Cali Kid Corals

Scarbird's Dream 250

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Hoisting down from truck we used an aluminum a-frame and 2 come-alongs. Once we had it in the air, I slowly pulled the truck out. The crew had only to balance the tank while we lowered it onto the six wheel dolly.
 
Kmooresf said:
Rad! Excited for ya, that thing is BEAUTIFUL! Love the giant sump!
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Thanks Kris,
I too am very excited. I began assembling my bean animal style fittings inside the overflow box between games yesterday.
I purchased 1-1/2" abs fittings for this purpose (pics coming), so it looks like the one in the ghost advertisement.
I will have three 1-1/2" drains from the overflow box to my sump. I need to make a parts list next and purchase supplies.
Anyone have any 1-1/2 #80 fittings, true union ball valve, unions, or pipe? I'm in the market for surplus. :rolleyes:
 
Hoisting the tank onto its final resting place brings back a lot of memories. :) I still have quite a bit of 1 1/2" schedule 80 fittings left over from my build. Hit me up if you need them.
 
gimmito said:
Hoisting the tank onto its final resting place brings back a lot of memories. :) I still have quite a bit of 1 1/2" schedule 80 fittings left over from my build. Hit me up if you need them.
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Thanks a lot Jim. It's actually quite a relief since the rest of the build really has no schedule to adhere to. I'll be making a list of plumbing parts soon. I will pm you.
 
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Parts assembled for beananimal style drains. The one on the right will have a ball valve in line to adjust for full syphon, allowing a trickle in the pipe on the left.
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Wow, looking fantastic. What a job though.
How much did that beast weigh??

I really like your overflow setup.
Is the overflow box inside the DT removable for cleaning?
Looks like it could be if it attaches to those bulkheads.
 
rygh said:
Wow, looking fantastic. What a job though.
How much did that beast weigh??

I really like your overflow setup.
Is the overflow box inside the DT removable for cleaning?
Looks like it could be if it attaches to those bulkheads.
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Thanks Mark, I really dig the ghost too!
I can remove it if the water level is down 5".
The weir is removable always, it is magnetically attached.
I think the tank weighed around 500 lbs but not sure.
 
This weekend I was able to plumb the drains from the ghost. After a little adjustment and a few changes on the configuration of the outlets into the sump, I was able to achieve total silence and zero bubbles @ 1800 GPH. I actually have to turn off the existing 72 bow front, skimmers and all to appreciate the silence! Wife is happy. :rolleyes:Plumbing 001.JPGPlumbing 003.JPG
You can see that the middle drain has a bit of a slope. This is the emergency drain and it will rarely have any flow. I wanted to be sure it would drain completely after each use.
 
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