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Old 10/10/2007, 08:50 AM
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Ok you win the prize for nicest basement. It looks awesome. I cant wait to see the tanks up and running.
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Old 10/10/2007, 10:29 AM
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GREAT BAR!! AND THE TANK LOOKS SWEET TOO
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Old 10/10/2007, 01:51 PM
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Thanks for the kind replies. I am getting the 300g stock tank up and ready for a big liverock order from www.livestockusa.org

I am going to cure the rock for the next month or two and get the tanks ready with plumbing, lighting, etc.
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Old 10/10/2007, 01:59 PM
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Dave, I looked at your bar pictures several times. And try as I might, I don't see any Crown Royal.

This project is simply not complete until you've got some Crown.

The basement is stunning - I have to wonder what the rest of the house looks like. Either you'll never leave the basement because everything upstairs is old and ugly, or your entire home is fantastic. I'm guessing the former.
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Old 10/10/2007, 03:03 PM
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I never look around the house Im to busy looking for Daves sweet dog that wants to eat me!!!! Looks good Dave cant wait to help plumb those.
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Old 10/10/2007, 04:26 PM
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Thanks for the kind replies. I am getting the 300g stock tank up and ready for a big liverock order from www.livestockusa.org

I am going to cure the rock for the next month or two and get the tanks ready with plumbing, lighting, etc.
What kind of rock are you going with?
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Old 10/10/2007, 04:53 PM
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Fiji rock.
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Old 10/10/2007, 11:24 PM
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oh, oh...I found some Woodfords. Nice basement. What are those glass boxes?
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Old 10/11/2007, 05:41 AM
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Great looking basement and tanks. I always wondered what happened to those tanks in your basement.

Looking forward to seeing the finished product! and the GEO skimmer.
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Old 10/19/2007, 01:00 PM
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Plumbing time!!!

Three 2" Stockman standpipes and two 1.5" returns


Cube tank drains to sump#1


Cube tank drains to sump#1


Cube tank drains to sump#1


Return pipe at 45 degree angle into closet


Return line and drain for long tank into second sump


Two 2" Stockman standpipes and two 1.5" returns


Drains and returns from long tank


Sequence 4300SEQ20 upsized PVC to 2" to cut head loss


Overview of both sumps connected and tank plumbing
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Old 10/19/2007, 01:11 PM
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Three Hayward 2" bulkheads connecting sumps


Three bulkheads different view


Random plumbing


Last but not least.....
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Old 10/19/2007, 02:17 PM
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Looks like we missed a big gluing party!

Let's see a water test!
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Old 10/19/2007, 02:27 PM
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When are you doing the water test...
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Old 10/19/2007, 03:56 PM
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When are you doing the water test...
Probably next Thursday night...bring your towels
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Old 10/19/2007, 04:06 PM
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Looking forward to updates on this one. Nice job so far! I'm very jealous of your basement! Some day...
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Old 10/19/2007, 04:37 PM
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nice work, did you do all that dave or did the old man help you out.
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Old 10/19/2007, 05:53 PM
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It's weird to see the pictures after reading your "1000g in progress" signature for such a long time. It looks good.

BTW:
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/mess...773158&start=0
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Old 10/19/2007, 05:58 PM
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this is the coolest set-up ever!
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Old 10/19/2007, 06:22 PM
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nice work, did you do all that dave or did the old man help you out.
I did the plumbing on the inside of the overflows and all the unions, fittings and ballvalves below the overflows. The rest of the plumbing we did as a team last night with capncapo, chadfarmer and fade32....we worked til about 1230am.
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Old 10/19/2007, 06:41 PM
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Fade had a kitchen pass till 12:30am?
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Old 10/20/2007, 01:07 AM
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Wow, beautiful setup.... Can't wait to see it up and running.. What protein skimmer are you planning to use?
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Old 10/20/2007, 06:29 AM
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Wow, beautiful setup.... Can't wait to see it up and running.. What protein skimmer are you planning to use?
A custom Geo needlewheel...not sure on the specifics, but I think he is using 18" cell cast acrylic for the body.
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Old 10/20/2007, 11:13 PM
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18" body? wow, i thought my protein skimmer is big... You are getting a monster skimmer....
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Old 10/21/2007, 11:39 AM
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Plumbing time!!!
Cube tank drains to sump#1

Quick question. Have you used this style drain in your sump before? I'm redoing my sump currently and like this style if it works well.

The build looks amazing BTW. Clearly you've put a ton of time and thought into this... and that's before you even got to the reef portions
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Old 10/21/2007, 08:30 PM
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I have not used this type of drain in the past. Geo is the guy who built the sumps and he designed these drains into the sump. I think the hole in the top helps to alleviate excess air from entering the sump and the pipes are angled at the bottom.

I have been working on this project for about 3-4 years and have given my system a lot of thought and made many changes along the way
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