Moved Sump From Garage To Under Tank.
So I had a build thread over on RTAW before I got banned, so I'm not gonna bother posting all the early stuff. Rather, I'll post the most recent stuff I've done.
This is how the sump started out:
It was in the garage, "behind" the display. Easily accessible, but also easy for stuff to fall in. Also became problematic for a variety of other small reasons. For a while I'd toyed with the idea of getting a new, smaller sump and modifying my stand to fit it underneath, thus freeing up this space and making the plumbing more simple. Never got around to it though, until recently.
So to begin with, this is what the vanilla stand looked like.
I removed the center leg, doubled up the horizontal beam and added some secondary thick legs in the corner, as well as some front-to-back reinforcement underneath, like so:
Had to knock out the "floor" of the stand too as it was waaayyyy too tall. Thankfully it wasn't load bearing. I made sure to anchor the new wood beams with some long, strong outdoor timber-to-timber hex head screws (similar to roofing screws). Gave my new drill driver and impact driver a workout.
This was the final result:
From left to right:
IEC outlet power boards.
Dosing pump.
TLF 150 reactor.
JNS CO-1 skimmer.
JNS omega1 biopellet reactor.
Jebao DC12000 return pump (hidden behind skimmer waste container)
ATC800+ temperature controller.
The chiller is plumbed in through the external wall and sits on my back patio. Great location for it as it gets a good supply of fresh air which prevents heat buildup and allows it to work more efficiently.
This is how the sump started out:
It was in the garage, "behind" the display. Easily accessible, but also easy for stuff to fall in. Also became problematic for a variety of other small reasons. For a while I'd toyed with the idea of getting a new, smaller sump and modifying my stand to fit it underneath, thus freeing up this space and making the plumbing more simple. Never got around to it though, until recently.
So to begin with, this is what the vanilla stand looked like.
I removed the center leg, doubled up the horizontal beam and added some secondary thick legs in the corner, as well as some front-to-back reinforcement underneath, like so:
Had to knock out the "floor" of the stand too as it was waaayyyy too tall. Thankfully it wasn't load bearing. I made sure to anchor the new wood beams with some long, strong outdoor timber-to-timber hex head screws (similar to roofing screws). Gave my new drill driver and impact driver a workout.
This was the final result:
From left to right:
IEC outlet power boards.
Dosing pump.
TLF 150 reactor.
JNS CO-1 skimmer.
JNS omega1 biopellet reactor.
Jebao DC12000 return pump (hidden behind skimmer waste container)
ATC800+ temperature controller.
The chiller is plumbed in through the external wall and sits on my back patio. Great location for it as it gets a good supply of fresh air which prevents heat buildup and allows it to work more efficiently.
