Jimbo662 Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 Plumbing is done! Did the dry fit and everything looked great. Cemented the two drain lines and they fit almost perfectly. Got half way done with the return and realized I put one of the 45 on backwards...thank goodness Lowe's is only 5 min away! Water test starts on Saturday!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Plumbing looks great! Just out of curiosity are you doing a herbie with one of your drains being full siphon and the other as an emergency? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yep, gonna try and see how that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Looks really well done ! If you still have pump vibrations making noise, silicon tubing will really kill it substantially vs braided poly. You may be fine, just something to consider. Good luck ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 I've actually got some silicon tubing on order! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Great minds, eh ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 WOOHOO!!!! No leaks! Filled the tank / sump and turned on the pump. It took about an hour to get the gate valve tuned in just right. All three connections are leak free! On my last tank I redid the plumbing 4 times!!!! This thing is soooo quiet...I plumbed the drains with the herbie method. All I hear is the trickle of water going into the overflow. Right now the pump is a little loud because I've got it connected with the braided poly and it's vibrating up the return line. As soon as I get the silicon tubing that'll get changed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Awesome news James! I did the same WOOHOO dance last night when I turned on the pump for the first time. Quite the thrill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 LOL...a big relief too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 I had to make one small adjustment. The return line ended up slightly short and was causing the pump to be too close to the back wall. I had a piece of PVC stuck between it and the wall so that it wouldn't suck up to the wall. I lengthened it about an inch and got the pump in the perfect spot. Also added the silicon tubing. The overflow box is not very deep so the bubbles that were being created by the water overflowing into it were getting sucked down the main drain causing bubbling noise in the pipes. I took everything off the main drain so that now it's just the bulkhead at the bottom and I raised the water level in the overflow box. Now all you hear is the trickle of the water and a low hum of the pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Are the MP40's too powerful for a 4 ft tank? Not sure if I should downgrade to MP10's or just stick with 40's and run them on lower settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Are the MP40's too powerful for a 4 ft tank? Not sure if I should downgrade to MP10's or just stick with 40's and run them on lower settings. I was previously using 1 MP40 and 2 MP10's in my 90. The MP10's were at 100% and the MP40 was probably around 75%. I don't think you'll have problems with that setup. I did switch to a single WP40 which I like a lot more due to the reduced noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thanks, I was testing them by running the speed up a bit and they were a little noisy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 One more step down. Got the apex up and running and connected wirelessly. Now just gotta learn all the programming tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yeah that's where I'm stuck too. To the point I considered selling it lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yeah, I posted on the apex forum that I was looking for screen shots that show exactly where to add the programming...nothing tells you where to actually go and which options to select. Everyone assumes you're a pro and can read between the lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Right there with you on that. Every single beginner question I've googled on neptune forums and on major reef forums gets the whole "read and re read the manual" response. At this point I've literally read the 150+ page manual NO LESS than 10 times cover to cover. I get a lot of it, but how to begin is still a mystery. I still don't fully understand virtual outlets or how to set up the 4 different "feed" cycles. Like where to BEGIN with it. Not necessarily what they do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 BINGO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Bro's, take your questions to the ARC apex forum, we'll get you up and running. Feed cycles are accomplished inside of each outlet. For instance, for a return pump you could put: If FeedA 010 Then OFF If FeedB 025 Then OFF If FeedC 010 Then OFF after your regular code. What those each do is, wait 10 minutes during feed A, and then turn on, or 25 minutes for feed B. You have to program each outlet that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 DOH...I hadn't noticed an "apex" section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 WOOHOO!!!! The lights came on right on time! Now to work on pump / skimmer / vortechs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Wooohooooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 I picked up a bathroom cabinet at Ikea to house all the electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Looking good James. Looks like this new tank is the best thing for you. It gave you a chance to restart and do things the way you want instead of being stuck with what you had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Thanks. Yeah, I'm trying to thoroughly think through this one...I'm just ready to get moved and get it set up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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