weileong's 4ft tank - Part II

[weileong]

New thread started else the thread gets too long.

New sump arrived just nice for the new thread.

Sump from Ian, dimension 3x1.5x1.5ft, 8mm

Still wrapped up

[lightningstrike]

yippee!!! can't wait to c ur new setup bro!!!

[weileong]

unwrapped & washed one time.

[AlfaRomeo]

bro, got a diagram of the sump detailing the compartments?

[weileong]

Top view after tank adaptor (bulk head) installed, (very costly..... should have use those cheap sockets instead).

[lvcap]

heyo..

get it up and running leh when i pop by later..

looks great eh....such a big empty space..

[weileong]

front view.

[weileong]

heyo..

get it up and running leh when i pop by later..

looks great eh....such a big empty space..

ya... come take all my macro algae.

The last compartment will have water abt 6" high and 2x1.5ft area while the baffles are 4" and the rest of the empty space is catered for backflow when power failure or when I need to power down the pumps. There will be approx 50% more capacity after complete backflow no more worries I can go on business trip with ease.

My current sump just can't handle the flow and now I am trying my luck, the sump will overflow a little when there is power failure.

Back to work else tonight cannot sleep. Basically it is a non-stop process till I get the sump running.

1st send the sump for leak test to check if the bulkhead are leaking

[planetg]

another great addition to an excellent setup.

time to set it up and show us more great pics!

go WL go

[weileong]

More photos of WIP.

All assembled and ready to go. Oh yes this is after the power failure.

Ball valve with orange handle is 25mm, with blue handle is 40mm.

[weileong]

Old sump is removed. Then installed a center beam for the wooden stand. Thanks to Ian for the tips to use a car jack The nightmare of having to drain out the water from the main tank then slowly hammer in the beam is gone.

Here on the left of the photo you can see the installed beam. On the right is the car jack with a pc of 30mm PVC pipe that lifts the beam on the wooden stand allowing the center beam to be install.

Oh yes a toilet paper is used to plug the overflow pipe as it's still dripping water since my tunzes are still running

[weileong]

Sump is installed and center beam for front side of the tank installed too. No more worries of the tank stand bowing and main tank cracking

Between the previous photo and this photo it took me like 4 hrs

[weileong]

The jack from my car - Power of dream - Honda. Sorry hands a little shaky after that so very shaky.... shot

Operative load : 760kg, 17650 lbs.

Charge maxi autorise 7.35kn

More than sufficient to do this job

[lvcap]

heyo..

any great pictures of the new sump and beckett running together?

shld be done and in operation by now right?

[roidan]

eh..i also told you to use car jack right? although i ask you to use giant car jack

[weileong]

Roidan,

Oh yes you also suggested to use a giant car jack, maybe must borrow from those car workshop liao!

More photos will be posted soon. Skimmer has just started to foam again, probably due to some oil/chemicals in the new sump and pipings.

[weileong]

Stand for my skimmer

Double layer so MX70 sits below

[weileong]

View of the sump.

Still a little messy, will tidy it up later. Very tired after the whole operation.

Noticed the low water level at the last compartment of the sump

No sponge or foam used in the sump. Purely water processing only. Will help to make maintance much easier.

See my cheapo Rowaphos reactor

The skimmed water and preskimmed water do not mixed now so my skimmer runs at max efficiency.

[weileong]

My small cute litte eel from EAN. Still have the other orange/blue somewhere in the tank. Will post photos when I see it.

This one very nice neon blue color

[weileong]

another. very straight!

[auberon]

err... isn't that a fang blenny?

[bwilly]

wat else did u buy..??

I got a purple firefish. got a difficult time finding one..

but duno where it is now in my tank..

maybe tag team WWF by my two firegobies.. haha..

[flubberina13]

another. very straight!

I checked the blue one in Marine Atlas...think it's called Blie Blanquillo, a type of tilefish. nad it says it mimics the blue streaked cleaner wrasse.

[weileong]

Here's a clear shot of the face. Hope can help to better ID it.

[bwilly]

Here's a clear shot of the face. Hope can help to better ID it.

just monitor it like I do..

kinda of cute.. a hardy cleaner wrasse look alike..