Finnaly gettin gthe 60g together.

[Mini4x]

Been slowly progressing.

Glued the baffles in..

$1 / gal $20 at Petco..

 

[Mini4x]

Slapped some paint on the back.

 

[Ford625]

Don't you wish there was a "Like" Button? Looks good!

 

[Mini4x]

Arranging the sump..

 

[expatgoalie]

I have the same tank, nice. Which light is that? post more pics... I'm hoping to have mine up by Thanksgiving.

 

[Mini4x]

I have the same tank, nice. Which light is that? post more pics... I'm hoping to have mine up by Thanksgiving.

I forget what brand, Coralife maybe.. 150w MH, t-5 actinic (4x24? maybe) and both blue and white LED moon lights.

I'm hoping to move into it this weekend.. we'll see..

 

[jdeb101]

let us know how the SuperSkimmer works for you. That was my first skimmer but I always had trouble keeping the foam bubbles at a consistent level. Ended up overflowing one day, putting a couple gallons onto my wood floors.

 

[HuuTa]

i have the same skimmer.i put it right in the sump.pulls out tons of crap.i set the water line right where the neck start to bow in and let the bubbles do it's magic.it takes time for it to break in.

 

[pallobi]

For Coralife, its a pretty decent skimmer... my buddy has the same one, and it pulls plenty... GL on your build, ill be following along for sure

 

[Mini4x]

Little plumbing should be all I need now.. Thanks for looking!

 

[Mini4x]

Wet test..

Running a Quiet1 2200 ~ 600gph.. seems like a bit too much flow thru the sump than I was planning on, and it seem to flush, need ot vent the cap better I think.. still playing with it.

 

[mordibv]

Looks like a good start . It can be a lil tricky and for the life of me I don't understand why the manu did the return and drain bulkheads on top of each other like that . As far as flow I have a Eheim 1260 pushing through 2 .5 sea swirls on a 17.5 nano and it's not enough flow to me . That would be 6 90's . It does flush sometimes but not too bad .
Hope the wet test is good 2 go .

 

[Mini4x]

Ran about 12 hours with no water where it didn't belong..
If I take the top cap off the T on the return the flushing stops, I just thin kI need to vent it better and do a little tuning there. Might toss a ball valve on the return as well to tune that a little.

 

[Mini4x]

Plumbing update.

 

[Mini4x]

Vent pall valve added, and a ball valve on the return to throttle it if need be.

Runs much better no more flushing.

 

[Mini4x]

Final resting place

.. I think..

 

[Mini4x]

Have about 60 gallons ready to go..

Sunday might be the day..

 

[Mini4x]

Officially moved in..

Really cloudy, but clearing up already.. skimming wet and running some carbon..

 

[Turbosnail]

Looking nice!

 

[Mini4x]

This looks normal to you right?