Isla Escondido - invincible569's Rimless 300g

[reef / aholic]

Sfiligoi Stealth T5 comes in the following widths of 10.2" and 19.7”. I think these fixtures can be run either parallel or horizontal to front of the aquarium.

If you’re concerned about light coverage the new Sfiligoi Infinity XR6 will have a uniform light coverage on the water surface of about 35.4” x 27.6”. Also one of the cool features about the Sfiligoi Infinity XR6 400w is a switch with grants the possibility of installing both 250w and 400w bulbs and a sliding system makes the lamp holder move and locate the bulb burner at the very centre of the reflector..

 

[invincible569]

The Spectra looks great over a 40" wide tank. It covers everything in my opinion.

Tomorrow morning, I have to drain out all 300 gallons from my tank!! A bulkhead starting leaking and I have tightened it as much as possible. Now i need to replace it. I had to use epoxy to cover the leak for now. I'll post pics tomorrow. Hopefully everything goes well.

 

[clownnrnd]

O'man that is my worst nightmare. Next tank I get will have no holes in it. Good Luck tomorrow

Chad

 

[crab0000]

Good luck!

 

[mcrist]

Man that's a bummer. Hopefully it will go smoothly with no additional problems.

 

[mcrist]

What type/brand bulkheads are you using?

 

[melev]

Since you have to pump out so much water, I'm guessing this is a closed loop bulkhead?

 

[fisheebill]

OH NO!!

 

[Kigs]

I hope everything goes well invincible, good luck.

 

[i2ik]

Good Luck Ed! i am sure everything will go well... but it does suck!

 

[invincible569]

Yes, it was a Closed Loop bulkhead (for chiller). Im not sure which brand bulkhead it was. It makes me rethink about having a Closed Loop now for any future tanks like Chad said. Kevin from All About Fish in Houston, TX walked me through band aiding the problem now. My tank would of been drained out by now. It was a bad constant leak that wouldnt stop. He told me to get the Rainbow bulkheads and if possible sched 80. I have the Rainbow one and plan to start in a couple of minutes. If things go as planned, I should be done before this afternoon. I may remove a lot of sand because I am scared some sand will be caught in between which would be a pain to redo all over again. Sand is easily replaceable.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement! Im going to need it! I thought my tank wasnt going to make it 2 nights ago!

I'll post pics later.

 

[mcrist]

I like Hayward brand bulkheads and ball valves. They cost a little more but they are worth it.

 

[invincible569]

Thanks mcrist for the recommendation.

Well.. i have all the water out now and I didnt want to take down my aquascape, but i had to in order to save the Bellus Angel. He would not move out from the back. Im going to have to start from scratch getting the aquascape back to normal. Im not too worried becuase these are all big rocks except for the overhang I had on the left side. That one was the tough one. The deltec epoxy I used is very strong. I couldnt move the piping where the bulkhead sits. It looks as if the piping would break before the epoxy. Its time to chisel away at it. What a pain for just one closed loop bulkhead leak.

 

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10963340#post10963340 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by invincible569
What a pain for just one closed loop bulkhead leak.

Think of it more as "not all that much work to save the complete tank, when you think about it".

 

[fisheebill]

You are moving fast this morning!

 

[javajaws]

Wow, sorry to hear about the leak. I'm really surprised you went with sched 40 bulkheads though. When I set my tank up I initially had it drilled for sched 40 but kept breaking the bulkheads (threaded fittings). I eventually "enlarged" my holes for sched 80 bulkheads and I now sleep much easier at night.

Since your holes are "recessed" it wouldn't be so easy to do though without a router and a circle jig.

 

[reef / aholic]

I finally made it over to see Kevin at All About Fish this week, nice guy. That really sucks about the bulkhead leaking. This is one of the reasons I like Sch. 80 bulkheads because I would always break or crack Sch. 40 bulkheads.

 

[tbone28]

Good Luck with the fix...go for Hayward Bulkheads + silicone if you can.

 

[invincible569]

Thanks guys!! I would of went with a sched 80 this time, but I had no time. I was already slowly getting a drip through the threads. I had to act fast. I know now for my next tank to use 80's.

Good thing is that all the water is now going back in the tank. It looks strange not having anything in the tank right now. I've been taking pics to show you guys what I had to go through.

 

[tbone28]

I'm happy it was a quick fix for you! :rollface: On your next tank, just go with a sump return and (2) Tunze 6301's for flow ...What'd you decide on about the 6201's?