Custom corner drop off tank diy

[Robbiesamp1]

Following this one.

 

[Johnson]

I had to find that just right place for the second drain too. I believe I read somewhere exactly how much higher it should be. What I found worked best is adjust the gate valve for just a trickle to go down the second. Mine is now silent (for the most part). Took some time to adjust though. I was surprised how much I actually turned the drain down.

I still have to mess around with it but I think I set my second drain 3/4 " below the emergency and 1-1/4" above the main drain. But my secondary is about 3/4 out of the water and my mains stay under. I checked my sump I'm not really getting any bubbles out of the pipes. I think alot of the noise is coming from the water dropping through the weir into the overflow.

 

[Johnson]

got it drained back down just need to glue in a lip to hold the sand bed back. im hoping to get everything swapped this weekend but well see. I dont think thats gonna be enough water lol.

 

[Erica-Renee]

got it drained back down just need to glue in a lip to hold the sand bed back. im hoping to get everything swapped this weekend but well see. I dont think thats gonna be enough water lol.

WOW ..
You could have bought a Commercial ro/di System for the cost of all that water ...... But i guess the water gives you Instant gratification .

LOOOKING GOOD .. Sill waiting to see your Swimmie swimmers , swimming Swimmingly in that swimmerly swimmie swimmer swimming Tank..

Thank you for sharing

 

[Jon Fishman]

I'm just trying to figure out how you got that thing into the house!!!!!

 

[Johnson]

WOW ..
You could have bought a Commercial ro/di System for the cost of all that water ...... But i guess the water gives you Instant gratification .

LOOOKING GOOD .. Sill waiting to see your Swimmie swimmers , swimming Swimmingly in that swimmerly swimmie swimmer swimming Tank..

Thank you for sharing

Yea it expensive but I've started using it for about half of my water change just to get some biodiversity in there. I've noticed a big difference in coloring and all around tank health. I'm gonna do about 1/3 of the nutrisea and 2/3 just mixed rodi salt. My lfs does a buy 10 buckets of salt get one free and guess who's on there 10th bucket. So I'll have like 300 gallons of coral pro water with the 150 gallons of nutrisea.

 

[Johnson]

I'm just trying to figure out how you got that thing into the house!!!!!

About 6 guys, a furniture moving harness, some suction cups and some removel of pesky walls.

 

[Pntbll687]

the drains are still pretty noisy is the secondary drain supposed to be under water also? I couldn't find a good answer. If I adjust the gate valve more it's starts gulping and draining the overflow.

I believe the secondary drain should run just like a durso drain. The water should come up about halfway up the elbow. From the looks of it the air hole drilled in the elbows are on the smaller side of things.

As far as the noise coming from the overflow, you may need to raise the drains up in order to raise the water level and reduce the splashing.

But this thing is looking awesome!! Can't wait to see some life in there!

 

[ngoodermuth]

Looking good, getting close now! Are you planning to put anything on the back of the tank to hide all of the pipes? That’s a crazy amount of plumbing, it’s almost too cool to hide...lol

 

[Johnson]

Looking good, getting close now! Are you planning to put anything on the back of the tank to hide all of the pipes? That’s a crazy amount of plumbing, it’s almost too cool to hide...lol

I think I'm going to paint it Black but not positive yet.

 

[DeniseAndy]

I did notice with my over flow that the noise was bad if the powerheads aimed flow directly at the weir. Strange, but it was loud. If they are adjusted right, no issues. I do not think that is your issue though since you probably did not have powerheads running at the time.

 

[Johnson]

I did notice with my over flow that the noise was bad if the powerheads aimed flow directly at the weir. Strange, but it was loud. If they are adjusted right, no issues. I do not think that is your issue though since you probably did not have powerheads running at the time.

Yea I saw that too when I had the returns pointed at them when I was blowing off the bubbles. Maybe I have to much flow and it's just rushing water. The sound of the water doesn't bother me much it's just the noise of pumps and motors buzzing that gets to ya.

 

[Johnson]

first coats on hopefully only one more. I think im likin the painted back.

 

[RJ F.]

Yea I saw that too when I had the returns pointed at them when I was blowing off the bubbles. Maybe I have to much flow and it's just rushing water. The sound of the water doesn't bother me much it's just the noise of pumps and motors buzzing that gets to ya.

I have the same overflow. I raised the red emergency of out of the socket a bit. It will raise the water level in the o.f. then limit the noise. Mine is silent nomater how the water enters. It took me a while to mess with it but it's awesome now

 

[justingraham]

I do not have this overflow but I had one that made tons of noise the secondary pipe has to be above the bulkhead or a cm below it so the the water isn’t cascading down

 

[Johnson]

I ordered the sand Monday it says it's supposed to be here tomorrow but I'm outta town till Friday with work. Hopefully get to some aquascaping fri nite and Saturday. Get some fishys in there soon after.

 

[DeniseAndy]

Cannot wait to see this aquarium growing.

 

[3dvice]

Very cool build. Can't wait to see it filled!

 

[Johnson]

so the fun for today ends. Got some of it were I want it. Doesn't look like much yet but it's some progress. Some ones testing out the new area rug too.

 

[dantimdad]

WATER!