1200 Litres Tank
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Thanks Maroun!
We need some updates in your thread!
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Lol... Well I needed some support... I think I'm going to start a thread named "how to convince your wife to make an upgrade" [emoji16]
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Lets take it up to a Masters level and change the title to how to get the wife to ask for an upgrade!!!
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Hahahahaha this is something I never thought of!!
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Update 1.0
When I made my tank I didn't have enough experience in building such a large setup... I made lot of mistakes.
First it was almost stuck to a wall behind it so no way to pass a 1.25" pipe so I connected the pumps to a 3/4" silicone hose. Second I made a very small corner overflow box and at the bottom I installed 2 3/4" bulkheads.
I have 2 return pumps. The first is a reef octopus water bluster 12 000 L/H the second is 5 000 L/H.
So to solve this issues I had to move my tank 3cm away of the wall (wile it's full of water & equipments) and also to make a 1.25" new overflow drain hole.
I know it's crazy to make it in such way but the guy from the tank installation company who is also a very good friend insisted that it will be safe [emoji30]
So here's the pics of a really hectic day!
I still need to connect the pumps to the new fittings
So I hope this tiny overflow will contain the flow or I'll only run the 12000L pump and Keep the 5000 as a backup
When I made my tank I didn't have enough experience in building such a large setup... I made lot of mistakes.
First it was almost stuck to a wall behind it so no way to pass a 1.25" pipe so I connected the pumps to a 3/4" silicone hose. Second I made a very small corner overflow box and at the bottom I installed 2 3/4" bulkheads.
I have 2 return pumps. The first is a reef octopus water bluster 12 000 L/H the second is 5 000 L/H.
So to solve this issues I had to move my tank 3cm away of the wall (wile it's full of water & equipments) and also to make a 1.25" new overflow drain hole.
I know it's crazy to make it in such way but the guy from the tank installation company who is also a very good friend insisted that it will be safe [emoji30]
So here's the pics of a really hectic day!
I still need to connect the pumps to the new fittings
So I hope this tiny overflow will contain the flow or I'll only run the 12000L pump and Keep the 5000 as a backup
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This is the first part of the upgrade.
Thanks to the help of a great reefer that I was so lucky to live close by, but I'll have to disclose his name (he can uncover his ID if he wants) [emoji4]
We made the plumbings of the 12000 L/H with the water outlets. When we connected the pump to one 1.25" pipe the water start flying from the tank so we made a downgrade to an inch pipe with two 90 degrees elbows on the front and back of the tank.
As for the overflow, I now have 1.25" with a valve to control it and two 3/4". One of them is working as a security.
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Oh yeah it was! Thanks god nothing happened... I prayed the rosary like 10 times wile he was lifting it and drilling the overflow!
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Lol just read this one.
In a community of 10 reefers that's no big secret
. Was a pleasure!
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10! Your exaggerating [emoji6]Lol just read this one.
In a community of 10 reefers that's no big secret
Was a pleasure!
Thanks for all your help!
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