northbay-reefer
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So what do you do as a safe guard for your tank?
Water overflowing: I have experienced and heard about many tank over flowed and wet the floor. What should you do to avoid tank overflow?
I always Install an extra drain right below the overflow box just incase the water level rised all of a suddent. I also only use a return pump rated lower than the overflow box. And last but not least, after I installed all the plumbing I always test it by turning off power to simmulate a power outage making sure my sump can handle the water drain from the main tank.
Skimmer cup drain to a bottle outside your sump can also create a problem if it is not set up correctly. Your skimmer can go crazy once day and drain your tank and skimmage onto the floor. Keep everything inside the sump.
Heater cooking a tank: Always use a temp controller when it comes to heater or chiller. The little dial on the heater is not accurate and tend to get faulty and turn the heater on continuosly.
GFI switch, this is a safe way to connect electrical devices but it can also kill your whole tank if not careful. Imagine you went to work and the GFI switch off for some reason turning of the power to your whole tank for hours. I never use GFI. I only make sure everything is grounded correctly.
Tank over heat: All I can say is, AC, fans and chiller. Invest in one or more of these devices.
I am sure there are more but I can't remember them at this moment. What are yours, please list them so we can get some ideas.
Water overflowing: I have experienced and heard about many tank over flowed and wet the floor. What should you do to avoid tank overflow?
I always Install an extra drain right below the overflow box just incase the water level rised all of a suddent. I also only use a return pump rated lower than the overflow box. And last but not least, after I installed all the plumbing I always test it by turning off power to simmulate a power outage making sure my sump can handle the water drain from the main tank.
Skimmer cup drain to a bottle outside your sump can also create a problem if it is not set up correctly. Your skimmer can go crazy once day and drain your tank and skimmage onto the floor. Keep everything inside the sump.
Heater cooking a tank: Always use a temp controller when it comes to heater or chiller. The little dial on the heater is not accurate and tend to get faulty and turn the heater on continuosly.
GFI switch, this is a safe way to connect electrical devices but it can also kill your whole tank if not careful. Imagine you went to work and the GFI switch off for some reason turning of the power to your whole tank for hours. I never use GFI. I only make sure everything is grounded correctly.
Tank over heat: All I can say is, AC, fans and chiller. Invest in one or more of these devices.
I am sure there are more but I can't remember them at this moment. What are yours, please list them so we can get some ideas.
