DONE!!! System is back up and running. A little late posting but here we are.
Miracles aquariums did a amazing job changing the front panel. It's been re trimmed and painted. You can't even tell it was done.
So to start, I've literally torn everything down and started over. I found doing this a second time. It has allowed me to address things I'd have changed from the start. Or tweak something that was existing. Everything I did this time. Is geared toward easy maintenance. From bigger socks, simpler sump design, SKY's ballast to easily raise, UV's are more accessible, etc.
Rock scape I chose not to build as high. I found this is far better, less rock cluter. And the fish seem to love it. As their more actively swimming around. Pictures don't do justice for all the nooks and tunnels I created. I can now easily reach each corner from the top.
Re plumbing the system was alot of fun. And I was able to clean it all up, from everything I slowly added into the system last time. I expanded out onto my wall. Put union underneath so I can seperate sump from plumbing, helps for cleanings. Changed all tubing, and re did make up water station, put a higher gpm pump on reservoir. I also added two sediment faucets off on left side of laundry tub, so I don't need to keep pulling of siphon adapter.
The SKY's I made a aluminum ballast to hold them. One problem I always had, was my T5 hybrid was super heavy, and annoying to move up. I have to get lights as high as possible. In order to reach down the 30" depth. This makes it light, and super easy to raise and lower. And when I raise them now, it offsets back 6" toward the QT tanks. So it sucks right up to framing. Gives me more room that I ever have to access the tank.
For controls, I re did my entire Neptune control board, to make more room on it. Removed all wiring and restarted installing one by one for all modules in new locations. I added a third Dos for amino's. AB+ and Acropower sit in a mini fridge, and dose in from there. Moved all QT 1 and 2 tank fmms up beside the tanks. And moved one fmm up on right side of display. One thing I always found, is when a prob failed, it was a pia to change. Now it's easy peasy.
My QT3 under my bench now has a ATK ran to it. No longer need to add water manually to that one. And I also added a temp probe and fmm to reservoir. So my pre mix is always numbers matching temp with all my tanks.
Well, that's it I think lol, I'm sure I've forgotten a bunch out. But this time around so much has changed.
Now if this new system can hurry up and mature. And get passed my minor issues right now that I have, that would be great
. Some photos under Sky "photo mode" and then under blues at night.
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