240 gallon

[swooshjvm]

Thanks from Greg and Donna, at BRA and Lee, Lvfk Will, and any others for my questions. Its done finnally and is now cycling. Gonna be a big step-up from 55 to 240. But I feel I mastered 55, and the 55 will eventually end up in 240. Can't wait to put some pics up. BTW being a begginer plumber and not knowing anything was a little expensive and time consuming, haha.

[swooshjvm]

also forgot to mention Kevin at atlantis for a thank you.

[iap]

Uhh. Pics???

[swooshjvm]

post soon once its worth taking haha i phone not the best

[fishman]

just take a few pics of spot where it goes what the set up is like and rock in the tank

[five O]

Stupid as it is, I always enjoy a good plumbing/sump pic. It's the diy section, not the look at my awesome coral section.

[tbone74]

^^^ +1 ^^^

[swooshjvm]

well heres my 55G and the 240G cycling. The sump was LVFK's when he had 240 I did have to modify it a bit and drill a hole for skimmer to flow in to. Its an MR2R skimmer from reef creations(recirculating). The build still has the oceans motion 8 that LVFK had. I am actually using three pumps to run tank One for the oceans 8. One for the skimmer, and then the return pump. Has great flow going through it.

[swooshjvm]

skimmer to sump. The water loads on the back side by a smaller rio pump.

[swooshjvm]

got the light from bob

[fishman]

looks good. nice to see pics

[swooshjvm]

here is a pic once sand has settled better and rock work starting to come together.

[Troylee]

you need a way bigger skimmer bro!!!! pick up one of those vertex in280s that are floating around.... bob had one on that tank and it rocked....... besides that good job!!!!:)

[swooshjvm]

It's a re-circulating skimmer. Mr2r says it handles up to 500 gallons?

[tbone74]

I got one of those Vertex 280's and couldn't be happier

[swooshjvm]

Anyone ever had a problem with GFI going off from halides? Some reason mine keep reseting after a few minutes of halides.

[swooshjvm]

Tank has been cycling for over a week now. The results from water are pretty good. Phos is somehow a 0. However nitrate is still pretty high at 20ppm.

[swooshjvm]

everything transfered

[tbone74]

Looks good!

[Troylee]

Anyone ever had a problem with GFI going off from halides? Some reason mine keep reseting after a few minutes of halides.

Do you have a 15 amp or 20 amp gfi??? The intial jolt does pop them sometimes... Go with a 20 if your not already...

[fishman]

looks pretty good. Looks like the tank is full laready

[swooshjvm]

Not yet needs a rainbow Millie lol no but I got live rock straight from flordia has a lot of life on it and got it cheap .

[swooshjvm]

new pics

[swooshjvm]

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[swooshjvm]

the pink toadstoal i believe is my fav so far from BRA