350 pic, work in progress

[t gallo]

well i started to do the pluming on the rear of the tank, and filled it with freshwater, and so far so good. the top pipe is 1'' 1/2 drain to the ampmaster 4700 for a closed loop, then below that is my chiller intake 1'' then below that is the return from the ampmaster , 4 1'' returns then you have the 2'' drain into the sump, you cant see them but for the sump return's i had 4 holes drilled in the top braceing of the tank 1'' each and ill have two iwaki 100 , one on each side for sump returns.

 

[clamlvr]

Excelent plumbing work. keep the pictures coming

 

[t gallo]

had to reframe the wall to give me more room to work with, now i can really have some fum lol. aerofoamer 830 powered by a iwaki 70.

 

[t gallo]

and a myreefcreations ca reactor mr6.

 

[t gallo]

and my old 150 gallon tank wich i drilled and added 1'' bulkheads and baffles and is now my sump, man im tired.

 

[fishfanatic2]

Both of my tanks put together are smaller than your sump!!! :lol:

Good luck!

 

[t gallo]

but both of your'e tanks are full of life, these two are full of freshwater and no life except for wood dust lol.

 

[t gallo]

had to reframe the wall after pulling out the 150 and putting the bigger tank in. still have some drywalling to do around the edges.

 

[t gallo]

here's a slightly better pic of the front, excuse the air bubbles all over the front of the front but it's filled with freshwater for system check. there's 6 1'' bulheads 3 on each side and two 1'' 1/2 bulkheads with a center trapazoid over flow.

 

[Mogo]

Hey Tony. Set up looking awesome. I also moved around a couple walls and a door to make my little 140 fit better and to increase access. After a couple years, I'm really glad I went through the grief. I guess my point being, if there is potential to design extra access, bite the bullet and do it. Big time benefits down the road, especially if your like me who spends more time behind the tank than in front of it.

Keep us posted on your progress...
Mark

 

[ChrisRD]

Great pics - keep 'em coming as things progress!

 

[t gallo]

hey mogo, you are so rite access is very important and i made as much room as possiblle to access the tank and equipment , i bumped out into the garage 2 feet so i would have extra space. chrisrd thanks for the kind words and as things progress i will post some more.

 

[Bleeding Blue]

Wow, it looks like you are doing everything right from the beginning. Hats off for the nice plumbing job. I think it will be fabulous.

Mike

 

[LA-Lawman]

Outstanding job..... i might just have copy some of your ideas! :twisted:

good job buddy, good job!

 

[ReefMon]

Tony,

In a word WOW!, and I just can't wait to see it in person.

Happy Reefing
Glenn R

 

[BigEyedFish]

very nice! bring that up here to germantown :wink:

where are you going to do all your shopping?

 

[t gallo]

thanks bleeding blue. la lawman please do thats half the reason i post and the other half pride in my work lol. :roll: . reefmon how are you glenn anytime your'e in the area stop by. bigeyedfish, did you say shopping lol not for a while i have to get back to work and save some money plus im getting married soon and she already wants a divorce.

 

[Anonymous]

This is probably a dumb question but I figure I'll never learn the answer if I don't ask LOL.

So, if your power goes out and the pump stops, is the tank going to drain all the way down to those return bulkheads?

It looks really nice, one day I will have a big in the wall like that! Hopefully!

 

[t gallo]

this is for goof ups, or when it's to late and you glue'd the piece together already :lol:

 

[t gallo]

i hope not mulberry lol, no it wount those bulkheads the two big one's on top are drains for the closed loop and the other ones are returns from the closed loop and chiller intake and return , so there pretty much sealed if you get my drift.