and the water flow is high enough the water will just "pull" the bubles down and under/over the baffels really making them enefective. Did you choose a skimmer yet? I'm going to be going with the 48" Coralife Aqualight pro retrofit so I can use the icecap variable speed fan to make it super quiet. Are you still going with the aqua light pro?
Jamie
Jamie
azocean709
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the baffles in my fuge are 1 1/2 apart...i have no troubles what so ever. I also have a pic here of something i saw and tried and it works great...look at the first chamber and you will see a 45 degree angle in the first plate....it makes the water roll over the baffle instead of just droping and water falling creating bubbles. it worked out great...all my other baffles i just rounded the tops of the plexi glass....that little touch creates a bubble free little set up...hope this can help ya out.
jamie814
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Originally Posted by KingSpade
yes i am going with the 3x150 hqi aqualight pro, the skimmer i chose was the ASM G3, where do i get loc line at? i want 2 outputs comming of each return line.
Guess I'm not familiar with that skimmer. The lok-line you can get at almost any whole sale fish place marine depot, drs foster and smith both sell it.
yes i am going with the 3x150 hqi aqualight pro, the skimmer i chose was the ASM G3, where do i get loc line at? i want 2 outputs comming of each return line.
Guess I'm not familiar with that skimmer. The lok-line you can get at almost any whole sale fish place marine depot, drs foster and smith both sell it.
jamie814
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Originally Posted by KingSpade
did bill cut you any deals when you bought all your stuff for your 210? or when you bought all the new stuff? i spent like 1500 there in one day at the dubuque store and didnt get a nickle off anything. i dont understand why they are so tight there.
The only thing I bought there was the tank everything else I orderd from marine depot because they will match any price you can find on the net anyway and have free shipping, also no taxes. Bill did match the price that I gave him that I found the tank/stand for the 210 on the net though. I called the dubuqe store and the prices where a little higher than the manchester store like $30 more for the 90 gallon and the dubuqe store would not go any lower. Couldn't find a lower price on the net for the 90 tank/stand than manchester.
As far as the water depth for your skimmer that would depend soly on the brand of skimmer usually you can have it sit in as deep of water as the output gate is high on the skimmer. you can always build a platform for it to sit on if it needs to be higher.
did bill cut you any deals when you bought all your stuff for your 210? or when you bought all the new stuff? i spent like 1500 there in one day at the dubuque store and didnt get a nickle off anything. i dont understand why they are so tight there.
The only thing I bought there was the tank everything else I orderd from marine depot because they will match any price you can find on the net anyway and have free shipping, also no taxes. Bill did match the price that I gave him that I found the tank/stand for the 210 on the net though. I called the dubuqe store and the prices where a little higher than the manchester store like $30 more for the 90 gallon and the dubuqe store would not go any lower. Couldn't find a lower price on the net for the 90 tank/stand than manchester.
As far as the water depth for your skimmer that would depend soly on the brand of skimmer usually you can have it sit in as deep of water as the output gate is high on the skimmer. you can always build a platform for it to sit on if it needs to be higher.
acrylic51
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Originally Posted by Ohioguy06
i would agree that the baffels look a little close together they might slow things down a little to much
With the baffles being close it's not going to slow things down could have the reverse problem with the bubbles not dispersing and being carried to the other end of the sump
i would agree that the baffels look a little close together they might slow things down a little to much
With the baffles being close it's not going to slow things down could have the reverse problem with the bubbles not dispersing and being carried to the other end of the sump
jamie814
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Well heres a few pics of the sump and electrical, got the sump done yesterday with a built in 2.5 gallon autotop off enough to last about a week without adding any water due to evaporation. Got the aqua c ev 180 powerd by a queitone 4000, 2 proheat II digital 150 watt heaters, a quietone 3000 return pump and a 36 watt coralife turbotwist uv steralizer plumbed after the return pump to the tank. Totla sump turnover is only about 400 gph but can't go any higher due to the uv max flow restrictions to keep it effective. Also 2 newtek digital timers to run lights and everything else. Just have the canopy to make or buy and the lighting to buy yet. I'm just going with enough sand for asthetics, 80 lbs of figi pink arga-live sand - the 4 bags in the picture.
rhomer
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Originally Posted by KingSpade
no, i havnt yet, because i am between skimmers right now, lol cant make up my damn mind, but i better by friday cuz thats the big order day, cant wait!! :joy: :joy:
I've got the asm g2 and you should have plenty of water for the skimmer. The only req is that the intake for the pump is below the water line to prevent cavitation.
Rob
no, i havnt yet, because i am between skimmers right now, lol cant make up my damn mind, but i better by friday cuz thats the big order day, cant wait!! :joy: :joy:
I've got the asm g2 and you should have plenty of water for the skimmer. The only req is that the intake for the pump is below the water line to prevent cavitation.
Rob