210 Reef

[cmsurfr22]

Round 2 on my 210. I had this tank set up for about a year and then i moved and got out of the reef business for a year and just recently i got that reef itch and so here is the tale of my 210 for the second time.

I'm placing my 210 on my second floor and plumbing it into the basement similar to john and phyl's setup. i've started buying the various parts that i need and here is the manifold that i just finished. from left to right the ports are going to be used for the following:

1 - 2" overflow back to the sump
2 - 1 1/2" up to the display tank
3 - 1 1/2" to the fuge and phosban reactors
4 - 1 1/2" for water changes
5 - 1 1/2" feed from reeflo hammerhead pump
6 - 1 1/2" UV sterilizer
7 - 1 1/2" carbon and future calcium reactor
8 - 1 1/2" to future frag tank

i left some extra 3" pipe on each end for additions if need be.

 

[ricwilli]

I will be following this build. So what pump will you be using to feed the manifold?

 

[cmsurfr22]

Reeflo hammerhead 5800 gph. It might be liitle over kill but it's better to have more than enough flow than not enough.

 

[cranbureefer]

that's a lot of PVC fittings! I bet the Home Depot folks thought you were crazy. ;D

 

[Edwardw771]

let us know when your ready to move that bad boy.

 

[cmsurfr22]

that's a lot of PVC fittings! I bet the Home Depot folks thought you were crazy. ;D

i'm sure they did, i can't imagine what the girl at the register thought.

let us know when your ready to move that bad boy.

i will definitely need help carrying that tank up a flight of stairs

 

[cmsurfr22]

Wiring

So i started adding a 4 new circuits into my basement. i had to get from the main panel which is in the garage into the basement, the garage and basement are on the first floor of townhouse, so i used conduit since my garage is sheetrocked and the basement is partially sheet rocked. here is the progress so far.

the four circuits are:
1. 20A - upstairs on the second floor for running the lights
2. 20A - in the basement for pumps and other sump related fish stuff
3. 20A - for my workshop tools
4. 20A 240V - for a large compressor

in the garage

the other side of the garage wall in the previous picure. i still have to run some more conduit to run over to a junction box. these conduit T's will be for droping some outlets down to the power tools and the compressor.

There will be a junction box here where the conduit wires will be wire tied to the romex. the romex then goes to the two circuits for the fish tank.

8 outlets for the downstairs fish circuit. this wall is along the same wall as the concrete wall, its finished because on the other side of this wall is the outside as opposed to the other side of the concrete is my neigbors townhouse.

2 outlets for the upstairs fish circuit, where my DC-4 will plug into and my lights and closed loop will run from. here you can also see the two holes i drilled in my brand new flooring. i couldn't go through the wall because underneath the wall is a joist and there wasn't enough room to fit a 2" pipe. my plan for when i move is to put a floor vent in where the holes are. the reason i cut so much drywall out was because i though i would have been able to go around the floor joist...

 

[Nickjr000]

I'll be following your progress. I'm planning on same type of setup with the tank upstairs and all the goods down. What do you plan on using for your sump? Rubbermaid?

 

[cmsurfr22]

I'll be following your progress. I'm planning on same type of setup with the tank upstairs and all the goods down. What do you plan on using for your sump? Rubbermaid?

yup 100 gallon

 

[cmsurfr22]

some progress:


Conduit going into the panel

Outlets for the workshop thinking about going into the sump business

Support posts since my tank will run parallel with the floor joists.

 

[JohnS_323]

Looks great Chris! Now let me think . . . where have I seen this setup before?!?

I hope you glued those fittings on the manifold really well. They're so close together that if one leaks you either need to rebuild the whole thing or get really good at taking them apart with a pair of pliers and a heat gun. Unfortunately, I learned that the hard way and can walk you through the process if you have any questions.

Keep up the great progress. I'm looking forward to the finished product.

 

[cmsurfr22]

I hope I don't have to rebuild do to leaks. One thing I messed up on the manifold is the intake "T" is 1.5" not 2" I am not sure if it will make a difference but I guess I'll find out.

 

[JohnS_323]

I hope I don't have to rebuild do to leaks. One thing I messed up on the manifold is the intake "T" is 1.5" not 2" I am not sure if it will make a difference but I guess I'll find out.

Are you coming out of the sump and then out of the pump with 2"? If so, dropping it down to 1.5" right at the manifold might not be so bad.

 

[cmsurfr22]

I hope I don't have to rebuild do to leaks. One thing I messed up on the manifold is the intake "T" is 1.5" not 2" I am not sure if it will make a difference but I guess I'll find out.

Are you coming out of the sump and then out of the pump with 2"? If so, dropping it down to 1.5" right at the manifold might not be so bad.

Out of the sump 2" stepping down to 1.5 at the input of the pump. The output of the pump is 1.5". I could step up to 2" at the output and then back down to 1.5" at the manifold. Sound good?

 

[JohnS_323]

Out of the sump 2" stepping down to 1.5 at the input of the pump. The output of the pump is 1.5". I could step up to 2" at the output and then back down to 1.5" at the manifold. Sound good?

Yeah, I would suggest you go that route.

 

[AngelPete]

are you putting any extra support in the basement for the beams under the tank? I also have a 210 but i put it in the basement .

 

[cmsurfr22]

are you putting any extra support in the basement for the beams under the tank? I also have a 210 but i put it in the basement .

those two red posts are steel columns and they go from the concrete slab in the basement to the center of the joist that runs below the fish tank.