Just pulled the trigger… LETS GOOOOOOO!

[Jonathan Adams]

Thank you so much she’s my heart! She’s with me now posing lol. So next up is using some shins under the stand to level everything. I placed a 1/8” pad underneath to compensate for imperfections in the plywood thx for the suggestion fishguy242! For now here’s a pic about to go play with the kids!

 

[Jonathan Adams]

Soooo more progress after forever lol. Drilled the tank since I’ve decided to make a closed loop for my UV! Now I start plumbing!

 

[Jonathan Adams]

Ok so I’m on the road looking for 1.5” bulkheads for my UV and ram across this store! Okay so it’s 45 minutes from my house. But I’m coming back tomorrow because they’re off loading their gear and he’s selling his live rock for $4 per pound. That’s a good price right? I hope so because I’m getting a bin and I’m coming back tomorrow!

 

[Jonathan Adams]

Gettin real one slow step at a time lol!

 

[Jonathan Adams]

Hey guys I’m still here lol life kinda out a hold on the build but I’m back this week and will be putting some plumbing together …. FINALLY!!! In the meantime here’s some pics!

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Cool brother!!! Document it all as you’ve acquired some nice equipment. Other reefers will certainly benefit from your experience. Congrats.

 

[thewedge]

You have far more patience then me! Good luck man! Glad you're getting back in it.

 

[Jonathan Adams]

So here’s my skimmer, in the pic below lol, my plan is to run one of my 3 drain lines into the skimmer and have it dump into the return section of my sump. Or should I stick to the tried and true method of using my skimmer section and rerouting to the return pump area? Thoughts?

 

[fishguy242]

hi, i would not run direct line into skimmer. jmo...

 

[Jonathan Adams]

hi, i would not run direct line into skimmer. jmo...

So put a feed pump in my skimmer section to the skimmer and a return back to the sump? Makes sense since Ima probably try and set up a refugium!

 

[fishguy242]

skimmer has own pump.
am i not understanding what you are trying to do ??

 

[Jonathan Adams]

skimmer has own pump.
am i not understanding what you are trying to do ??

Sorry for not being clear! It does have a pump. I think I’m overthinking and I thought I needed a feed pump and a discharge pump lol!so I’ll feed from the skimmer section and pipe it to the refugium section. I hope I’m making sense now lol