GoToSleep's 700g Build Thread (& complete remodel)

Looks awesome buddy. You may want to check the specs on your Ro/DI unit to see the operating PSI pressure. I noticed that yours was just barely hitting 50psi. My unit states that it needs to be at 60psi to work "properly". Just a observation.



Luna

 

I put some wet location outlet covers under the stand. I figured I better do it before I get the stand under there and it gets a lot harder to manuver.



Here's a shot for anyone looking to find the same thing.

 

You're right Luna, they spec 65psi heading into the first membrane. It looks like a booster pump is in my future. I should still work for me in the meantime, just not at maximum production. I'm still waiting on my 200 gal vat so I'm not making water right now anyway.

 

This isn’t the best shot but it shows how thick the glass is at the front joint. My wife wants me to add the corner covers for the front of the tank so this view won’t be visible much longer. Part of the fun last night was to slide the 1700 lb tank forward on the stand. In this shot, the front edge of the tank is hanging about 15” over the front edge of the stand. The LFS owner wanted to make sure it was secure there so he grabbed the top edge of the tank on hung on it with his feet off of the floor. The tank didn’t seem to notice.
Anyway, we had the tank slid out so that we could get the blue background put on it. It’s amazing what a great improvement this tiny step makes in the appearance of the tank. For anyone setting up a new tank that backs up against a wall, I highly recommend this.

 

Here is the sump as it gets slid under the stand for the first time. We had to take the doors off and the trim on the tank still barely cleared the opening.



72" x 24" x 18" -- 135 gal

 

Here is the sump all the way under the stand with the skimmer in place. You can also appreciate the blue background in the first picture.







For a sense of scale, remeber that the stand is 36" high. The sump will have to come out of there later today so that we can drill it and put the weirs in.

 

WOW man.........That looks awesome! to say the least. Im watching this thread like a kids nose is blastered against a Toy-R-Us's window(mental picture).............lol


Luna

 

i have same kinda scraper u got it doas not work very well :/ but i got mine from petco so anythig u get from there sucks

 

Mine is a metal floor scaper that I picked up at Lowes. Im afraid to put it in the tank but I need to scrape some latex paint off the concrete floor in the fish closet before I put epoxy down on the floor.

I'm going to need a realllly strong magnet to clean that glass.

 

Hey GoToSleep. Just an observation--being an electrician; this picture had significance when I saw it. The wet location cover you've installed is designed for intermittent-use, outdoor outlets, regularly subjected to inclement weather. They're made really to protect the outlet when NOT in use. They're made to be mounted with the hinge on top to work correctly. If this outlet is expected to not be used for the foreseeable future, then you'd be OK just inverting the cover you have. However, if this will be a regularly utilized receptacle; you'd be better served with "in use" type covers as they're called. These are the bubble covers you see outside frequently covering GFCI receptacles. BTW, those are GFCI protected receptacles inside the stand, yes?

Here's an example: (the picture is tiny in the post, but dbl. click on it to enlarge.)




They're far less expensive than the one you have currently installed, and may better serve your purposes. It will protect the receptacle from water while you have devices plugged in.

This is a great build thread! I don't know if I mentioned it already, but the green on your walls is almost identical to some rooms in my house too. I'm a big fan of green.