starting new reef tank need setup help!!

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  1. airtruck

    airtruck Astrea Snail

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    plumber was here got drains and water supply plumbed to the tank ordered my EXTREME TYPHOON III 150 GPD RODI with Gauge & TDS Alarm & Dual TDS Meter / Water Connection: sv-6 $267 shipped to my door.. gettin closer...
     
    airtruck, Apr 7, 2009
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  2. airtruck

    airtruck Astrea Snail

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    got pics

    made the stand from 2*6 and 2*4 and like 80 3" screws attaching pics , still needs doors and such..
     

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  3. airtruck

    airtruck Astrea Snail

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    so new pic

    so new pic still havnt decided on where to drill or not drill and go overflow...
    feel like im keeping this thread alive just for my records....
     

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  4. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    210 gallons...drill baby drill:lol: make yourself some nice glass or acrylic overflows while you have the tank empty. is that tank drillable? nope not for your records only, I'm reading it too ;D I'm sure others are!
     
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  5. divott

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    good strong looking stand. and as cuttingras said, not just for you. lol, giddy up and git things goin !!
     
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  6. airtruck

    airtruck Astrea Snail

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    so got lazy and bought a hot overflow 2*1" lines 1500 gph and a red sea c-skim 1200. dosing pump lines plumbing ... list goes on hate when your on a web site and you go hey this looks cool its only 14$ and add 2 of them... starts to add up quick....
     
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  7. airtruck

    airtruck Astrea Snail

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    half full of water and stand and tank are doing fine hope my office floor holds up , its supported by steel scafolding or pallet racking....
     
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  8. airtruck

    airtruck Astrea Snail

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    hmm plumbing problems... pumps are 3/4 and 1" outs skimmer is a very small 3/8 they say 1/2 flex but they lie... sposta put 400 gph thru a 3/8 line? and siphoning back to sump could be problem..think im gonna go flex to pvc then tee off somehow ,anyone got any sugestions for return and feed lines?
    have 3 - 500 gph pumps
     
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  9. airtruck

    airtruck Astrea Snail

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    well tank is plumbed skimmer is running heaters are heating sand is shifting and my return pumps suck... very little flow sposta be 475 each but seems like 100 each , must have something to do with the 1" piping , to much water in the column up 6' feet? anyone have any suggestions for say a 1500 to 2000 gph pump submersible?
     
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  10. airtruck

    airtruck Astrea Snail

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    tank got its first fish today pulled him out of my sump bag on my other tank so i figured he was in the net so moved him over..got a line on 150# of 5 year old live rock from a local guy breaking down his tank gonna try to score it..
     

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