Side drain is just caped off wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it yet might plum it it as a back up. and I like the surface skimming idea I'll cut that down tonight
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Side drain is just caped off wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it yet might plum it it as a back up. and I like the surface skimming idea I'll cut that down tonight
Ok sounds good get on that tonight
I bought the brs 3 stage RoDi unit and have 2 55 gal drums to house new water and mixed water
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Paradiddle7
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If you have any power cords above the plugs/outlets make sure you have a drip loop. I happened to start a fire with very little saltwater getting into my outlet. I'm glad I was standing right there when it happened. There were literally 4 inch flames trying to catch the sheet rock on fire, which obviously didn't combust but it did heat up the outlet cover enough to slightly warp it. It all happened when I left a towell on top of the tank bracing and didn't realize the corner of it was in the tank. It started wicking water and it was laying over my tunze cord and dripped down and ran into an outlet that I hadn't converted over to a GFCI yet either. I knew saltwater was conducting but until you see how fast flames can erupt, I think the mind sort of says "It's water, it can't burn." Then you see that thing arc and the insulation on the wires and the plastic in your outlets easily combusts.
When I moved my tank in-wall and put my sump in the basement, I mounted my outlets and aquatronica power strip on the rafters above the sump and to the side of it. I also made sure there are drip loops in case water from the floor above leaks and runs down the cables going out to the lights and in-tank tunzes etc...
Definitely stress relief the pipes. You have relatively long runs without any bracing. If you have rigid pipe going from your drain hole in the tank or going to the outflow from the pump, you are at serious risk of cracking the glass between the two holes drilled in the bottom of your tank. I have a tank that suffered that. I repaired it easily but it leaked until I did that. That all happened from a mild bump of one of the pipes and it was 1/2" glass. I personally used silicone tubing more than rigid plumbing for the drain and from the output of the pump. I can move it out of the way for easier maintenance and it's a lot cheaper than buying unions etc...
I would go with a bigger sump and an in sump skimmer. Murphy's law that at least once you'll knock your collection cup into your sump. Also any leak in your skimmer plumbing may not leak back into your sump. The more potential leaks you can avoid, the better.
When I moved my tank in-wall and put my sump in the basement, I mounted my outlets and aquatronica power strip on the rafters above the sump and to the side of it. I also made sure there are drip loops in case water from the floor above leaks and runs down the cables going out to the lights and in-tank tunzes etc...
Definitely stress relief the pipes. You have relatively long runs without any bracing. If you have rigid pipe going from your drain hole in the tank or going to the outflow from the pump, you are at serious risk of cracking the glass between the two holes drilled in the bottom of your tank. I have a tank that suffered that. I repaired it easily but it leaked until I did that. That all happened from a mild bump of one of the pipes and it was 1/2" glass. I personally used silicone tubing more than rigid plumbing for the drain and from the output of the pump. I can move it out of the way for easier maintenance and it's a lot cheaper than buying unions etc...
I would go with a bigger sump and an in sump skimmer. Murphy's law that at least once you'll knock your collection cup into your sump. Also any leak in your skimmer plumbing may not leak back into your sump. The more potential leaks you can avoid, the better.
magdelan
Fish?
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When you are about to do your water change, what is the procedure you will use? Will you siphon the water out by sucking on the end of a vinal tube and dumping the new water back in with a bucket? Or are you going to use a valve to drain and a pump to fill? I see lots of opportunity with this setup. Make it great!!!
I wasn't clear
When you are about to do your water change, what is the procedure you will use? Will you siphon the water out by sucking on the end of a vinal tube and dumping the new water back in with a bucket? Or are you going to use a valve to drain and a pump to fill? I see lots of opportunity with this setup. Make it great!!!
I think the game plan I was going to take is get 2 pumps that put out the same gph and hook them to the controller so I could possible do water change on the fly putting the drain pump on the right side of the sump and pump new saltwater on the intake side of the sump. And then have a ATO to keep the fresh water flowing bc I think I'm going to get alot of water evap
So everyone tanks running well and going to breaking down the old tank and the fish have out grown it and the new one isnt much bigger so thinking of either offer them up to fellow reefers or taking to one of the lfs. There in a 70 gal tank now and iv had most of them from 3 to 4 years. The fish are one blue angle 6-7" fox face 6" sailfin 5-6" hippo tang 7" And one blue with yellow tail damsel 3-4. All these fish eat really well mostly feeding dry pellets and once in a while nori and frozen myis. Not the best pics bc just a phone and they trend to not be picture friendly. So this is going down Sunday and by tuseday they'll go to the lfs
