Comeback tank

[dachkie]

oh no tonite how to sleep, sleepless nights shall once again begin, gf's nightmare as well

Plwase pardon this pic and no matter how i try to flip the picture in photobucket, it just refused to work

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[Guest]

Not building a refugium in your system?

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[dachkie]

i'l see how much space i have left after squeezing the equipments and chiller coil into the 3rd compartment, if space allows 2nd compartment will be the refugium for growing chaeto only

[sunny03]

Skimmer chamber only one over flow ? What if the over flow block by something ?flood

[dachkie]

Skimmer chamber only one over flow ? What if the over flow block by something ?flood

??? dont get it, u mean the skimmer only 1 output pipe?

[sunny03]

I mean the upper tank that house the skimmer only have 1 pipe to your lower sump tank

[dachkie]

the skimmer is external not in the top glass tank, that is just a 1st compartment for detritus from the main tank to settle so i can siphon it away easily if water flow there is too strong then i'll add a filter sock

skimmer is fed by gravity

[sunny03]

Oops I saw it .. Just a glass tank only... But will the single pipe able to cope with the flow ? What if it some thing choke it ? IMO it is always better to have 2 pipe... 1 higher then another.. So if the first fail you still have the 2nd for back up

[klim]

Great concept. Main pump stop, skimmer stop.

[dachkie]

It should b safe coz the 1 pipe is pretty thick n i need the height for detritus to settle in the 1st compartment , trying not to use any filter at all if possible, n its not a great concept lar just being stingy n save the wattage on q feeding pump to the skimmer

[dachkie]

has been an extremely buzy day since 8am in the morning, onl;y settled down now so time for pics

Arrival of tank at 1030am

tight fit into the lift

Heading to its position where it will be sitting there for a longggg time

Cutting a hole for my chiller coil and electrical wiring

awaiting its turn to sit on top of its partner

into the hole

canopyless

another view

back overflow with 2 return outlet

platform to sit my 1st gen reef octopus bubble blaster external skimmer and sump 1st compartment

the 2nd part of the sump, looks like 2nd compartment is gonna be a refugium

pipings for changing water , i can now drain out 1st compartment and 2nd compartment's water while leaving main tank circulating with wavemakers

view of tank from main door ( uncompleted so got a gap on top

thats all for today, more of this photojournal tomorrow, awaiting minor works to the cabinet and the silicon for the pipings to cure for 24 hours before i start adding water

[dachkie]

finally completed

virgin water

[Eniram]

Bro, our necks all wai liao

[dachkie]

i tot all rotate properly already

[tropic]

Took me almost 4 days to fill up my 5x2.5x1.8... Rodi. Haha. Mind pm me cost of setup? Thanks

[dachkie]

Took me almost 4 days to fill up my 5x2.5x1.8... Rodi. Haha. Mind pm me cost of setup? Thanks

ya i very sian already, its been 12 hrs and only 1/3 of display tank is filled up boohoo

[LittleBurger]

ya i very sian already, its been 12 hrs and only 1/3 of display tank is filled up boohoo

yr rodi unit got a booster pump? maybe it helps. mine with booster fills 25l in 20mins.

[tropic]

yr rodi unit got a booster pump? maybe it helps. mine with booster fills 25l in 20mins.

What's the water pressure with and without booster

[dachkie]

nope no booster pump, now my display is almost filled, after 27hrs, left sump

[dachkie]

ok lucky i was checking on the tank every now n then, else disaster 1 would have happened,

the hose to skimmer venturi was loose n water was seeping out from it, freaked out n thought what happen, started taking towels n dry the area n hunt for the source, luckily was a small thing

[Admiraltian]

ok lucky i was checking on the tank every now n then, else disaster 1 would have happened,

the hose to skimmer venturi was loose n water was seeping out from it, freaked out n thought what happen, started taking towels n dry the area n hunt for the source, luckily was a small thing

That is why I always preferred in sump models than external sump type of skimmers.

[dachkie]

i prefer outsump models because it doesnt pass heat into the tank, anyway it was only a small hiccup that was solves in 5 mins

[dachkie]

My apologies, using my pc to view the images are in the correct orientation , however i'm using my hp to see this thread now n all in the wrong side lol

[Guest]

You should install Tapatalk to view the forum to avoid such problem lol... Nice setup, and please share with us more photos !!!

[dachkie]

You should install Tapatalk to view the forum to avoid such problem lol... Nice setup, and please share with us more photos !!!

will do , been too buzy to upload pics , everyday fiddle with the tank , skimmer pump also keep on cutting out due to overheating, guess age is catching up with it so went to buy a new young chap to replace it, just fin installing , probably weekend then post up more pics