I had a chance to run the water test and honestly it was a disaster. 7 leaks total. 2 loose unions- no big deal, one coupling that I forgot to glue, external overflow dripping between glass and external box and other 3 require to cut and replace the pipes.
Also I am running 1-1/4 pipes from my return pump and needed 1-1/4x1-1/4x1/2 tee, went to four different home improvements stores and no body had any.
I still dont understand how the leaks developed there, I used good quality glue with primer, cleaned all the pipes, applied glue to both ends and twisted pipes while gluing.
to fix the external overflow leak I decided to put an extra 2 bulkhead gaskets, went to LFS to purchase them, then after draining the water and removing overflow I noticed this:
even thickness was different. Luckily LFS had more so i was able to exchange it.
Oh and my 10 years old apex stopped working over the weekend (eb8) so there goes another $800 :headwalls:
I got so frustrating that had to take few days off from the tank.
It was a good time to focus on my other projects so I restored a fire hydrant: