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ChukeeR's 266G Reef Savvy + Synergy Reef Build / Upgrade (1 Viewer)

2 years later this is going to finally become a reality...Felix has been awesome about accommodating my requests to keep pushing back my tank build. I'm probably the only customer in the world who has asked to delay building my tank versus speeding up the build???

Is there a group of guys in the Northern / North Western Burbs who'd wanna help me carry this thing into my house?! :) Beer / Pizza can be offered in trade! :)

I've called about a half dozen moving companies as well as a couple aquarium installation companies and so far I can't get a solid 'Yes, we can do that' out of anyone.


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Great looking tank and stand!
The more I see Felix's tanks, the more I would like to upgrade my tank to a Reef Savvy build.


ChukeeR said:
I don't get it. :( Should have I have said guys and gals? Or did I mistype something originally?
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Yes... yes, you should have.
And some advice for future reference...


:wavey: Hi Angie!
 
My tank has arrived in MPLS! :D Just waiting for the shipping company to call and arrange a delivery date.

On another note...I may have a problem...my 66G sump might not be big enough. :crap::crap::crap: When I was originally planning this build the sump was going to reside in the stand underneath the tank (not the basement) and I was going to have a Ghost Overflow with the 2 returns coming through the rear panel. Obviously plans changed and the design of the tank evolved, but now I'm worried that I might have inadvertently exceeded my sumps capacity in the event of a power outage.

If I'm figuring correctly, there's ~9.5 gallons of water for every inch of tank water that is drained in the event of a power outage. Based on my custom overflow design the return bulkheads are about 2-3" below the waterline (need to get actual measurements when my tank shows up), but that means I need at least 30 gallons of sump volume available at all times just in cause of a power outage, excluding the volume of water already in the plumbing, skimmer, etc.

I've thought that maybe I'd do check valves, but it seems like an extra thing to take care of and its probably something that will fail when I need it most. I also am considering plumbing my returns in an upside down 'J' shape and drilling some anti-siphon holes, but I'm nervous that they will clog with algae and will also fail when I need them most. I was looking into just adding a rubbermaid stock tank below my sump but I don't have enough space for the size I'm thinking I would need. :(

Looks like I'll be waiting for Petco to have a sale or looking on Craigslist for a 150 gallon tank that is no more than 24" wide. Looking at something this large so that I can hold the water volume drained from the tank in addition to the sump and plumbing. Plus more water equals more stability! Then I can just have the water from the sump overflow down into this tank (which I could use to grow macro), have a baffled section and put my return pump in the tank rather than the sump. This should give me more than enough extra capacity in the event of a power outage and I don't need to worry about failing valves, plumbing tricks, etc.
 
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You seem to have a good handle on the pros/cons of check valves and anti siphon holes. Don't forget the water in the piping, it adds up. It's very nice to never have to worry about those things, no replacement for displacement type of deal.

One item from experience is adding volume for sake of volume in search of stability rarely actually achieves this. Temps will still go up just take a little longer, AK still drops you just end up forgetting to check it for longer.

I had a few hundred extra gallons in my system and it never really did much anything of benefit. Another member here had several (600+) hundred gallons extra and it returned little to no value. Really just makes water changes way more expensive and inefficient and additives are a pain.
 
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Thanks for the input! I guess in reality even if I did add a 150 gallon tank I'd probably be only using about a third or about half of that tank. Leaves me with 75-100 gallons of empty space to hold water and not make a mess on my basement floor.
 
Apart from making a mess on the floor the real worry to me is the system won't have enough water left in it to restart when the power comes back on. Pumps run dry/blow air and it's a mess.
 
Well - Tank is getting delivered tomorrow. The scheduling lady said that they typically just unload them at the curb and that inside delivery was not requested thus they probably couldn't wheel it into my garage??? --- UGH. This big tank is a big pain in my butt sometimes.

I hope they wheel it into my garage otherwise I'm going to be scrambling to find a way to get it inside so it doesn't sit on the curb.
 
Assuming they keep it on the pallet if you got a couple of those 4 wheel carts and put those underneath it as they set it down that would make it much easier for a couple people to roll into your garage vs renting a forklift/pallet jack


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Bschowa said:
Assuming they keep it on the pallet if you got a couple of those 4 wheel carts and put those underneath it as they set it down that would make it much easier for a couple people to roll into your garage vs renting a forklift/pallet jack
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Yeah I was looking at those. Just cant decide if I want to buy a few of them and then they'll never get used again.
 
Buy them.... my family bought a couple to move a shed we had delivered 10+ years ago. We have used them hundreds of times since then for all sorts of moving situations
 
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BEAV9900 said:
have some :fistcash: on hand! cash is king
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That's exactly what Felix told me to do, haha! If that doesn't work I'll just run out and buy some of those dollies and use a car jack and a 2x4 or something to lift the tank high enough to slide them under.

I'm probably worrying WAY more than I need to, but I just don't want the thing left in the street.
 
Having moved a lot of large cabinets and displays before, we always suggest that you can get more accomplished with some lubricant. :beerchug:
 
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