220G Luxury RV Resort

[ryngill]

I am starting a 220 build, tank stand and canopy showed up yesterday. First step is to paint the cabinetry. I am going to paint it white to match the living room. At this point I have nothing for this tank, I will need to get plumbing parts for it after I paint the stand and canopy. Here’s the first pictures of the 220gal Luxury RV Resort.

Planet Aquarium glass tank

alt="">

alt="">

alt="">

Stand

alt="">

Canopy

alt="">

 

[Guest]

You sure that is a planet aquariums tank...I have never seen them using that type of overflow and usually I have always seen them with PVC bottom not glass bottom.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[ryngill]

Not sure. Picked it up used for a fair deal. Just what I was told.

 

[ryngill]

Setting up the temporary paint booth. When does Dexter start? [smilie=wink.gif]

alt="">

 

[rickyb]

Nice build. If you don't mind can you forward me the vendor you used for the cabinetry.

Thanks
RB

 

[ryngill]

LFS had it made for another person and that fell through. Lucky me, I picked it up cheap and unfinished. I want it white not stained so this was perfect for me. I can check with them and see who they used.

 

[ryngill]

Started working on the cabinetry. I set up a temporary paint booth in my garage and laid down one coat of primer on the stand.

alt="">

Big news for the day is I made some decisions on equipment. Lance is starting to build a custom sump for me, we agreed to a design and I am really looking forward to it. I have never had a truly custom sump before. This should make life a lot easier. I also had some pretty lengthy conversations with Reef Dynamics and decided on two of their products. My skimmer with be the INS350 and I also ordered a bio-pellet reactor, the BPR250. These are hand built to order it will take about a month to get them. I also ordered a new RO/DI + drinking water unit from BRS. I am very excited about these new tools!

Time to spray some more primer.

 

[ryngill]

I cut the holes for the 2 overflows today

[attachment=1]ImageUploadedByTapatalk 21365208414.778657.jpg[/attachment]

And I got some plumbing parts in the mail


[attachment=0]ImageUploadedByTapatalk 21365208445.543728.jpg[/attachment]

 

[TheReeferBoss]

Nice

 

[Guest]

Why are you buying a new skimmer just find a used euro - reef they are the same skimmer they just changed brand names. Design hasn't changed dramatically over 7-8 years


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[ryngill]

@kuyatwo wrote:

Easier. I had a euroreef before and am aware it's the same co.

 

[Guest]

I had a euroreef they were great skimmers but for price listed $899 they are more efficient and cheaper alternatives.

Other than that nice build you have more patience than me I would had water and a coral in the tank the second the tank was in the house



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[ryngill]

DC pump arrived! [attachment=0]ImageUploadedByTapatalk 21365545732.027809.jpg[/attachment]

 

[Guest]

@ryngill wrote:

Nice I hear alot of great things about them and their customer service is top notch


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[ryngill]

Still painting. This is my 2nd coat of paint on top of 1coat primer, then 1 coat paint (slightly wrong color), then I sanded some and primed again. When I am done this thing is going to look nice. Oh course it may be 2014 at this rate. My skimmer and bio-pellet reactor shipped!

[attachment=1]ImageUploadedByTapatalk 21366408556.960788.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=0]ImageUploadedByTapatalk 21366408577.942833.jpg[/attachment]

 

[ryngill]

I received my skimmer and bio-pellet reactor. Nice pieces of equipment. I didn't appreciate the scale of the skimmer from it's spec dimensions, it's big.

[attachment=0]ImageUploadedByTapatalk 21366839690.923291.jpg[/attachment]

 

[ryngill]

Update: Lance finished the sump, great work! Some nice attention to detail with tinted pieces of acrylic, etc. I also dry fit the main plumbing.

alt="">

alt="">

alt="">

alt="">

alt="">


here's a pic of the sump before I picked it up.

alt="">

I still need to make the dual "Herbie" drains the correct height. I also do not like the way the threaded gate valves are threading into regular PVC. I tried SCH 80 also and it acted the same, becomes really difficult to tighten about 1/2 the way on. I may switch the valves out for slip connectors and just glue them in. Other than that I am ready to start gluing PVC and testing. Getting closer to water.

 

[TheReeferBoss]

Good looking sump

 

[rickyb]

Is looking pretty nice. Great work!

 

[ryngill]

I decided to stay with the threaded gate valves since they operate so smoothly. I used the thread sealant below; I had it on hand from installing my RODI + drinking water solution a few months ago.

alt="">

and 2 pipe wrenches to get them completely threaded. No worries now. I will start gluing the slip connectors soon.