T-nuts!
I just might have a tank stand by the end of this weekend!
I just might have a tank stand by the end of this weekend!
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hopefully the money holds out lol, I still need lights, return pumps etc... oh the agony!Yea Rob, looks good!! It won’t be to long before you have to put it all together!! Can’t wait.....
kind of you I'm just belly aching a bit haha! Just gonna smooth things out so doing a lot of JIT (just in time) purchasing ;WackyDude, I have lights !! Just let me know..
On top of that I'll be using a foam pad that they typically use for treadmills etc based on recommendation from a friend on here who's had some success with it.
Tank comes this week! Going to be uploading a bunch with ityou should totally do it! I really like the Red Sea stuff, If I were doing a smaller tank I may well have gone with one of theirs.
Hey Rob, loving the build so far! Sucks that pesky furnace is in the way of an ultimate fish room but it looks like you're making up for it lol I'm also glad given the experience you had with your Varios S2 that I didn't go with them for my Closed loop setup, two leaking pumps would have been a disaster and the S8's were high up on my list originally.
A note on the foam, I would double check with Derek at Miracles if it is okay to use under there aquariums. Last I spoke with him about it he said they only reccomend the white styrofoam and anything else can void the tank warranty. I hope the 10 weeks holds up and you have your 180 soon!
That rocks!!! Post it up, I'll be watching for itTank comes this week! Going to be uploading a bunch with it
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I'm also glad given the experience you had with your Varios S2 that I didn't go with them for my Closed loop setup, two leaking pumps would have been a disaster and the S8's were high up on my list originally.
Yep, I'm on board with what you're saying. I think they may be straight and not NPT but I'd have to measure. Oops, too late now lol. I thought it a poor design choice but that's just me. I was like seriously guys, you're gonna make me tape up your fancy DC pump? LolFYI - I went with dual S6's on my external closed loop setup. They seems to have straight threads, not tapered threads coming out of the pump - and therefore you Must use the Straight thread bulk heads provided. Teflon tape, and then threaded the bulk head fitting 100% of the way down onto the pump. Bingo, no leaks at all.
(BTW, I may have mis-used the term Straight Threads and Tapered Threads. I tried putting my threaded true union ball valve directly on the pump, and determined the threads just weren't a match.) See pict of what I mean.
man, good point... thanks, I will ask him before I execute on that! Thanks for the advice. I really wish i could have that furnace moved but it's just too cost prohibitive all things considered. I will be moving water in and out thru the walls eventually for AWC/ATO etc. If i get to considering UV I might even plumb thru the wall for that. I do have a modest amount of room next to the furnace. Just not enough for the size sump I want. Aside from the initial leaking issue which i did manage to resolve I'm pretty impressed with that pump TBH, really moves water and quiet!
You might have missed that there are water lines coming up from the floor right to the left of the furnace. They are plumbed into the floor for radiant heating of the basement. I plan on finishing this eventually in the next year or so and I'll lose that space there to the boiler and control systems.Oh but that wall to the left of the furnace looks like prime space for a sump , you can always rearrange your water station But yes, moving the furnace would be an insanely costly move and not be good for your house.
I might have missed it but are you doing a canopy that encloses the top of the tank?
You might have missed that there are water lines coming up from the floor right to the left of the furnace. They are plumbed into the floor for radiant heating of the basement. I plan on finishing this eventually in the next year or so and I'll lose that space there to the boiler and control systems.