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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    It turns out that there was heater, light and a power head in the live rock. LOL, thanks for the shrimp warning! I think I will pass on that one. The sump was a light brownish color the last day or so. Now it is back to milky. The tank is now a light brownish color. Now it's time for the...
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    I don't think there was a power head in the bucket.
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    Thanks for the suggestions! The live rock is out of a mature tank, but has been in a 5 gallon bucket with heater for a couple months. I will get some more from Barrier Reef too.
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    Thank you for the information about the foam. When do you recommend that I put in the shrimp? I will be adding 25 lbs of live rock Monday night.
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    No kidding! I could probably use that as shaving cream! Is this normal? Good idea about the tee fitting. Unfortunately, by the time I saw your post I had already built the new assembly. I've looked through the forum and am not able to find a thread about cycling that covers the visual changes...
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    The tank is plumbed and running well. I think the Quiet One 5000 is too big though. I'm going to rebuild the return pipe and include a ball valve as an experiment. I added 80 lbs of live sand to the tank and about 10 lbs to the sump today.
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    I get most of my stuff from Interstate Plastics in Kent. Sometimes, I use Calsak in Kent too. Interstate usually has better prices though. I don't have any more acrylic projects coming up.
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    Thanks! My buddy has the same tank too. He's the one I made the extra sump for. He's cycling now. I was surprised how milky the water is during cycling! Also, there is a white "lathery" substance coating everything. And it has a bit of an odor. I'll check out your build thread and let you know...
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    I like using Weldon 4 because it's easier to control. I need more practice to ensure that there is complete coverage with no air pockets. Weldon 40 is too nice because you can lay a bead down then set your part on it. Most of the time I get solid joints, but sometimes there are air pockets too...
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    I added a mount for the ATO today and flamed some of the edges. The sump is now done.
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    Thanks peppie! It turned ok. My glue joints leave something to be desired. All the other tanks I've built were much larger and used Weldon 40 and it didn't matter if the joints were nice looking. The joints on the sump that prevent leaking are good. The baffle joints have some bubbles though...
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    Thanks! I'm excited to get it going! It's been a long time since I've had a tank!
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    Thanks rukis!
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    I finished the both sump structures today. The larger one is for a friend. peppie, I ended up with this: .25" 2-flute end mill. 5000 RPM 120 FPM, .050" depth cuts then a .010" finish pass at full depth. I experimented with using coolant (on parts I won't use in the tank) and I could do full...
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    Got most of the parts machined today. *Luckily* our machinist had some lathe work to do so I got the CNC all day. I have about 5 more parts to go. Here is the first step in the assembly.
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    Sorry. I misunderstood. I'm using a .25" 2-flute end mill. 5000 RPM 50 FPM, .025" depth cuts then a .005" finish pass at full depth. It's pretty conservative machining and could probably be sped up, but since it's not a production part I'm not worried about speed.
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    That's just the machine finish.
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    I didn't get into the shop until about 3 today. I forgot it was Dim Sum Sunday. I got my setup done and made a couple parts. I toe clamped an extra 1" thick sheet of acrylic to the table, made some holes for locating pins and used double sticky tape to hold the part down. Here is the setup...
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    Nuts! I got to work and didn't have any double back tape. Luckily Uline was open. I'll give it a try Sunday. Thanks again for all the great suggestions! I have a question. Would it be a good idea to raise the skimmer some so that I can raise the overall level in the sump?
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    Gary's Oceanic Illuminata 57 build

    Thanks! I'm off to the shop. I'll let you know how it goes!
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