JMorris271
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We have been in a build mode in our house for a few years now and had gotten to where we have some fish just out of TTM and in QT.
Our tank is coming along and the cleanup crew is pooping nicely starting to get the algae in hand.
So after making an new batch of RODI, I turned the water off which is located in a closet where we keep aquarium supplies and our RODI. Or so I thought I had closed it off.
While my wife and I were out that night, the water from the RODI began to overflow the Brute container for 10 hrs. completely soaking our floor in the room . After my wife ripped my head off, we ripped out all of the rugs, carpets and pads to find that the sub floor in not too bad of condition
My wife called Service Master to dry out the floor After 3 grueling days of noise fans whirling I can get a new floor[Yippe] put in. I am in a way relieved this has happened so I have an excuse to put tile down that has been on my bucket list. So now we are talking to our ins. agent and things are working out.
I never have cared for the RR tank I purchased 3 years ago with its standard sized pipes. Using a herbi overflow system. I was using the 2 3/4 inch pipes as full siphons and the two 1 inch pipes as emergencies.
Today I undid 2 yrs of working on this tank in 4 hrs .....moving 160 gals of water, the DT sits empty with plumbing cut out and ready to be moved
, 140 lbs of LR and 100 lbs of sand are in barrels in our dining room with power heads running
, cuc and some fish are in the kitchen on our new counters.
I am using this detour to somehow close off the pre drilled RR holes in the corners and removing the overflows.I then plan to drill a single 1.5 inch hole for emergency and a 1 inch for full siphon in the bottom mid back.
So I begin to build my second tank ......or is it still my first?
Our tank is coming along and the cleanup crew is pooping nicely starting to get the algae in hand.
So after making an new batch of RODI, I turned the water off which is located in a closet where we keep aquarium supplies and our RODI. Or so I thought I had closed it off.
While my wife and I were out that night, the water from the RODI began to overflow the Brute container for 10 hrs. completely soaking our floor in the room . After my wife ripped my head off, we ripped out all of the rugs, carpets and pads to find that the sub floor in not too bad of condition
My wife called Service Master to dry out the floor After 3 grueling days of noise fans whirling I can get a new floor[Yippe] put in. I am in a way relieved this has happened so I have an excuse to put tile down that has been on my bucket list. So now we are talking to our ins. agent and things are working out.
I never have cared for the RR tank I purchased 3 years ago with its standard sized pipes. Using a herbi overflow system. I was using the 2 3/4 inch pipes as full siphons and the two 1 inch pipes as emergencies.
Today I undid 2 yrs of working on this tank in 4 hrs .....moving 160 gals of water, the DT sits empty with plumbing cut out and ready to be moved
, 140 lbs of LR and 100 lbs of sand are in barrels in our dining room with power heads running
, cuc and some fish are in the kitchen on our new counters.
I am using this detour to somehow close off the pre drilled RR holes in the corners and removing the overflows.I then plan to drill a single 1.5 inch hole for emergency and a 1 inch for full siphon in the bottom mid back.
So I begin to build my second tank ......or is it still my first?
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