willtel76
11/14/2007, 11:03 PM
After several months of dealing with my quick and dirty pluming set up I finally took some tome over the past weekend to clean some stuff up and get my refugium set going. This involved ripping out most of my return pluming and starting from scratch. Please let me know what you think.
This is an overall view of the sump, here you can see both 3/4" return lines, a 3/4" line feeding a UV sterilizer and another 3/4" line headed to the refugium. All of this is driven by a Sequence Reeflo Snapper rated at 2500gph. The huge U pipe is the intake for the return pump, it is next to go after I drill the sump.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2027647618/" title="Nano Plumbing by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2124/2027647618_ba5f0e5ea9_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Nano Plumbing" /></a>
This is an overall of the "fish room" which is actually one side of my pantry space. You can see the light shining on the floor from the display on the other side of the pantry wall.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2026787901/" title="Equipment Room by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2378/2026787901_030696c8ab_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Equipment Room" /></a>
This is the refugium, it is a 20 long with 2 28 watt PC bulbs for lighting.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2027593496/" title="Refugium by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2375/2027593496_e56a939269_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Refugium" /></a>
Reefkeeper 2 controller I added when my Ranco temperature controller went wonky a few weeks ago. I like it so far.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2027598746/" title="Reefkeeper Controller by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2349/2027598746_e43f696e4f_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Reefkeeper Controller" /></a>
Another sump view. The large flexible hose coming from the wall is the drain from the tank overflow.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2026806423/" title="Sump 2 by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2127/2026806423_1abbf95016_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Sump 2" /></a>
A Litermeter III is handling top-off duty, it may get some dosing duties soon.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2027620422/" title="Sump by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2020/2027620422_e72aadc28a_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Sump" /></a>
This is an overall view of the sump, here you can see both 3/4" return lines, a 3/4" line feeding a UV sterilizer and another 3/4" line headed to the refugium. All of this is driven by a Sequence Reeflo Snapper rated at 2500gph. The huge U pipe is the intake for the return pump, it is next to go after I drill the sump.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2027647618/" title="Nano Plumbing by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2124/2027647618_ba5f0e5ea9_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Nano Plumbing" /></a>
This is an overall of the "fish room" which is actually one side of my pantry space. You can see the light shining on the floor from the display on the other side of the pantry wall.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2026787901/" title="Equipment Room by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2378/2026787901_030696c8ab_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Equipment Room" /></a>
This is the refugium, it is a 20 long with 2 28 watt PC bulbs for lighting.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2027593496/" title="Refugium by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2375/2027593496_e56a939269_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Refugium" /></a>
Reefkeeper 2 controller I added when my Ranco temperature controller went wonky a few weeks ago. I like it so far.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2027598746/" title="Reefkeeper Controller by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2349/2027598746_e43f696e4f_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Reefkeeper Controller" /></a>
Another sump view. The large flexible hose coming from the wall is the drain from the tank overflow.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2026806423/" title="Sump 2 by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2127/2026806423_1abbf95016_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Sump 2" /></a>
A Litermeter III is handling top-off duty, it may get some dosing duties soon.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/willtel/2027620422/" title="Sump by willtel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2020/2027620422_e72aadc28a_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="Sump" /></a>