Finding Sauce (a lot of tanks in a little time) RSR 250 Nem tank

[F i s h y]

you did well...
,but my dinger ain't workin' ??

Twhs

 

[Erin O]

You get an old pic. He says that he's not in the mood for photos today lol

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Of course.. Finally bought a UV sterilizer that will do double duty between the nem tank when needed and qt cycles when needed. Went with the new Aqua UV hang on unit.

Get home from work and they look all Glorious and barely any dinos for the day.

I think I bought too much pump for the uv.. Syncra 2.0 smallest output fitting is .75. looks like the barb on the UV unit is half inch.

 

[fishguy242]

Annnd your solution ??

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Annnd your solution ??

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Of course.. Finally bought a UV sterilizer that will do double duty between the nem tank when needed and qt cycles when needed. Went with the new Aqua UV hang on unit.

Get home from work and they look all Glorious and barely any dinos for the day.

I think I bought too much pump for the uv.. Syncra 2.0 smallest output fitting is .75. looks like the barb on the UV unit is half inch.

Arghhh! I bought a Aqua hang on unit from someone on here and didn’t realize it was a hang on unit until I got it. So I called them thinking I was clever to get a replacement barb to barb unit (15w BTW) guess how much they are selling that for? $165... the whole unit is like two hundred bucks...

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Arghhh! I bought a Aqua hang on unit from someone on here and didn’t realize it was a hang on unit until I got it. So I called them thinking I was clever to get a replacement barb to barb unit (15w BTW) guess how much they are selling that for? $165... the whole unit is like two hundred bucks...

Oh that was just for a hunk of plastic... No ballast, No quartz sleeve, No nothing... just the housing

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Arghhh! I bought a Aqua hang on unit from someone on here and didn’t realize it was a hang on unit until I got it. So I called them thinking I was clever to get a replacement barb to barb unit (15w BTW) guess how much they are selling that for? $165... the whole unit is like two hundred bucks...

How is your hang on unit?

I wanted the hang on, because it'll be dual purpose and wanted it to be mobile between two tanks. Unsure if I'm going to be running it up the tank or into the sump as a loop.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Oh that was just for a hunk of plastic... No ballast, No quartz sleeve, No nothing... just the housing

That kind of does make sense though. That's the only proprietary part of that entire kit. The ballast cables and connectors are all standard branded.

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

How is your hands on unit?

I wanted the hang on, because it'll be dual purpose and wanted it to be mobile between two tanks. Unsure if I'm going to be running it up the tank or into the sump as a loop.

I haven’t used it yet. In my set up I cannot use it in the sump, it just wouldn’t be physically possible. I haven’t decided whether to resell it or Macgiver it and make my own barb. But then I have a nightmare about it leaking and just emptying 40 gallons all over the floor.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I haven’t used it yet. In my set up I cannot use it in the sump, it just wouldn’t be physically possible. I haven’t decided whether to resell it or Macgiver it and make my own barb. But then I have a nightmare about it leaking and just emptying 40 gallons all over the floor.

Is there a reason you can't run it up over the back?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Is there a reason you can't run it up over the back?

Twss...?

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Is there a reason you can't run it up over the back?

If you look at my build thread at the back of my cube... No..LOL That and I have some MP's back there as well. And... I would have to remake my screen top... The Horror....

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Annnd your solution ??

My hardware shop has 3/4" npt to 1/2" barb fittings. $.68 each. I called them before they closed. I'll grab one tomorrow.

I will test flow tomorrow, from a 5g to a 5g bucket at the correct head height and see where we stand. Necking down will cut some flow.

I'm assuming you run uv for dinos at algae levels.

 

[fishguy242]

#friyaynight ...
need a link to nem build...

edit... new build...

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

#friyaynight ...
need a link to nem build...

edit... new build...

Happy Friday Sir. Just forced myself to stop doing the work thing so it's about Yay time I suppose.

I do need to switch the link over. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

So after necking the SS 2.0 down to 1/2 tube, I flow tested it at the correct head height and got 230 gph which is just shy of the recommended 255 gph and I'm okay with this.

What I wasn't expecting is how much heat it was going to add to the relatively small system. Within a few hours of install, I was already setting off the high temp alarm (+2.5°), because my cooling fans were removed for the winter.

 

[fishguy242]

The people have spoke ,this one lives on , look at the poll...
add your links in signature like @danieyella ...

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

The people have spoke ,this one lives on , look at the poll...
add your links in signature like @danieyella ...

Click on the build thread badge old man. It's already there!

 

[danieyella]

Click on the build thread badge old man. It's already there!

Nah I think he means so that both are accessible easily. It's the one thing I did well