Well, today was finally the day.
The plan from the start of the build process (which was about a year ago now if you count planning), was to move the sump to the basement. There was no sink down there, no water, and no drain. Problem solved (see above).
Today, with the help of a local reefer who graciously volunteered his time, we ran the hot and cold water and plumbed in the drain for the sink.
To make this happen, I had to (in no particular order):
-Plumb the drains and the returns
-Drill hole through my brand new bamboo floors that I dang near killed myself installing
-rerun the drain and return plumbing that was previous set up
-Move all of the sump, equipment, Apex stuff etc. downstairs
-Set up the RO/DI
-Turn everything on and hope for the best.
Aside from a few small hiccups (and a few too many trips to Lowe's, as always is the case when I am going a project), everything went swimmingly. I am currently sitting in the living room, where it is so quiet it feels like something is wrong. Love the skimmer, but dang that thing is loud.
At some point I am going to have to upgrade the return pump (something like a Jebao 15000) as the DCS 9000 is maxed out now. I also plan on plumbing in a frag tank and a remote fuge. But for now, shes moved:
Water lines:
Drains and returns:
Holes in my new floors for plumbing (as well as the Aquabus for the leak detector and ethernet for the Apex):
I just rotated the drain plumbing and connected with unions so I didn't have to replumb from the overflow:
Some cleaning up needs to take place under here, but what to do with all that space?
And the finished product:
I have some cleaning up to do. I need to put the dosing pump on a shelve, and a few other little things. But buy and large, this is how she is going to look. So glad to have this piece finished!
