A New Reefing Chapter Begins

I'm not sure what kind of fan but I want something that can pull about 150CFM and is fairly quiet. Fans are relatively cheap and easy to replace so I can live with whatever they put in.

 

No problem, Jamie! If someone else can find useful information in this thread then it had served a good purpose. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif

 

Ha! The first time I saw the measurement of Sone was in Lowe's and I got a good chuckle out of it. I guess my name isn't as foreign as I thought it was. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/biggrin.gif Thanks guys, I will definitely ask for a low noise/ high output fan. Even if it cost a little more, it'll be worth it over the next few years.

 

Those are pretty neat, I have never seen those fans before. When I looked at the specs for the 150 and 200 models, they require 6" and 8" ducts respectively. I don't think your 4" duct will work with them.

 

Hey Jim, we do not have one. I contemplated it but it seems that it is only beneficial when it is not humid out. In IA, that is ~6 months a year.  I will see how it does and then go from there. I'm hoping no further action is required though! If so, I may have to look at a whole house dehumidifier.

 

OK, I found an HVAC guy who says he will come out on Friday to install the air return to the room and put in a bathroom fan.  I am going with a 150CFM fan using 6" ducts.  Hopefully he shows up to do the job.  The other guy flaked out so I am hoping to have this wrapped up before the tank goes in.
I also forgot to mention a few tools I used that helped make this project smoothly.  I got a 12" sliding compound miter saw that was essential to cutting the 2x8s.  I have a 10" miter saw but I would have had to cut most of it and then flip it over to finish cutting off the uncut part.  I know I probably would've screwed that up somehow so I am glad I didn't have to do that.  Since my cordless drill was about 6-7 years old, I decided to get a new one that was smaller, lighter and more powerful.  It made a huge difference in putting the stand together since I only used screws.  I also got a jig saw to cut out the holes for the overflows.  My wife thinks I went overboard but now she is also adding a few wood projects to my list since I have the handy tools to make things.

 

Here's a view of the stand in place.  I still have to screw the top down but otherwise the stand is ready to go.  I also added a double layer of plastic sheeting between the carpet and the bottom sheet of plywood of the stand.  Hopefully that will help with any issues should the carpet ever get wet.  I also plan on putting down several layers of plastic sheeting between the sump and the bottom of the stand.  I want to create a basin that would be able to hold water if I happen to get things wet outside of the sump.  


And the last thing I have been working on is changing my standard outlets into GFCI outlets.  You can't see them but the outlets are on the left front corner of the stand.  Hopefully it will be easy to wire everything over to that area of the stand.  If not, I have outlets on the right front side of the stand as well but I left that one as a standard and not GFCI.  I should probably switch that one out too now that I am thinking about it. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif

 

It will be hard to run it off a non-GFCI outlet because I want the pumps on the DC8 so I can control it.  With everything else on the DC8, I want those protected as well.  I did it this way on my previous setup without issue. I suppose if I had to change it out, the outlet is still accessible from the inside of the stand. Keep me posted on what you find out and recommend. 

 

Good thoughts, Jamie and thanks for sharing! It sounds like I need 2 DC8s to keep the lights and pumps off the standard breaker and everything else on the 2nd DC8 on a GFCI.

 

Thanks for your input, AJ. I may just get the EB4 instead of the 8.