Motivated or what--The rebuild of the 300

**Poseidon** · 11-19-2007 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by zhenya

Hey Charlie,
I just picked up eductor for my return line and wouldn't you know...took it right off because it started to relocate my sand bed.., so think hard before deciding on the sand bed or not. ;)

They can be a PAIN to aim right, but:

I have since switched out to 4 lower velocity outputs. I just wanted to be a PITA Gene!

**charlie** · 12-09-2007 01:52 PM

I'll get this going again with some before pics of my existing equipment and what it looks like right now. There's about 11 pics, so bear with me.

We plan to start the first weekend in January, so there is plenty of time to let these soak in.

Main return and closed loop pump.

Existing return, which will be capped off.

The next 2 pics are of the existing closed loop- 4 seaswirls.

Skimmer pump, Iwaki 100, and the plumbing to my refugium.

Main skimmer return to sump, refuge plumbing and part of the 1" closed loop plumbing.

Back of the 300, and seaswirl manifold.

Skimmer and plumbing to fuge.

Where the sump is now. NO ACCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**charlie** · 12-09-2007 01:57 PM

Next up are my drawings for the 1" closed loop, the sump diagram, and the new main return that will come up the back and over the top of the tank, drilled with siphon holes to prevent the BIG FLOOD.

If these don't come out well, visit my gallery and you can get a better idea.

**charlie** · 12-09-2007 01:59 PM

These are preliminary, and of course are subject to change, but not to much.
There will be more pics to follow when we get to going on the 5th of January. Plenty of time to pick what's left of my brain.

**scubadude** · 12-09-2007 09:08 PM

Well since Gene was late for the party I guess im a party crasher

Charlie the last diagram you posted was all returns from the sump? Or did that diagram show some detail on the closed loop? If so then Im confused

**charlie** · 12-09-2007 09:39 PM

Rocky, that is the main return. It is just a 1.5" return over the center brace. HTH.

It also had the sea swirls on it for my reference. The swirls are on there own closed loop.

**scubadude** · 12-09-2007 10:03 PM

I see now....looked at the pics closer, so your keeping the existing closed loop just like it is right?
LOL You got enough salt creep on them seaswirls?!

**charlie** · 12-09-2007 10:24 PM

Yeah, the creep is there, but it is gonna go away. I haven't been as diligent as I should be.
I could be saving it for when the salinity gets low????????

The way I had to shrink those drawings was really the best way to do that, I can see where you got confused.

**ret25yo** · 12-09-2007 11:01 PM

if you were talking about tunzes ...... mine have me worried on my 3/4 acrylic

**charlie** · 12-10-2007 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by ret25yo

if you were talking about tunzes ...... mine have me worried on my 3/4 acrylic

Why is that?

**charlie** · 12-14-2007 09:10 AM

New pump and equipment pics coming Monday. I am headed to my LFS this weekend for some Christmas shopping.

***zhenya*** · 12-14-2007 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by charlie

New pump and equipment pics coming Monday. I am headed to my LFS this weekend for some Christmas shopping.

Spend your money wisely, grasshopper...

Looking forvard seen what you chose.

**ret25yo** · 12-16-2007 01:55 PM

first off I dont want to scratch the tank, the strength of the magnets arent that good at 3/4"

**charlie** · 12-17-2007 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by zhenya

Spend your money wisely, grasshopper...

Looking forvard seen what you chose.

Well Gene, I don't know if you can say I spent wisely, but I spent

.
Here we go, first we got the Korallin 3002 Calcium Reactor.

An Iwaki 70 for my 1" closed loop, and the Sequence Barracuda for the main return.

A Sequence Dart to run the 4- 3/4" Sea Swirls.

The obligatory 4 buckets of salt.

An Aqualifter to feed the Ca. Reactor.

**charlie** · 12-17-2007 10:51 AM

My sand will be here next weekend, we'll see if it ends up in the tank!!!

**Zoanuts** · 12-17-2007 11:57 AM

Charlie,
It's looking great! You will love the Sequence Barracuda it is a monster and could blow a truck off its tires.

**charlie** · 12-17-2007 12:06 PM

Thanx Dustin, I was hoping it would!!!! I am going to be splitting it about 6 to 8 times, using the 3" locline fans. I will be able to adjust in the future!!!

**Reefland** · 12-17-2007 12:12 PM

Really excited to see it coming back together Charlie.

**charlie** · 12-18-2007 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Reefland

Really excited to see it coming back together Charlie.

Huh, didn't get an e-mail notification of your post Scott. you think you are excited. I even cleaned up my seaswirls yesterday!!!! I want to get this going real bad, but I know I can't get it done all by my lonesome, so I gotta wait. I have 4 days off this weekend, but I think I am pretty booked. I may start building the main return tho, I can get some stuff prebuilt to make things go a bit quicker, but every time I want to go fast, I go backwards.

**Samper** · 12-18-2007 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by charlie

every time I want to go fast, I go backwards.

Oh so true!

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