Jervis' Full Time Job

[jervismun]

Today is my big day!!! PHASE II arriving 6pm

Phase II will involve:

1) Changing ATI BM 250 to Hydor Performer 3000 (in-sump)

2) A satellite sump (sitting on the right side of my tank) to house the Hydor (elevated from water surface)

3) Introducing my new Calcium Reactor & accessories

4) A 100L semi-auto Salt Mix Chamber (with proper piping and pumps)

5) Converting my old sump into a full scale refugium with a 70W MH fixture

and more to come...

Here's a pix of some preparation work prior to the arrival of Sump No.2

[yvoneysl]

Must hv a live updates tonight

[jervismun]

Must hv a live updates tonight

I will try

[yvoneysl]

I will try 

will standby popcorn & coke then

[jervismun]

Tick tock tick tock... 1 hour to go...

[jervismun]

Sump No.2 arrived at 6pm sharp... looking really ###### in all black

Here are the dimensions:

28" x 24" x 30" (Height) effectively adding 61.557095249999996 US Gallons to my tank

[jervismun]

Before I show you guys my toys... here is a work-out for my total tank volume:

(all inner measurements)

Main Display Tank (excl. shell bed)

45.5" x 22" x 20" (Height) = 86.52 US Gallons

External Overflow Box

15" x 6" x 8" (Height) = 3.12 US Gallons

Sump No. 1

39" x 16" x 10.5" (Height) = 28.25 US Gallons

Sump No. 2

26" x 21" x 26" (Height) = 61.55 US Gallons

Total Volume = 179.50 US Gallons (680 Litres)

[jervismun]

Steve and Uncle Thomas connecting my Sump No.2 to Sump No.1

[jervismun]

Here's my new BABY Just fill up with enough water in the chamber to test out the Foaming Pumps The green tube (feeding) is temporary and that piece of plank the skimmer is sitting on will be replaced by a proper material later on

Sump No.2 is still dry... will allow the silicone to dry up for 1 more night (just to be sure)

[yvoneysl]

Bro my popcorn almost finish la ... more pix more pix

[jervismun]

Here's a cat-eye view... always makes things seem larger than life

[jervismun]

I must say that this is a nice looking sump... much better than I originally planned... the Drainage Tubes will discharge water (with microbubbles) into a separate chamber (to the rightmost)

[jervismun]

Things are so properly planned and put together... to Steve

[godzillaliu88]

that is a big skimmer.

3 pumps. then where is the inlet for the air?

where is the inlet for input and output of the water?

im not sure how does these skimmers work

[jervismun]

3 pumps. then where is the inlet for the air?

Bro you have a lot of questions... let me try to answer one at a time...

The inlet for the air (known as Venturi Tube) is via these 3 Silencers

[jervismun]

Here's the gravity feed back to Sump no.1 A very simple concept actually... will consider adding a "cage" to avoid blockage or use Aquatronica to deactivate the feed pump if water reaches dangerously high level

[Sapp]

WAH!!! so many new toys.. too bad I din have time to watch them install.

[jervismun]

WAH!!! so many new toys.. too bad I din have time to watch them install.

Yes you got more important "functions" to attend

Here's how my Sump No.1 looks like... foreground PVC from DI water top-up... background (left) return from Sump No.2 (right) return from chiller

[jervismun]

Ok my thread is getting boring and dry... here's a pix of my morphing Blue Eyes Anthias

[jervismun]

Another view... look at the details and colouration

[WaNeR]

nice

[ReDDeviLs]

what????????? HYDor 3000 insump!!! haha thats great!

[jervismun]

what????????? HYDor 3000 insump!!! haha thats great!

Actually it is more like outsump... a hybrid

[jervismun]

Got something very sad to report... my F. Ric been munched off

[jervismun]

Guess who's the culprit Free Snail anyone?