my 90 going in the wall

[garys reef]

ok no wise cracks about the wires my buddy just finished spackeling and i wanted to see how the lights looked it will be alot neater than this lol here are some more pic's the first shot is 30%white 50%blue and 50%royal blue than i was messin with the colors

 

[strgazr27]

The lights are nice but that fireplace is BEAUTIFUL!

 

[garys reef]

thanks just wanted to show how bright these things are it is amazing

 

[garys reef]

just put the second coat of paint on the walls while it is drying i have this isue running in my head the drain and return from the overflow is on the right side as your looking at the back of the tank my return pump from the sump is on the left side of the sump i want to do it in pvc cause i hate the vinyl tubing i can do it with 2 90's or 2 45's would using 45's instead of 90's help with the head pressure and how much the reason is im gonna have this pipe going at a 45degree angle right in front of the sump

 

[Arati]

its kind of hard to picture, but 45's are less back pressure then 90's. ime though vinyl since it has no fitting has the least resistance.

verry nice looking in wall btw.

 

[strgazr27]

Gary,

I'm using info from these to help me plumb my setup.

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/pvc-pipes-equivalent-length-fittings-d_801.html

This one is REALLY helpful

http://www.pondarama.com/html/friction_loss_charts.html

 

[garys reef]

thanks just trying to stay away from the vinyl but i agree with you on the resistance part

 

[garys reef]

thanks bobby that second one was good the pump is 1350 gal per hour my overflow is 700 gal per hour and i have 5 feet from pump to the elbow at the top of the overflow i gotta look at this tomorrow im tired and the paint fumes are gettin to me lol

 

[garys reef]

got alot done today i went with a pvc /vinyl mix for the return no elbows more like a sweep should be ok we will see !!

 

[strgazr27]

Looks really nice. 2 things if I might add a little... Swap that outlet behind the sump with a GFCI and make sure those hose clamps are stainless

 

[ed51802]

awsome build man very clean quality work.

 

[garys reef]

lol measured three times still put it in to low all the outlets are fed from gfi breakers in the panel and the clamps are stainless plus no clamps touching water i the last time i used zip ties when i had to clamp in water

 

[garys reef]

thanks ed

 

[garys reef]

well the big day is almost here tuesday i will be swapping everything out of the 90 in the basement to the new tank the bigest question i have is what setting should i keep the new led's on compared to a 4 bulb t5 light with kz bulbs i dont have a par meter so im guessing about 40% white 50%blue and 50% royal blue anyone with A I led's please give me some advice thanks

 

[CONSTANTNE]

well the big day is almost here tuesday i will be swapping everything out of the 90 in the basement to the new tank the bigest question i have is what setting should i keep the new led's on compared to a 4 bulb t5 light with kz bulbs i dont have a par meter so im guessing about 40% white 50%blue and 50% royal blue anyone with A I led's please give me some advice thanks

I went from a ATI fixture to AI's and started them in the 30's just to be safe. Just to give you a little info my fixture is 30 inches from the sandbed. I would say anywhere from the 30s to 50 is good.

 

[garys reef]

no sand in the tank yet but from where i think it is gonna be to the lights it is about 30 inches as well with nothing in the tank the coverage seems good about 11 inches from where the water should be what % did u start the lights at and how long did u wait to raise the levels

 

[garys reef]

i just read your post again you recomend starting in the 30% range ???

 

[CONSTANTNE]

Like I said anywhere from 30-50 max is where I would start. My sps actually colored up really nice with starting at 30. Every week I would raise the intensity up a few (of course im anxious and raised twice a week sometimes). Right now my blue and royal blue are in the 60s.

 

[garys reef]

thanks constantne did u place your corals or did u put them on the bottom and let them get used to the light

 

[CONSTANTNE]

thanks constantne did u place your corals or did u put them on the bottom and let them get used to the light

No problem! My corals were already placed on my rockwork and encrusted. If you start in the 30-50 range it shouldn't be a problem at all to put coral on the rocks.


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