Kai Zen Cube

Raege · Dec 8, 2020

So..... your putting the display tank under the sink.......
Real nice display refugium.......once ta clean up the plumbing

RichtheReefer21 · Dec 9, 2020

Raege said:
So..... your putting the display tank under the sink.......
Real nice display refugium.......once ta clean up the plumbing

And a garbage disposal for algae!

RichtheReefer21 · Dec 9, 2020

Water test went well. Didnt get bulk head rear seals otw home, tomorrow i will. No obvious leaks, but i know those bulkheads will fail if i dont seal it.

It worked... almost perfect. Need 1 more bulkhead tied between the skimmer and pod chamber... the flow is just too much without proper pressure to match the flow from the return. Even with the 1900 gph pump running at 10%. So... i will be adding another bulkhead. Push comes to shove, i will simply increase the current 1" holes to 1.5" and itll be fine.

Right now the battle is lost and the 3rd emergency bulkhead comes into play and the skimmer chamber fills to that level. Will fix soon.

More to come.

JoshH · Dec 9, 2020

RichtheReefer21 said:
And a garbage disposal for algae!

Phew, I thought you were going to say for mean fish..

Raege · Dec 9, 2020

Is replace the garbage disposal with uv chopped up algae will spread everywhere

RichtheReefer21 · Dec 10, 2020

JoshH said:
Phew, I thought you were going to say for mean fish..

It may have crossed my mind.

Raege said:
Is replace the garbage disposal with uv chopped up algae will spread everywhere

homer1475 · Dec 10, 2020

Just read the whole thing. never realized this was your build thread @RichtheReefer21.

Quite the lively group here. Following now.

NY_Caveman · Dec 10, 2020

homer1475 said:
Quite the lively group here. Following now.

Ornery is more accurate.

homer1475 · Dec 10, 2020

You certainly spent enough time on that scape!

I just simply threw the rocks into the tank, and said, "yup thats good". Aquascaping is certainly not my strong point.

RichtheReefer21 · Dec 10, 2020

homer1475 said:
Just read the whole thing. never realized this was your build thread @RichtheReefer21.

Quite the lively group here. Following now.

Welcome! Your BT needs more followers. Its doing great. And u can take good photos, big bonus

homer1475 said:
You certainly spent enough time on that scape!

I just simply threw the rocks into the tank, and said, "yup thats good". Aquascaping is certainly not my strong point.

I changed my old scape in the 125 about 600 times over 2 years. This one will be set it and forget it. Coral placements, colors, its all gonna be mapped.

RichtheReefer21 · Dec 10, 2020

I dont care if this sump looks like a wiffle ball when im done.

1-1/4" bulkhead added to sump/pod chamber wall.

Test 2 underway.

JoshH · Dec 10, 2020

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RichtheReefer21 · Dec 10, 2020

JoshH said:
Ehhhhh I think it could use one more hole ;Writing ;Bookworm

And I know you mentioned earlier about grabbing more gaskets for the bulkheads. You could always just move the gaskets in between the two acrylic walls. Then one gasket would seal it all

That's just the cheap side of me talking

I just watched all 3 trickle and it hit me. Just like an overflow. No gasket on the rear. Just in between the box and the outside glass.

The plumbing works now. Even at 1100 gph, handles it no problem. Just gotta switch the gaskets around and i think im golden.

Fingers crossed.

RichtheReefer21 · Dec 10, 2020

@Raege thanks for this pump man. What a life saver brother. For real.

JoshH · Dec 10, 2020

RichtheReefer21 said:
I just watched all 3 trickle and it hit me. Just like an overflow. No gasket on the rear. Just in between the box and the outside glass.

Yup

I meant to mention it the other day but it slipped my mind

Raege · Dec 10, 2020

I can see it now forget bashsea and other sump makers get the Richthereefer swiss cheese deluxe or wiffle jr custom sump available for a limited time HUGE!