Things That Worked Out Well On The New Tank
Thought I would post a few pics of some of the things I built into the new setup that I hoped would work OK.
This is the first tank I've had with an actual sump, so doing the plumbing was all new territory. You can copy various sump setups but when it comes to making yours work correctly and silently there is a lot of fine tuning.
And @somethingfishy76 can take full credit for getting the syphon spot on.
One of the main things I wanted to do was to have the various control units easily accessible and as much cable management as possible.
The draw is working great especially with the 8 point switcher as the main component.
All the control units are installed, and as far away from moisture as possible and all the cabling tucked away behind.
Having the plugins for each of the components easy to get to makes it an easy job to remove or replace a single component without having to sort out and untangle it's wiring.
The ghost overflow system works a treat, and the plumbing was certainly easier to tune with the gate valve.
Worked out a way of being able to quickly change the filter sock by having removable ends on the pipes that run into it.
Looove the D700 skimmer. Settled in almost straight away and even with just some rock in the tank it's pulling muck out already.
For the ATO, I went with the good old DIY unit I had, with a couple of modifications - works perfectly.
Got the new Jebao dosing pump. I was quite happy with the old one, so why change. The Fish Street dosing canisters fitted in perfectly.
The design of the sump was the main thing I was worried about. Main concerns were, would the flow through work and would it handle the amount of drop from the tank on power out.
Happily it handled the amount of water drop, which is quite small thanks to the design of the ghost overflow unit.
I had to open up the refugium to allow more water for the return pump. This ended up as a bonus because now it mixes my Randy's Recipe before going through to the return. (I haven't decided what to put in there yet).
Up in the tank, the pair of RW8's suit the tank size really well and the amount of control is great.
And lastly, the LocLine duck bills give really good surface movement without any splashing what so ever.
So the tank is getting through it's cycle, hopefully another couple of more weeks and I can transfer the rocks and coral from the Cade (which is up for sale by the way).
The tank is only in a temporary position till we move at the end of the year. I'll only be having one fish in it till then and will start to stock it properly after the move.
This is the first tank I've had with an actual sump, so doing the plumbing was all new territory. You can copy various sump setups but when it comes to making yours work correctly and silently there is a lot of fine tuning.
And @somethingfishy76 can take full credit for getting the syphon spot on.
One of the main things I wanted to do was to have the various control units easily accessible and as much cable management as possible.
The draw is working great especially with the 8 point switcher as the main component.
All the control units are installed, and as far away from moisture as possible and all the cabling tucked away behind.
Having the plugins for each of the components easy to get to makes it an easy job to remove or replace a single component without having to sort out and untangle it's wiring.
The ghost overflow system works a treat, and the plumbing was certainly easier to tune with the gate valve.
Worked out a way of being able to quickly change the filter sock by having removable ends on the pipes that run into it.
Looove the D700 skimmer. Settled in almost straight away and even with just some rock in the tank it's pulling muck out already.
For the ATO, I went with the good old DIY unit I had, with a couple of modifications - works perfectly.
Got the new Jebao dosing pump. I was quite happy with the old one, so why change. The Fish Street dosing canisters fitted in perfectly.
The design of the sump was the main thing I was worried about. Main concerns were, would the flow through work and would it handle the amount of drop from the tank on power out.
Happily it handled the amount of water drop, which is quite small thanks to the design of the ghost overflow unit.
I had to open up the refugium to allow more water for the return pump. This ended up as a bonus because now it mixes my Randy's Recipe before going through to the return. (I haven't decided what to put in there yet).
Up in the tank, the pair of RW8's suit the tank size really well and the amount of control is great.
And lastly, the LocLine duck bills give really good surface movement without any splashing what so ever.
So the tank is getting through it's cycle, hopefully another couple of more weeks and I can transfer the rocks and coral from the Cade (which is up for sale by the way).
The tank is only in a temporary position till we move at the end of the year. I'll only be having one fish in it till then and will start to stock it properly after the move.