SeaMonster's 100 gallon cube

My water softener drains into one. The only question might be where does it end up

 

Made decent progress on the plumbing. Doing a quick test today before glueing the PVC

 

Tested everything and it all works!

FW is gravity fed to sump by flipping one ball valve inside stand
15G of SW (roughly 12% of total system volume) is drained from sump return zone by flipping two ball valves to convert return pump into a drain pump.
SW is delivered to sump by turning on a switch on a DJ PC-100A Power Strip next to stand (next project)
I will also be able to switch on a salt water mixing pump from the same power strip and heat the water few hours before it is needed.

 

slowly moving forward on this project

 

My DIY reef controller is complete

 

^ Impressive.

 

this is sweet

 

Thank you

I've been anxious to make some progress and looks like I will have some free time over the weekend. Received my 80 lbs of aragonite in the mail so I'm excited to get going on this. I'm hoping to install the controller on the side of the stand and do some of the wiring, and maybe build a door for the water station outside. I also need to insulate the water containers so I don't spend too much heating them over the winter.

My total cost so far has been $505.32 with only a couple more hundred before water goes in.

 

you are doing great on that budget! congrats!