T. crocea clam plan out, SPS nano in the works. Pics (no links) - Page 2

cherubfish pair · #26 11/22/2007, 05:06 PM

I modded my ASM G-3 protein skimmer to the gate valve mod way back in May. This will be for my SPS tank. The pictures don't show the pump.

Here's before with just the riser tube. This gives minimal control of water height in the skimmer.

Here's all the parts. I got them all at Ace hardware for $20. The parts are just an elbow, tee, gate valve, and 10' of 1-1/4" pvc.

Here's the finished product. All I did was measure, cut the pipe, and fit the pieces. This mod greatly controls water height in the skimmer body and you don't need to get your hands wet to adjust it.

NanoReefWanabe · #27 11/22/2007, 10:19 PM

skimmer looks good i wish i had room for a bigger better and quieter one..

cherubfish pair · #28 11/25/2007, 08:31 PM

NanoReefWanabe, I noticed under your "current tanks" that you have 40x turnover. What are you using to achieve that?

cherubfish pair · #29 12/01/2007, 09:03 PM

My only projects for the time being are for the ASM.

I'll have to alter my gate valve mod to fit my sump when it comes.

Other mods I'm planning:

gutter gaurd for needle wheel impeller
recirculation mod
drilling out and beefing up the venturi hole and hose
overflow drain to feed skimmer mod
collection cup drain

cherubfish pair · #30 12/07/2007, 12:05 AM

Here is an ASM impeller mod done with gutter guard which is similar to the mod I'll be doing to my needlewheel impeller.

PSam · #31 12/07/2007, 12:13 AM

your backyard is gorgeous.

cherubfish pair · #32 12/08/2007, 07:42 PM

Thank you. That's just a little fence around the shop.

The rest is pasture.

PSam · #33 12/08/2007, 09:03 PM

Pasture and nice rolling hills. I don't know if I could find time for a reef tank if my surroundings were such

NanoReefWanabe · #34 12/09/2007, 10:03 PM

my turnover is a result of..

Aquaclear70- return pump~300gph by the time it gets back to the tank..
a koralia2 ~600GPH
a Koralia1 ~400gph
and now i no longer use my CLosed loop as it is clogged and lacking foresight i forgot to put in valves so i could remove the pump but it was 200 GPH

~1500GPH divided by 25 gallons of water= ~60X but lacking the CL and a likely a little more room for error i am down to about 45X

cherubfish pair · #35 12/09/2007, 10:52 PM

Did your CL go over the top or through bulkheads?

cherubfish pair · #36 12/16/2007, 07:14 PM

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not working

NanoReefWanabe · #37 12/16/2007, 07:21 PM

through the back of the tank...down low too...

i was going to cap the bulkheads inside the tank and remove the pump...then cut the pipes and install valves...but that is an A** load of work...i will just remember for the next tank...it would be luck too that the caps leak or fall off while i am in the kitchen cleaning the pump, and it empties my entire tank..

i am looking forward to a 48X24-36X22 tall custom starfire inwall next fall...as soon as the addition is done...not sure on the depth yet as the laundry room isnt built yet...so i dont know exactly how much room i will have...

cherubfish pair · #38 12/16/2007, 07:45 PM

I'm not liking this Windows Vista (two posts up). I can get photos from the camera to the desktop but not from the desktop to a post.

cherubfish pair · #39 12/16/2007, 09:08 PM

Okay, this is the tool I used to mod my NC6. I cut a slot through two edges so that I can get more power cords through the back of the hood. Before this I ran a bunch of cords through the feed door.

cherubfish pair · #40 12/16/2007, 09:12 PM

This is one of the slots I cut. Picture turned out bad. These two are the only pics I'll show as nothing else turned out.

Now to learn how to use this camera.

cherubfish pair · #41 12/16/2007, 10:19 PM

Not much of a FTS but this is all I got. First time I've cleaned tank in weeks. Now that all the cords are hidden and a dose of elbow grease on the glass, I decided to try a FTS.

cherubfish pair · #42 12/16/2007, 10:22 PM

OMG! What an eye sore! Excuse me while I read this camera's book.

Toygrr · #43 12/20/2007, 02:00 AM

Decided to click your red house! Nice, i like the croacea and whatever that brown one is :P i was thinkin of getting a blue croacea for my 29. Nice clarkii

by the way did you buy that LR at petco? xD i see a lot like that there (god forbid i go in there any time soon...)

Toygrr · #44 12/20/2007, 02:02 AM

Sorry for the spam >_<

Toygrr · #45 12/20/2007, 02:10 AM

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Originally posted by NanoReefWanabe
through the back of the tank...down low too...

i was going to cap the bulkheads inside the tank and remove the pump...then cut the pipes and install valves...but that is an A** load of work...i will just remember for the next tank...it would be luck too that the caps leak or fall off while i am in the kitchen cleaning the pump, and it empties my entire tank..

i am looking forward to a 48X24-36X22 tall custom starfire inwall next fall...as soon as the addition is done...not sure on the depth yet as the laundry room isnt built yet...so i dont know exactly how much room i will have...

Wannabee what you could do just in case, is to cap it or plug it, then take an L shaped tube higher than the tank, and install it tempiorarily, that way itll stay safe, and if the plug falls out your still safe.

cherubfish pair · #46 12/20/2007, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Toygrr
Decided to click your red house! Nice, i like the croacea and whatever that brown one is :P i was thinkin of getting a blue croacea for my 29. Nice clarkii

by the way did you buy that LR at petco? xD i see a lot like that there (god forbid i go in there any time soon...)

No clam in there, clown is an ocellaris, yes the liverock is Petco's. I know, pic is bad.

Quote:

Originally posted by Toygrr
Sorry for the spam >_<

Spam?

Quote:

Originally posted by Toygrr
Wannabee what you could do just in case, is to cap it or plug it, then take an L shaped tube higher than the tank, and install it tempiorarily, that way itll stay safe, and if the plug falls out your still safe.

Good idea, just prop the L-tube up so it doesn't slide down.

cherubfish pair · #47 12/21/2007, 12:53 AM

Well, here's another fts. Better but I still have a long way to go.

cherubfish pair · #48 12/21/2007, 12:57 AM

BTW, the nano koralia came in by ups today.

Does anyone know if Wal-Mart carries a decent tripod at a reasonable price?

cherubfish pair · #49 12/21/2007, 11:18 PM

Okay, gregr is helping me with my photography skills. He said this picture's blurriness is either from camera shake or the auto-focus was hunting while the picture was being taken [the focus shifted].

Well, hopefully I'll eliminate the question of camera shake because I shelled out twenty bucks for a tripod.

m1enbo1 · #50 12/22/2007, 03:55 AM

that clown looks huge in there haha