There's 90 lbs that you can see, plus about 40 underneath holding it up. Once it's ready, I'll move 40 more lbs in from the 20. Should make a couple of good piles, plus some room for a couple of clams.
Dave's 90 gallon reef story
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I have a few more questions about your sump dave, since i hve a 20gallon to place under my tank... do you have the AGA megaflow acessory kit going into your sump, then you just did your own pvc work? And did you split the water going down into the sump to go to the left with the skimmer and right with the refugium... so they meet in the middle and go back up into the tank?? Also how did you get the second divider from the right in with the lips on the 20gallon tank to be the width of the tank? what are teh dimensions of your fuge???
NIce to see this thread still has some life in it. I didn't post on your thread because I thought you might want other input.
One other note. I have about 1" between the two left baffles, but I would extend that to about 2", and have the overflow of the first baffle at the front rather than the rear, so the water will have to travel to the back and then to the front before it hits the return pump. I am still getting too many bubbles.
I used the durso-like standpipe that All-Glass makes for inside the megaflow.
I used 1" PVC from the bottom of the standpipe, with a tee to split flow to the sump and fuge. The pipe to the sump/skimmer is 1", that to the fuge is 3/4", because I want a lot more flow to the sump. Each branch has a ball valve so I can control flow to each side.
Yep.
I'm not sure I understand this one. Can you rephrase it?
The fuge is 11LX12WX10H. The first baffle is 11" high across most of its length, but about 1/3 of it is at 10" to provide a controlled overflow.
One other note. I have about 1" between the two left baffles, but I would extend that to about 2", and have the overflow of the first baffle at the front rather than the rear, so the water will have to travel to the back and then to the front before it hits the return pump. I am still getting too many bubbles.
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I meant, by how your diagram looks... you have the baffle going across the entire width of the tank (12") how did you fit that in there, to get it over the edges on the top of the tank, or is it smaller than the width(not going all the way across)??
I think I may be being a little dense, so I may not answer the question you're asking. All of the baffles go across the width of the tank, and are siliconed in place. I just turned them on their way in, put them in place and siliconed them.
no, thats the question. I just can't visiualize how you can fit something the exact width of the tank in the tank! because of how their is an overhang on the trim for the tank, where the top would fit, I haven't tried it but I thought there would be a problem and that you'd have to cut the baffles like 11inches or something then use alot more siliacone. I might use some of your idea though, do you have a ballvalve on the return line too??
I think you're making it harder than it needs to be. Remember that you don't need to move things straight up and down on the way in, so they can be cut exactly to fit.
There is also a ball valve on the return. I also made liberal use of union connectors to be able to take things apart as needed. The ball valve on the return allows for throttling down as needed.
There is also a ball valve on the return. I also made liberal use of union connectors to be able to take things apart as needed. The ball valve on the return allows for throttling down as needed.
The tank is doing pretty well, thanks. It doesn't look a whole lot different from the pic in my specs at this point. Between travel and an algae bloom (miscalculated the herbivores needed), I haven't added many corals in the past few months.
What's new:
Urchin (traded for one of the mantises)
Kole tang and foxface added (local guy was moving)
1 cute little fuzzy gorgonian (traded for montipora frags)
Last mantis removed, happy in nano
The plan is to focus on gorgonians, mostly photosynthetic. I'd like to have a little forest, with some of the existing SPS, a few brains, and some cool zoos on the rockwork. People have offered acropora frags, but they spend all their time worrying about bleaching and red bugs. This is supposed to be relaxing.
What's new:
Urchin (traded for one of the mantises)
Kole tang and foxface added (local guy was moving)
1 cute little fuzzy gorgonian (traded for montipora frags)
Last mantis removed, happy in nano
The plan is to focus on gorgonians, mostly photosynthetic. I'd like to have a little forest, with some of the existing SPS, a few brains, and some cool zoos on the rockwork. People have offered acropora frags, but they spend all their time worrying about bleaching and red bugs. This is supposed to be relaxing.
Alright, I'm building my sump now. I have a 20gallon long, I'm going to have the 1" tube come down from the tank and hit a 90 degree elbow then go through a ball valve then come down on to the right side of the 20gallon. That is where the skimmer will sit. I was going to have a baffel on the top of the tank so the water would have to go under that and then have another one 1" awa for the water to flow over, this next section will be my fuge'. Then I would have it come over one more baffel and it would hit my return pump. I just dont know the heights to make the baffels, I just dont want to have bubbles in the tank thats why I'm having it come into the skimmer, then fuge then return... so hopefully there won't be any bubbles. Any imput??? I think I'm going to do the same set up you did with the top off aswell. :dance
