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[nickflood69]

hey guys n gals so after alot of research and harrasing fellow members ive taken the plunge and started my marine/reef setup just getting the gear together together for now but have started building my sump so heres some pics.

just started the sump tonight so ive still got more baffles to glue in.


http://i1094.photobu...69/IMG_2635.jpg

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[Riggers]

Awesome job Nick that looks sweet...... Its gonna be a killer tank bro!!!!

[nickflood69]

cheers riggertron i sure hope so haha. glued a few more baffles this morning.

http://i1094.photobu...69/IMG_2641.jpg

http://i1094.photobu...69/IMG_2640.jpg

some pics of my dodgy plan design

http://i1094.photobu...69/IMG_2643.jpg

http://i1094.photobu...69/IMG_2644.jpg

[tywonreef]

It will be a killer once i help you bro

[Riggers]

Thats not a dodgy plan at all bro, looks the goods as soon as i can drive im comin round

[scotty81]

Looking good so far, I'm in the process of planning my first salt water tank ( 4x2x2 )

[nickflood69]

Hey tweekus so ur taiwan reef lol. Yeah its comin along fellas getting pretty psyched. Yeah riggertron ugotta comeroundto check it out so far. Made some eggcrate stands for tbe skimmer too coz its gotta sit at a certain Water level it says

[Riggers]

yeah sweet i did the same with a skimmer i had because it had the same requirement

[nickflood69]

ok so heres the finished sump

http://i1094.photobu...69/IMG_2679.jpg
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what do you guys reckon about using one of those inlet socks?

[Neakit]

Filter socks are good at polishing your water but require nearly daily changing.

[Riggers]

Very Very nice Nick!!! that looks really professional

Yeah like Simon said they need regular changing, im not that fussy

[nickflood69]

ok sweet advice fellas im all for less maintenance where possible haha

[Riggers]

So what's the next step for your setup bro?

[nickflood69]

gota leak test the baffles in the sump and then just to a test cycle with freshwater through the whole system get all my flows right i guess and finish off the plumbing side of things. then il be looking for some powerheads. vebas had some hydors 1600 lph but doing some reading on different brands.

[Riggers]

Awesome bro looking forward to watching your progress I'll be round soon

[nickflood69]

ok people so whats the best wavemaker to go for?

[Riggers]

I like the vortech range

[nickflood69]

hey riggertron do you have the vortech on a timer module or just flash them on and off with a light timer?

[Neakit]

vortech have their own controller. Vortech pumps are great for a wide undirectional flow. Tunze are great cause their flow can be pointed.


Note, the tunze are a propeller pump like the vortech and have been around longer than the vortech.

[nickflood69]

as far as i can tell from researching tunze, the smallest unit they have that can be used on the tunze controller is the 6055. individually the 6055 advertises that it will do 40-500l aquarium volume whereas in a controller and 6055 combo it says its for 200 and above aquarium volume. my tank is only about 160l plus the tunze is killer expensive. the vortech is up there too but im reading a lot of good reviews on the vortech so far. i like the idea of the controller aspect not sure how to address it practically towards 160 litres of volume tho.

directing the flow with the tunze is a seller i guess