265 Gallon Tank

[frank arriaga]

how you doin cbrsorlo? will post pics of the skimmer tomorrow, thanks. talk to you soon. by the way..hows ur tank?

 

[frank arriaga]

hi guys finished plumbing the bottom of the tank, have the two closed loops finished. paul wil deliver the new sump tomorrow in the evening, will test for leaks on saturday. here are a couple of pics.

 

[Pedro]

Holy plumbing, looks nice and neat.

Need another full room shot to see how it looks.

 

[masterswimmer]

Good lord Frank

That's one helluva plumbing job! And that's just the closed loops!!! Save some fittings for the rest of us.

Looks great so far.

Russ

 

[twinreef]

How long did it take you to do the plumbing? You did a fantastic job.

 

[crox99]

Holy mackrel!!!:thrash: A few more days 'tll the monster will be filled up!!

 

[Dace]

Frank when paul brings your sump i would like to drop by with him if you don't mind

 

[frank arriaga]

thanks guys no problem if u wanna stop by with paul i can use ur advice, maybe we can swap ideas since ur almost going with the same size tank. good luck with ur chritsmas project. pedro heres a couple more pics of a full shot of the room i am not as good with camera unlike u

 

[wilrock101]

"HOLY COW KING KONG LIVES"

 

[cali_reef]

Will you use sand in the tank?

 

[masterswimmer]

Will you use sand in the tank?

I wouldn't think it's possible. So now you've got my curiosity piqued. Can you have sand? Will you have sand?

Would you be mine, could you be mine, won't you be my neighbor :biggrin:

 

[cali_reef]

I know people with sand in tanks like his. the sand will help hide the PVC ells needed to direct the flow to where needed.

 

[Pedro]

Yup, just as Cali stated. There will be elbows above the sand. With the amount of pressure coming out i don't see any sand getting in there.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

those darts are like fire hoses at low head. How exactly are the returns going to be plumbed? Will they be just elbows over the sand or pipes running through the rock work up to various points? Just curious as to the final plumbing. Also, do you know how much flow the overflow is rated for?

 

[Dace]

I know people with sand in tanks like his. the sand will help hide the PVC ells needed to direct the flow to where needed.

I'm sure if any sand gets in that plumbing. those OM are going to be a bad investment. I had an Ocean motions about 2 years ago and when sand got in there the drums would stick. pretty bad problem if it does. if you can keep the sand out. OM are the best,

 

[cali_reef]

I'm sure if any sand gets in that plumbing. those OM are going to be a bad investment. I had an Ocean motions about 2 years ago and when sand got in there the drums would stick. pretty bad problem if it does. if you can keep the sand out. OM are the best,

That is why I asked. Sand + OM = $&^@%^&.:banghead:

And the way the 4-way is buried under the stand will make pulling the drums out for cleaning (you will have do a lot of that if you run sand or Kalk) VERY DIFFICULT.

 

[frank arriaga]

The answer to all ur questions is yes, i will have a bed of sand, the ocean motions will have a 45 degree angle, 2 and 1/2 inches above the sand bed behind the rocks. there will be one tee with two locklines, 3/4 inch from each hole. each lockline containing a 3 inch nozzle, hopefully i will not get sand in the oceanmotion, the reason i went with 2 seperate systems was due to maintenance, one will always be running while the other is maintained, hopefully this will work no one said it would be easy.

 

[Pedro]

Frank, you need miscellaneous pvc parts? I have a few odds and ends.

 

[frank arriaga]

No thanks,pedro have what i need thanks.

 

[kimoyo]

Went by Frank's house yesterday to drop off his sump. If all my customers were like Frank I would quit my day job, :lol2:.

His design is nice but I was not impressed by Miracles. It could have just been an off day for them and I know they are supposed to be one of the best. And I know for sure that their warranty and customer service is the best! But for the amount of money that was spent I'd be a little upset.