Tony Vargas 300-Gallon Build

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by Tony Vargas, Jun 15, 2013.

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  1. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Sounds like a plan.
     
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  3. zack20g

    zack20g Fire Worm

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  4. ravensix

    ravensix Fire Worm

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    Looks great Tony! I bet you can't wait till it's all set up.
     
  5. Tony Vargas

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    I’m a firm believer that less is more. The returns on this system are as simple and as minimal as possible. This system will operate with two RLSS DC-5000 Waveline pumps. Each pump has a flow rate greater than 1300 gallons an hour at 40 watts. Each pump is connected by black vinyl hose to a one-inch Sea Swirl. No need to hard plumb with ball valves and check valves. These DC-5000’s come with controllers to control flow, so no ball valves required. In addition, no check valves are needed as the sump is large enough to contain any water that may back siphon due to power outages. Interesting enough, the only place I could find large black plastic clamps that would fit 1¼-inch OD hose was from Foster and Smith.

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  6. SPINNER

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    ARE YOU EVER GONNA FILL THAT Nano up:)lol
     
  7. Tony Vargas

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    The sump needs to be filled as well :)
     
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  9. Todd_Sails

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    OK, thanks
     
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    Gotta love seaswirls, one of the best inventions for this hobby. I run two 1.5" beasts on my tank
     
  11. FaceOfDeceit

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    I run two 3/4" Sea Swirls on my 75G SPS tank.
     
  12. Tony Vargas

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    Awesome!