Cprowler's 150g System from the start - Page 14

michika · 07/14/2008, 08:50 AM

Very nice DIY fix! Did it take you long?

Cprowler · 07/14/2008, 09:14 AM

It took about 20 min or so, not too long.

I'm leaving town tomorrow for a week so I have lots to do on the tank today. I'll take some pics tonight.

Cprowler · 07/14/2008, 09:18 PM

I worked on the tank and house today but still have to do a water change and glass scrape. I've been procrastinating since dinner and took some pics of a few major changes I made a few months back.

Not sure when but back when my D70 was not working I changed the sump/fuge, return pump, skimmer feed, ATO, and phosban rector feeds.

This pic is what I had before, A 40g long. You can see the float valve I had for ATO fed by my Kalk reactor. That's my old ASM G2 but my new skimmer was feed by a Mag 5 and my phosban reactors that were not in this shot were both fed by a MJ900.

A old shot of the mess it had become.

In these shots I took today you can see I now have a 75g and took out the fuge and baffles and now have a open sump. I could not keep any macro's alive in the fuge since using ReefResh and didn't like how the light from the fuge would grow coroline on the skimmer and other equipment so I took it out.

I plumbed in a manifold to get rid of all the pumps I had in the sump to feed the skimmer and PB reactors. The sump has a two inch bulkhead in the bottom right that feeds a Dart in the crawl space, then it comes up and feeds the manifold that feeds the tank, skimmer, PB reactors and soon to be Ozone reactor. I left two open ports on the manifold incase I want to add something later.

Canon SD550

Nikon D80

I'm off to siphon the detritus out of the sump that you can see and scrape the glass that I have neglected for a week.

jnarowe · 07/14/2008, 09:36 PM

much nicer. simplicity, less heat, more room. It's all good!

Cprowler · 07/15/2008, 12:12 AM

I quite like the simplicity of it, it turns into a mess when you get the extra pumps and cords running all over.

I'll try and post more updates of the other upgrades I have done in a week or so when I get back from work.

Bax · 07/15/2008, 05:00 AM

All those changes really cleaned up the equipment side , that's great!

I always feel the all the clutter diminishes the relaxation and enjoyment of the overall accomplishment of creating a reef. When ever I look at my display or a pond I've completed, I always find it so soothing, but walk in to the equipment room and I can feel the stress levels rising. I'll be gutting my sump area before the end of the summer. Your efforts are inspirational.

jnarowe · 07/17/2008, 04:47 PM

I rather enjoy the hum of the equipment.

Cprowler · 08/04/2008, 04:34 PM

A quick shot from today.

jnarowe · 08/04/2008, 04:46 PM

sweet c-shot.

Cprowler · 08/04/2008, 06:26 PM

I was just playing with my new lens, this is the first shot using a tripod, I hope to have time tonight to take some more.

melev · 08/04/2008, 06:53 PM

That was a great start, right out of the gate.

jnarowe · 08/04/2008, 07:13 PM

you have to master that coral polyp command like so many top-tier photogs have:

"Ten-Hut!!"

Cprowler · 08/04/2008, 09:27 PM

Cprowler · 08/04/2008, 09:49 PM

jnarowe · 08/04/2008, 10:02 PM

OK, nevermind!

Cprowler · 08/04/2008, 11:49 PM

I picked up my first smart phone on Saturday a Blackberry Curve 8330. Man is it cool, I cant belive I waited this long to get one...Can't wait for the bold to come out.

Now I can check in on RC while away at work.

Any phone geeks out there that can give some pointers or programs I should download. I already down loaded Opera Mini and Google maps.

gkarshens · 08/05/2008, 05:50 AM

I was going to say Google maps. It is awesome! You don't really need GPS as long as you know where you are. I use it all the time. A friend was in Hungary a few months ago and he said the maps of little towns there were better than the map he bought for the country.

I have a blackjack. I tried one version of Opera and couldn't get it to work correctly. I need to try it with the mini version.

warr40 · 08/06/2008, 11:47 PM

Hey, just wondering do you have any recent FTS pics?

Cprowler · 08/07/2008, 07:14 AM

Not at the moment, I guess I should post one....in the next few days hopefully.

Cprowler · 08/10/2008, 10:14 PM

Here is a FTS from a few minutes ago, MH's are off so just under T5's. It's not very good and the tank needs cleaning and pruning...but hey...it's the middle of August.

gkarshens · 08/10/2008, 10:36 PM

Looks great! I can't believe how much it has grown in since I was there!

Cprowler · 08/10/2008, 11:06 PM

Yeah...when were you here again? I know it was winter...

melev · 08/10/2008, 11:10 PM

It's looking great! You need to post some more pictures and quick distracting us with that other stuff.

gkarshens · 08/10/2008, 11:13 PM

It was about a year and a half ago.

Cprowler · 08/10/2008, 11:25 PM

This was about a year and a half ago.

Tonight

07/14/2008, 09:18 PM	#328
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758	I worked on the tank and house today but still have to do a water change and glass scrape. I've been procrastinating since dinner and took some pics of a few major changes I made a few months back. Not sure when but back when my D70 was not working I changed the sump/fuge, return pump, skimmer feed, ATO, and phosban rector feeds. This pic is what I had before, A 40g long. You can see the float valve I had for ATO fed by my Kalk reactor. That's my old ASM G2 but my new skimmer was feed by a Mag 5 and my phosban reactors that were not in this shot were both fed by a MJ900. A old shot of the mess it had become. In these shots I took today you can see I now have a 75g and took out the fuge and baffles and now have a open sump. I could not keep any macro's alive in the fuge since using ReefResh and didn't like how the light from the fuge would grow coroline on the skimmer and other equipment so I took it out. I plumbed in a manifold to get rid of all the pumps I had in the sump to feed the skimmer and PB reactors. The sump has a two inch bulkhead in the bottom right that feeds a Dart in the crawl space, then it comes up and feeds the manifold that feeds the tank, skimmer, PB reactors and soon to be Ozone reactor. I left two open ports on the manifold incase I want to add something later. Canon SD550 Nikon D80 Nikon D80 I'm off to siphon the detritus out of the sump that you can see and scrape the glass that I have neglected for a week.

07/14/2008, 09:36 PM	#329
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	much nicer. simplicity, less heat, more room. It's all good! __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

07/15/2008, 05:00 AM	#331
Bax Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,619	All those changes really cleaned up the equipment side , that's great! I always feel the all the clutter diminishes the relaxation and enjoyment of the overall accomplishment of creating a reef. When ever I look at my display or a pond I've completed, I always find it so soothing, but walk in to the equipment room and I can feel the stress levels rising. I'll be gutting my sump area before the end of the summer. Your efforts are inspirational. __________________ 150 gallon Perfecto with 1500 gph GH overflow / DIY stand-wine bar / Dart Return / SRO XP3000 Ext skimmer / 75 g frag / 40 g fuge / 40 g DIY sump / Orphek P156 & Kessil 150A Current Tank Info: 150 DT/ 40B fuge/ 75g frag/ 40 g sump/ SRO XP 3000 Ext/ TUNZEs & VorTechs circulation/Dart return/ MTC Pro Cal/ UV & Oz

07/17/2008, 04:47 PM	#332
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	I rather enjoy the hum of the equipment. __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

08/04/2008, 04:46 PM	#334
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	sweet c-shot. __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

07/14/2008, 08:50 AM	#326
michika red headed step child Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Land of Polar Bears & Poutine Posts: 1,994	Very nice DIY fix! Did it take you long?

07/14/2008, 09:14 AM	#327
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758	It took about 20 min or so, not too long. I'm leaving town tomorrow for a week so I have lots to do on the tank today. I'll take some pics tonight.

07/15/2008, 12:12 AM	#330
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758	I quite like the simplicity of it, it turns into a mess when you get the extra pumps and cords running all over. I'll try and post more updates of the other upgrades I have done in a week or so when I get back from work.

08/04/2008, 04:34 PM	#333
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758	A quick shot from today.

08/04/2008, 06:26 PM	#335
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758	I was just playing with my new lens, this is the first shot using a tripod, I hope to have time tonight to take some more.

08/04/2008, 06:53 PM	#336
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	That was a great start, right out of the gate.

08/04/2008, 07:13 PM	#337
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	you have to master that coral polyp command like so many top-tier photogs have: "Ten-Hut!!" __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

08/04/2008, 09:27 PM	#338
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758

08/04/2008, 09:49 PM	#339
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758

08/04/2008, 10:02 PM	#340
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	OK, nevermind! __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

08/04/2008, 11:49 PM	#341
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758	I picked up my first smart phone on Saturday a Blackberry Curve 8330. Man is it cool, I cant belive I waited this long to get one...Can't wait for the bold to come out. Now I can check in on RC while away at work. Any phone geeks out there that can give some pointers or programs I should download. I already down loaded Opera Mini and Google maps.

08/05/2008, 05:50 AM	#342
gkarshens Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 2,382	I was going to say Google maps. It is awesome! You don't really need GPS as long as you know where you are. I use it all the time. A friend was in Hungary a few months ago and he said the maps of little towns there were better than the map he bought for the country. I have a blackjack. I tried one version of Opera and couldn't get it to work correctly. I need to try it with the mini version. __________________ Gabriel It's about time!

08/06/2008, 11:47 PM	#343
warr40 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: long island Posts: 442	Hey, just wondering do you have any recent FTS pics? __________________ ---click my red house to see my 40 Breeder reef--- Current Tank Info: 10g reef and 40B reef(pending)

08/07/2008, 07:14 AM	#344
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758	Not at the moment, I guess I should post one....in the next few days hopefully.

08/10/2008, 10:14 PM	#345
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758	Here is a FTS from a few minutes ago, MH's are off so just under T5's. It's not very good and the tank needs cleaning and pruning...but hey...it's the middle of August.

08/10/2008, 10:36 PM	#346
gkarshens Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 2,382	Looks great! I can't believe how much it has grown in since I was there! __________________ Gabriel It's about time!

08/10/2008, 11:06 PM	#347
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758	Yeah...when were you here again? I know it was winter...

08/10/2008, 11:10 PM	#348
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	It's looking great! You need to post some more pictures and quick distracting us with that other stuff.

08/10/2008, 11:13 PM	#349
gkarshens Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 2,382	It was about a year and a half ago. __________________ Gabriel It's about time!

08/10/2008, 11:25 PM	#350
Cprowler Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,758	This was about a year and a half ago. Tonight