Here in the US we call them long turn 90’s , great job 👍👍✌️

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks! Sounds more logical than crescent moon elbow :P

The perfectionist in me loves how neat and tidy everything is. The only way it could be better is if the tank was for Discus! Haha

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

hahahaha nope, no discus here :P

Man this is beyond awesome, no need for sump covers on this bad boy.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thank you :)

Well thought out is a MASSIVE UNDERSTATEMENT!!! Simply Stunning! Right down to the wire runs for the LEDs. The small details make such a huge difference. Well Done!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much mate :)

Looks Great ,Thanks again.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

This a work of art! 👍🏼

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You’re plumbing job is honestly the best I’ve ever seen .so well thought out , super clean and Looks great 👍👍👍 gonna be an awesome tank

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@jakemcdermott1901

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef It truly is beautiful and well throughout using the best brand's possible.

@MONITO585

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info, you saved me from making a big mistake on setting up my tank.

@averymoses9744

2 жыл бұрын

i guess im asking randomly but does someone know a method to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly lost my password. I would appreciate any help you can give me.

@rexeaston9676

2 жыл бұрын

@Avery Moses Instablaster ;)

Looks amazing. Can't wait to see it used.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

You bet, not long now!!

Very well done 👍

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

The planning and the execution of this pipe work is out of this world. Superb! What a beautiful set up you’ve made out of your DT. Thanks a lot for sharing. This is so inspiring and it truly develops our hobby. Thinking through most scenarios one could encounter and taking all that into consideration before starting, I can’t imagine the amount of hours you’ve put into this. Hats off to you. Brilliant.👏🏻

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words, much appreciated!!

Amazing!!! Some day. So many great things to have. Thank you!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great build

@ParkersReef

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

awesome build keep the videos coming...

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Really great tank build series. Thanks for sharing with us. Makes me want to start a new build!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha good stuff, thanks for watching :)

Awesome video mate, you have a fantastic setup there. Thanks for sharing

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very well thought out overall. Learn from experience

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

thanks so much!

thank you for share all this with us im I fix a lot of problem in my tank after this video

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear 👍🏻

Looks great - very efficient plumbing job looks like. Clean and tidy tends to stay that way!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

Looking good 😌 can’t wait for the fill up and corals and fish to go in look forward to watching the growth off the tank 👍

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Looks so good you and Dave did a great job

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@graememcleod1751

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef anytime mate

@graememcleod1751

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef anytime mate

Nice job with the plumbing. Well thought-out and looks great!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, love your channel by the way 🙏🏻

Can't wait for the Next video!! There's a lot of thinking involved in the build, it's very impressive. Quite an inspiration. Hopefully the borders open up soon and you can get a jump on it.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 👌🏻

Very good job on the build overall. The plumbing looks complicated at first but is actually very simple once you explain it. I love those 90's. They just add an extra level of finish. I think you just started I new trend. Great job.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

You have every right to be super happy Sam. Looks great. Really like the situation with the 2 return pumps both for noise reduction and a fail. Neat plumbing. We will soon see some sea water in there.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

You bet mate, not long now!!!

Great video, a passionate explanation and walk through of the plumbing, to this knockout 🥊 beast of a tank and sump Sam. You’ll have to put the hours in at Daves shop to pay towards the bill. 😂🤣 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah, I’ll make it up with my second rate labour in store 😂😂😂

This build is legendary, been going thru all your vids mentally writing everything down hahaha

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you are enjoying it! Thanks for watching :)

Big arse tank man!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

you betcha!

Very nice. I installed the same shadow overflow on my tank and had to make a few adjustments to the hight of the pipes in the overflow box to make it silent. It seemed to need the water to completely cover the bulkhead openings from the tank to overflow box to stop the water trickle sound. Other than that very happy with the product.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

I have heard that also and are prepared to do that if need be, thanks for the input 👍🏻

Super neat plumbing job Sam a lot of industrial plant rooms don’t even look that good!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Nice bro

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers :)

well done sam you appear to have allowed for all contingencies, looking forward to your aquascape

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Great job Dave, a lot of thought and skill in putting that together

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, I think he’s proud of it as he should be :)

Great plumbing really inspiring. However I would like to note that I'm in the UK and I found two good solutions. Use a union that adapts from 1.5 inch to 50mm and use a 50 to 40 bushing or some 40mm socket connectors have an outside diamater of 1.5 inch.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

That’d work nicely too :)

Wow, next level+! Think I'll reach out to you when I build my dream tank one day! ;-)

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha anytime!

Great work and achievement Sam, really an inspiration to other reefers. Though I just started in the hobby, already feeding the idea of a dream tank to my wife😜.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha thanks mate, appreciate it :)

@mudasirmohammed6778

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef constantly watching your videos. As I am staring at an empty tank at the movement😔. You are a legend. 😎

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I dunno about that mate, but I’m glad I can help out 👍🏻

@mudasirmohammed6778

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef thanks 🙏 a lot mate. I am moving houses next week will be in Touch through Facebook for some advice.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

You bet mate 👍🏻

Would you consider putting another value on the horizontal line before the manifold? Depending on what reactors you will add, sometimes it takes time to dial in different flow rates for different reactor. When you need to do a water change closing that additional value would give you better back pressure for water to flow our the drain line as opposed to closing all the reactor valves.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah could be a option!

WOW!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Nice plumbing. I hope that manifold on the end doesn't hinder installing the cabinetry

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

yeah looks like it will hit (I thought so too) but actually clears by a good inch, to inch and a half :)

Great tank tour - thank you! What you are calling a crescent moon PVC pipe fitting is known as a long sweep 90°. It’s not clear to me if that’s a word you made up, crescent moon, or if that’s just the difference between the USA and Australia. I would be curious to know. On thee end of the manifold at the right with the four taps I would have kept the horizontal pipe up size and only reduced at the taps to even up the pressure. As much as possible I would have all returning water (i.e. from chiller, calcium, etc) return to the tank for maximizing circulation where possible. Keep up the great videos!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Walter, thanks for watching and commenting! The crescent moon elbow is just what the manufacturer calls it - but agreed, it is a long sweep 90 :) Yeah, returning to the tank is ideal for mixing, but not ideal for aesthetics - so you have to draw the line somewhere :)

Thats a work of an engineer. Wonde how large companies like red sea and others dont put that levels of thinking in thier product

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a bloody nice outcome that’s for sure!

@eillyacostandinides3344

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef so u know im gonna copy all what you are doing in my new built but on smaller scale because i want to do two one 2000l for fish only and one 300l for sps dominant take

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect 👌🏻

You building a tank there mate lol 😂 All the very best Jaison

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

haha you bet!

can't wait too see water in this :)

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Me too :)

Nice build and good job. What I didn't understand is why you crescent moon elbow for the draining lines as there are literally no pressure losses. I personally would have used them on the return line where you use many 90. I know you have an overkilling return pump so maybe it doesn't matter to you ^^.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Great question! You basically answered it yourself though, yes, the return line does have a couple of 90's in it as it is under pressure and does have a heap of reserve in the pump (currently running at 50% speed and pumping a huge amount of flow through the sump). The overflow on the other hand is not under pressure and will be effected greatly by any restrictions. Therefore I wanted the smoothest run possible from the overflow to the sump to ensure it had a constant and smooth flow for ease of tuning.

finally got here

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Haha nice one

I see you reply to all your messages, i think thats up there with how cool these vids are, good job. I wanted to use the shadow overflow but wanted to know if there easy to tighten/fix/repair if pushed up against the wall tight. i can see you may have wheels/something to pull yours away from the wall to work on if needed but most dont and i dont so a little worried to use. just after an opinion, i do see the shadow doesnt run bulk heads down out of the external box which means no ever chance of leaks.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment on my video :) Yes, I am a big believer on responding to each and every comment as I want this channel to be as interactive as possible! That is correct, the shadow uses moulded outlets for the external box which eliminates (basically) the risk of leaking from that location. If I do need to access the overflow box, it is actually easier for me to get to it from above the tank. Another reason to have the lights motorised so I can raise them up for more access space :) All that being said, the shadow has been around for a long time now and I've never heard of anyone having trouble with one after it is setup. LOTS of people saying they cannot get it running quietly (which I had little to no trouble with) so I am expecting a trouble free life from here on out :)

Sam that looks amazing! Seems almost a shame to hide it behind cabinetry. 🙂

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Hahah thanks mate!

Wow

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

This is awesome!!! 👏🏽 I can’t wait until the water and rocks video, great work buddy! Have you ever seen people use rubber piping for their sump? I watch a German reefers videos and he’s just set up a tank with rubber piping which gives him and absolutely silent tank it’s pretty clever!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah nice! I assume it is silicone otherwise it will leach chemicals?

@robertrutherford1979

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef silicone! You’re right, my bad. So what’s the next step? How come you don’t want to start the cycling process until the cabinetry is on may I ask?

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Only because we need to move the tank a fair few times whilst fitting the cabinetry. Much easier to do without all the extra weight :)

@robertrutherford1979

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef absolutely!!! 🤟🏽 what’s the style of cabinetry you’re going for ? Are going for the gloss style doors or something a bit different?? It’s almost a shame to hide the sump of dreams 🤷🏽‍♂️

Looks great. Just wondering where your going to keep the ladder that you'll need to feed the fish hahaha 😉

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Can reach without any ladder :)

Have you considered placing some bleed valves off your water change system's export/input lines to avoid stagnant water making its way into the system after/when you use the setup again? Or are you just relying on exchanging the entire water change reservoir(s) volume into the sump each time you use it?

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

The majority of the time I just use the continuous water change lines (the 1/4 inch ones), the 20mm pvc is only for emergencies or for initial fill, so I’m not too fussed there :)

Nice plumbing job!! Where did you source the plumbing parts from?? Whats the flow rate of the pumps? How did you calculate drainage flow rate versus pressure flow and size of pipe?? I'm about to set up a freshwater sump on a 7x3x2 tank and any info would be great! Cheers

@ParkersReef

2 жыл бұрын

All from Keysborough Aquarium. They carry the full sanking range

Great job Parker! Dream setup indeed ! May I ask why you went with a back overflow than an internal wier? Won't the internal wier be quiter? Or external quiter?

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

I went the external weir to not take up much space in the display. These can be dead silent, as long as you don’t try to flow crazy amounts of water through them - which I don’t plan on doing :)

Hello! Great video! I have been following your dream tank for quite a while and I am sort of planning my own as well. I have a few questions: Where do you order the sanking flowcolour parts (I live in Brisbane)? How are you able to move such a big tank back and forth (empty ofc) to access the back when plumbing? Also, is it difficult to change the filter roll on Hmahli sumps (I keep forgetting to staple a new roll onto the old one on my custom filter roll and its a pain in the ass to thread it through when it runs out)?

@ParkersReef

2 жыл бұрын

plumbing you can order from lots of places, but check out new life aquariums keysborough. When the tank is empty, its very easy to shuffle with two or even one person. Super easy to change the roll on the hmahli :)

Hi this is SANKING CHINA. Thank you for using our products! Any problem any advise you can contact with me anytime! A little advice, if you can have subtitles will be better to help foreigners watch your video^_^

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching! There should be auto generated subtitles available, but I don't think they do them in Chinese. Thanks for the support!

Hi, watching your vid's for some time now and using your posts as great referance for my own build, thanks. couple of question's 1. Can you let me know what bulkheads you used? 2. Will you be doing a dialing in vid of your calcium reactor - seen the unboxing etc and it looks like a weapon......looking at the same in the near future.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

hey mate, thanks for reaching out! I used Sanking bulkheads for the returns, they are nice and slimline. The overflow has it's own bulkheads provided. Yes, I have done one actually - check it out here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rGyZyNizm7W8os4.html

Brilliant bit of plumbing! Where is your is your return piping from the manifold?

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

That will come once we work out what will be ran off the manifold. Reactors all have bulkheads to return to the sump with :)

Hey Sam, what is the noise level on the Abyzz pumps? I have sicce sdcs at the moment but not keen on the motor hum. Trying for something as close to silent as possible....

@ParkersReef

2 жыл бұрын

Silent mate, absolutely silent

What did u use to attach the clips to the 80/20 frame and what kind of clips are those? Haven’t seen those before. Looks great

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

They’re just pipe clamps from sanking flowcolour. Usually you screw then into wood, but easy enough to pop a bolt and a tslot nut on it instead :)

Amazing plumbing, where did you source the composite board from?

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The composite board came from the plastic place that supplied the drip tray. It’s crazy cool stuff!!

Sam, that's a crazy plumbing system. The glass aquarium doesn't sit directly on top of the aluminum frame, what is in between?

@ParkersReef

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks! Yes there is a sheet of polystyrene and then a sheet of acrylic between the glass and aluminium stand. This is critical to ensure there are no pressure points on the glass

Hi Sam, do you mind sharing what size T-Nuts (i.e. M4, M5, M6 etc) you used to mount the PVC pipe clips and other accessories to the aluminium profile? Looking at doing something similar. Keep up the fantastic work!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

It depends on the extrusion you used, mine were m5 and m6 though

@jaredc5323

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef Beauty! Thanks mate :)

Very neat plumbing job! I'm just confused why you used the "crescent moon" fittings on the drain pipes but used the normal elbows on the return lines. As far as I know, the elbows create much more turbulence than the "crescent moon" fittings. Wouldn't it make more sense to use those in the return lines to reduce the work load on the pumps and allow for better water flow?

@ParkersReef

2 жыл бұрын

Great question! I used the crescent moon on the drain for two reasons: 1. It’s gravity only 2. There was room to use them 😅 The return pumps are easily pushing the flow (running at 50% each) and the space around that area was much tighter

Is the stand custom? Do you have vedio for stand or Was that off the shelf. The plumbing job is fantastic.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Sure is custom mate, here is the video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eGikycaugK_VdLg.html

Hi there, hope you can see my comment 😊 for your auto top up you said that you used a double valve that when it's empty it fills it up and you don't need to worry about your ato. Can you give some more details please on what equipment you used?

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Nikolaos! It’s a latching relay with a couple float switches. It opens a solenoid when the reservoir is empty and switches off when the top float switch indicates it is full. It ensures the RODI turns on less frequently but for longer when it does (this helps the life span of the membrane)

Wont you suck the sump dry If you have to do an emergency water change via the manifold? And then you would just fill it back up? It that about 50% of your volume? I was mapping this all out for an upcoming build and this just popped to mind. Brilliantly done 👍

@ParkersReef

9 ай бұрын

To do the 50% water change, I point my returns down low so that it back siphons more water into the sump

Had just one question on this beautiful setup - why no true union gate valve on the main siphon drain pipe to the sump? Valves all fail at some point and I’d be afraid that the main drain gate valve would be hard to replace if it failed.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s a fair question. With unions on the sump and below the overflow that piece can be removed if need be. Not easy to do, but can be done. Also as I don’t plan on changing the flow of the return pump all that much, that gate valve should be set and forget. But a good idea none the less and one that absolutely could have been implemented

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Just had word that the sanking gate valves have replaceable inserts. Can be done with tap left in place :)

Parker two things may be three.Mark all those valves and make a legend (while you still have it clear in memory).What diameters is that that flexible tubing you were showing off and brand ,maybe a link?And,last,what do you do for work at University?My wife is a professor here at Bluegrass in Kentucky,USA. Stay well Parker family,Doc BC

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

You bet, they have been labelled now as you are spot on - I forgot about a dozen times whilst filming this video!

what size flex tubing did you connect the a200 with?

@ParkersReef

2 жыл бұрын

yeah good question, can't remember off the top of my head - but it was the same size that the pump outlet was - no adaptors. So perhaps 40mm?

Sam, where did you get the pvc pipe holders that attach to the t-slot from? I'm in the US and haven't been able to source them here.

@jw4867

3 жыл бұрын

Nevermind, I read through the other comments, I figured I wouldn't be the only one to ask. Great job so far. I've got all my t slot for my 500 ready to go

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they’re a sanking flowcolour part :)

Is that marine starboard that you have against the back of the stand?

@ParkersReef

11 ай бұрын

sure is!

I saw you glued the pipes, will you clean your system before you set it up for live fish? Or do you just let it be

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

na - PVC glue will be fine in the system for the cycle

Hi Sam, Any more photos or details regarding the flush drain in the belly pan. Want to come up with something similar to prevent floods. At this stage, thinking about putting a bulk head high up in the sump as an emergency overflow.

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

What info would you like to know? It’s a basic design, but works very well :)

@cooIio69

Жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef Hey Sam, Is your belly pan built into the cabinet - when you designed the cabinet, you made the base water tight? The pipe which runs to the storm water, how did you prevent air/insects/pests entering the outside pipe and coming through the flush drain? Do you think an overflow in the sump as an emergency to not flood the house is necessary? I plan to have unlimited ATO (similar design to yours) and AWC using either the Autoaqua AWC or the Kamoer X2SR

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

My cabinet frame is extruded aluminium so I had the belly pan designed to fit inside that. The doors fit around that. No overflow on the sump, although I could add one to direct the water to the drain. Just some mesh on the end of the drain, haven’t had any issues yet :)

@cooIio69

Жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef thanks Sam!

what are those 2 reinforcement steel pipes for?

@ParkersReef

2 жыл бұрын

For the motorised light frame

Hey Sam, hope you get this message. I have a question about your return/manifold pump set up. I have an A400 for my return and another much smaller DC pump for my manifold. The A400 is such a beast that I am running it at less than 200w and its maxing out my 2" drain pipe. I'm thinking about ditching the second DC pump and using the A400 for my manifold as well to save space in the sump. I'm certain the A400 can push enough water for the manifold as well but am wondering if I'm not considering any safety or performance issues other than the lack of a ready backup if it goes out. (I have a plan for that)

@ParkersReef

2 жыл бұрын

The A400 would absolutely be up to it. I don't see any downsides to it. Just ensure you have plenty of taps and unions so that you can isolate your manifold and/or remove and replace your manifold easily

@Reef_Ranch

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’ll plumb it up next weekend!

I didn't hear any mention of plumbing the skimmer. Are you running that off the manifest or does it have its own pump?

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

it has it's own pump :)

What did you use to seal the pipes that were loose at around 2:28?

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

that's PVC glue

The plumbing looks great mate! Would you consider a kalk reactor or ozone reactor on one of the extra manifolds?

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Kalk is in the plans, ozone is a chance too :)

@aarondus

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef this is going to be EPIC!!!

What's the name of the composite board you are using on the back.

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

I cant remember... It is a plastic fused board, waterproof, easy to cut and a really nice finish

You said the drain you plumbed in can do 50% water change. How big is the DT and the sump?

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Display is around 1400l, sump is about 350L. But if I wanted to do a large change (which is only in emergency) I’d push the loc-line in the return down so that it can back siphon a heap into the sump :)

@norbpoggio2833

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef That makes sense. Thx

where did you find the t-slot compatible plumbing clips?

@ParkersReef

3 ай бұрын

They're just standard wall mount pipe clips but are attached to a t-slot nut

@951000jerome

3 ай бұрын

Ah okay! So there’s a drilled hole under each clip?

to many places to leak, whatever happened to clear aquarium tubing?

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

It grows algae

anyone know what the final bill was for the plumbing from Dave?

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

it certainly adds up, but I was lucky in that Dave provided all of his labour and expertise for free. Sometimes it is a matter of who you know, not what you know :P

Sam, Any reason why you didn’t put RFG nozzles on the return lines?

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I have some here to try, I like the quality of the genuine loc-line duckbills more though :)

@sierradelta8920

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef not that I see water flow being a problem in this beast with those tunzes!!!!!!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Haha you bet

Can you link me to where you ordered those 90 degree bends.

@ParkersReef

11 ай бұрын

Sure! All plumbing I got from my local fish shop (Deer Park Aquarium) and they use Sanking Flowcolour fittings

Where did you get the Sanking plumbing parts from if I may ask? Have been looking online and struggling to find a retailer...

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

New life aquarium in keysborough mate. But if you’re not near them, check out bespoke aquariums website. They have them all online :)

@nigelrichardson6825

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef Thank you - shopping will now commence :)

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Exciting times!

Hi Sam, it looks like you used mostly standard ball valves in your setup. Is there a reason you didn't go with the true union ball valves instead?

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

Yeah mostly space. I have unions in other spots and these valves still have the ability to replace the mechanism without removal.

Any info about that composite board?

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yeah, I’ll find out now!

Hey sorry this is a three year old video but I watched it several times and I have a question. When you want to drain the sump to do a water change, from which compartment do you drain from? I am doing the same setup as you on a 200 gallon tank and I wanna use my return pump to a near by drain for water changes, but my issue is that I will only drain the return pump section of the sump, how do you use the sump to drain more volume? Lets say there's an emergency and you want to do a 50% water change. I also have two pumps I am using, one for manifold and one for returns. Sorry for the spam of question, I am trying to learn from this beautiful reef tank.

@DustyKnifes

5 ай бұрын

I did read in a comment down that you point the return nozzle down and siphon more water, I am assuming that when you do that the pump is ON and already siphoning water out. But in a normal situation you only drain the return compartment of the sump? Is that enough for a 10% or 15% water change in your tank

@ParkersReef

5 ай бұрын

Not a spam question at all! I rarely do manual water changes, but when I do, I switch off the return pump and let it syphon back into the sump. I then switch the valves to direct the accessory pump to the drain and leave it running. This concurrently siphons down from the display to the sump and is then pumped out of the sump to the drain. It potentially would only empty the return pump section if you just had one pump and were using that to empty the sump as well, but luckily with the luxury of two, you can perform both siphon and empty at the same time to achieve a larger change. Any other question - send them through!

Hey mate, can you explain the quick water change system a little more? Like how are you able to empty the sump completely? I don't understand how it doesn't just empty the return pump chamber and then stop. Cheers!

@ParkersReef

2 ай бұрын

Hey, yeah that is a fair point to cover - the sump design will only allow me to empty it so far before I need to manually shift water from chamber to chamber. But to be honest, what I usually do in that instance is switch off the return pump to allow it to siphon from the display and use the accessory pump to pump it out to the drain. That way it doesn't matter if the sump is bone dry, as I can take out a decent chunk of display water easily

@mylifeontour6664

2 ай бұрын

@@ParkersReef thanks for the quick reply! How much water can you Syphon out of the tank by turning off the return pump before the waterline drops under the weir? It looks like an awesome system I want to get my head around it for my next tank build. I'd love to find a way of doing water changes without having to lug my bucket around! 👍

Wanna come build mine now? Looks so good mate!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Turned out bloody good hey!

@jayyoules5519

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah looks so good! I’m glad you are building this tank just before I start mine. Top quality and giving me heaps of ideas

Shouldn't the full siphon be lower then that? I feel like its too low since i heard full siphons start at 5 or 6 inches deep.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

potentially, will see once it's up and running. The inserts are not glued and I've left them at the longer end of their recommendations to ensure I can trim back :)

Heyy Parker is that 50mm pressure pvc pipe or 50mm non pressure pipe?

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

pressure mate

First in keen to follow along with build

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

congrats on being first! Thanks for watching

Are those 2" drains coming from the over flow reduced to 1.5"?

@ParkersReef

9 ай бұрын

I’d have to double check the piping, but yes I think 40mm

@bigmamalovesprimo

9 ай бұрын

Any rhyme or reason to why you did that? I'm guessing it came that way from the manufacturer..

@ParkersReef

9 ай бұрын

@bigmamalovesprimo is more than enough sizing for the flow

Hi Sam, what size pipe is the pipe going out to your chiller?

@ParkersReef

10 ай бұрын

3/4 from memory :)

@cooIio69

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Sam, gather you haven't had any issues with the flow from the sump out to the UV and chiller and back with that size?@@ParkersReef

@ParkersReef

10 ай бұрын

@joenguyen4569 no issues

Why not add a one way valve to the main returns instead of relying on the height of the loc line in the tank? Loc line is not always air tight.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

One way valves are prone to failing in salt water applications. Loc-line not being air tight actually helps the siphon break

Hi. Can you provide details on the composite board.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I have had a few ask about it, it's amazing stuff! It is Signex pvc foam white board. A really bizzare combination of plastic and wood

@chrisreed6319

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef I'm building my tank atm. So Hopefully use it in mine. Thanks

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

Hi, ¿why put a single nozzle and not dual nozzle en each corner?, greetings…

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

No need for extra outlets that don’t look good

@areizaga

Жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef thanks

I’ll just stick with my 10ltr bucket hahaha

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahah

Whats the dimensions of this tank

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

210x90x75cm