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10-04-2008, 09:05 PM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Sparta, WI
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As Promised Josh Sump Pics
As I told you this afternoon when I was by your place I would get some pics up for you of how I have my sump run.
I would have had them up earlier... But, I was monkeying with my light fixture about why the MH bulb wasn't working. It turns out it wasn't the bulb as I tested it in one of the other sockets. It wasn't one of the ballasts (THANK GOD AS THEY ARE $100 EACH) it was something that could have been very bad. I must have had a wire that was arc'ing out in the fixture and ended up melting the wire caps together thus shorted itself out (thank goodness). So, I called my brother-in-law over who is a Journeyman Electrician *works for Town and Country Electric out of LaCrosse* (a good thing to have around in this hobby!!!) and he simply fixed the issue for me. Keep in mind I called him over before I saw the melted wires otherwise I would have fixed it myself. I just wanted him to test everything for me to verify that the ballast was working correctly.
But, back to what I started this post about here are the pics!
Jason
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125 AGA w/ 75 AGA sump, Dolphin 3600 SP pump, MRC-3 Skimmer w/ Blueline #70 Pump, 1/5 HP Cyclone Chiller w/ temp controller, as well as a 70 gallon tank that is linked into the system to use as a frag growout*
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10-04-2008, 09:09 PM
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Bubble Algae Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2002
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10-04-2008, 10:06 PM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
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Here's the rest... I also took a video of the tank for those of you who haven't actually seen my setup (I know there are not that many of you who haven't though) as I felt that I needed to test out my new camera's video option =) But, I can't seem to upload it anywhere as it's just too big.
Jason
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125 AGA w/ 75 AGA sump, Dolphin 3600 SP pump, MRC-3 Skimmer w/ Blueline #70 Pump, 1/5 HP Cyclone Chiller w/ temp controller, as well as a 70 gallon tank that is linked into the system to use as a frag growout*
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10-04-2008, 10:47 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Looks good Josh, hows that plumbing working for the skimmer? Did you get that bad boy tuned in right? I have been messing with mine and trying different water levels/air ratios and think Ive got it in the sweet spot.
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10-04-2008, 10:55 PM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
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Actually Robert (I believe that was your name) my name is Jason (as it says on the bottom of my posts lol) and Josh is a member of our club that was asking to see some pics of my skimmer/sump area. But, as far as the skimmer goes yes I have it working quite nicely now that I finally figured out how to keep the dang chaeto out of the freak'n beckett's *pantyhose over the intake is what I did to achieve this feat*.
But, other than that things are working peachy now that I got new bulbs for the display. The color is a heck of a lot better as well.
Jason
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125 AGA w/ 75 AGA sump, Dolphin 3600 SP pump, MRC-3 Skimmer w/ Blueline #70 Pump, 1/5 HP Cyclone Chiller w/ temp controller, as well as a 70 gallon tank that is linked into the system to use as a frag growout*
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10-04-2008, 11:43 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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 Doh!!! Too poor to pay attention! Glad its going well, Ill hav to remember the pantyhose trick!  |
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10-05-2008, 08:06 AM
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Bubble Algae Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2002
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So, do you guys go in and buy the pantyhose yourselves, or do you enlist a familiar lady for this task?
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10-05-2008, 09:55 AM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
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lol... actually I was with my wife when we bought them. But, I did buy them with the intent to be used on the fishtank. *Typically I used it on the spraybar from the sump after a water change to collect all the stuff that would be caught up in the line*. But, I had the waistline left so it worked quite nicely for what I needed it for! I think I'm going on a week already and I haven't had to clean the becketts since I installed this. This is quite a drastic change from having to clean it EVERYDAY and even that wasn't enough.
Jason
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125 AGA w/ 75 AGA sump, Dolphin 3600 SP pump, MRC-3 Skimmer w/ Blueline #70 Pump, 1/5 HP Cyclone Chiller w/ temp controller, as well as a 70 gallon tank that is linked into the system to use as a frag growout*
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10-07-2008, 10:52 AM
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The Watcher
Join Date: May 2007
Location: La Crosse WI
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Thanks Jason!
The MR2 is skimming like crazy, I pulled out probably 4 gallon since I got it up and running. I am hoping this helps with the nitrates!
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10-07-2008, 05:49 PM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
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I can GUARANTEE that it will! As I've said my nitrates are a big goose-egg since I installed mine!
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125 AGA w/ 75 AGA sump, Dolphin 3600 SP pump, MRC-3 Skimmer w/ Blueline #70 Pump, 1/5 HP Cyclone Chiller w/ temp controller, as well as a 70 gallon tank that is linked into the system to use as a frag growout*
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10-12-2008, 10:50 AM
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THE VILLAGE IDIOT
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: chippewa falls, wi
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hey jason what pumps are those? are they just your run of the mill sump pumps from menards/blains or whatever?
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10-12-2008, 12:31 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Wisconsin
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Originally Posted by D.J.
hey jason what pumps are those? are they just your run of the mill sump pumps from menards/blains or whatever?
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NO...you need something that is sealed for saltwater...and you run them 24/7, so efficiency is nice too...
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10-12-2008, 07:58 PM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
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No, the pumps that I have are Ceramic Sealed pumps (needs to be ceramic to withstand the saltwater). And the pumps are also defined as waterfall pumps. They would be what you would find running a water scape in a persons pond or something along those lines. But, these are designed to withstand just about anything that could be thrown at them (I think the dolphin pump new runs about $300 and the Blue-line runs about the same maybe a bit less new). *not what I paid mind you* (Not NEARLY what I paid lol). But, a ceramic one is what you need to look for.
Jason
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125 AGA w/ 75 AGA sump, Dolphin 3600 SP pump, MRC-3 Skimmer w/ Blueline #70 Pump, 1/5 HP Cyclone Chiller w/ temp controller, as well as a 70 gallon tank that is linked into the system to use as a frag growout*
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10-13-2008, 01:42 PM
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THE VILLAGE IDIOT
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: chippewa falls, wi
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$300  ...........good grief.......i got some savin to do.......i might run into town and see what tropic has since is he now startin to put "SOME" stuff on sale.....
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10-13-2008, 02:05 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Wisconsin
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I have a Mag 18 pump, meant for in-sump use that I'd give up. It is used, but works ok from what I can tell. Yours for the bargain price of $60 ...You will need to decide if it's too powerful for your application...I think it can run 1200gph or somthing big like that.
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