Recent content by PeeJ

Thats way better than the one I did. HAHAH. Thanks man.

Plenty of folks have done it. It is too risky for me. :oops:

As long as the drain is surrounded by an overflow, you are golden. I have reservations about drilling holes in the tank bottom for things such as closed loops. If THESE bulkheads fail, you are SOL. At least if your overflow bulkheads fail, you have the overflow to hold back your tank volume...

Additional question.... It is going to be hard to find parts that will allow me to use flexible hoses with 1.5 inch drains. Would it be a better idea to go with 4 1" drains (two in each overflow)? What would the flow be on 4 1" compared to 2 1.5" pipes?

I like that. I goofed off with it for asecond. Could you "sketchup" my sump design in transparency real quick?

Hey thanks Shane! That's neat. I'm proficient at Corel so I just whipped it up with that. I Love the 3d. Is there any text features with the Google software?

Impressive find!

Would 1.5 work? I'm trying to maximize the space in the center section in the event of expansion of the system in the form of other hardware.

A big Trigger Sys skimmer is going in the middle. I want to put it in the sump. The thought of 1500 GPH spewing out of a tweeked skimmer has driven me from leaving it external. The middle portion is where the skimmer will reside.

What does this look like? Pretty functional? This is going on a 215. I want to make sure I'm not overlooking anything before I order it.

I went with black. The blue just looks too "manufactured" for my taste.

3x400 10ks and 2x110 VHO All of the pumps are going to be external... http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem. ... uct=JB1115 Does anyone have an experience with these chillers? The ambient temp in the apartment is about 75 all day. Wwould this be enough to keep the tank at about 80 degrees?

That's true. I think I can divide the tank over 2 20 amp and a 15 amp circuit so i should be good.

Interesting....I need to look into that clause. I don't see why they would allow water beds, but not a large fish tank.

Am I missing something here? 215 gallon setup with 50ish gallon sump... tank skimmer heaters 300 single ballast dual ballast 750 sockets reflectors sump bulbs VHO retrofit 220 vho bulbs ro/di skimmer pump 140 return pumps 200 chiller turbelle 11 turbelle 11...