Sonicboom's 180 build in Tampa
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dahos
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You think the people at the store would believe you if you tell them 'I don't drink, it's for my fish'? LOL.
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
Man if I had saw that you would probably disown me. As you already know I am dosing vinegar as it is a little less expensive but after about 3 months I have been cleaning the insides of my tank maybe every 2 weeks counting being lazy. I dont know if you know this but once you get to zero you save more money because you have to cut your dosing in half and it becomes your maintenance dose.
Sonicboom
Addicted to salt
So after fighting with Durso returns to silence them and tweaking and adjusting full siphons I finally re did the plumbing to include an emergency drain and a single return. Here's why I am so happy most of my plumbing is fitted with pipe thread tape.
Removed the T from the second return to make the emergency drain and fitted a coupler to the already existing spray bar.
Removed T coming in from left return and ran straight to sump.
Removed and capped pipe from left return to skimmer area since it was no longer needed.
Tested about 7 times between yesterday and today with power outages. Every time the emergency drain handled enough flow to barely let the water level drop in the sump and after about 45 seconds the main drains primed themselves and took over. I am very pleased that by just replacing two T's I went from unsafe and noisy Durso/siphon to full siphon with emergency.
Removed the T from the second return to make the emergency drain and fitted a coupler to the already existing spray bar.
Removed T coming in from left return and ran straight to sump.
Removed and capped pipe from left return to skimmer area since it was no longer needed.
Tested about 7 times between yesterday and today with power outages. Every time the emergency drain handled enough flow to barely let the water level drop in the sump and after about 45 seconds the main drains primed themselves and took over. I am very pleased that by just replacing two T's I went from unsafe and noisy Durso/siphon to full siphon with emergency.
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
Now you're gonna have sleepless nights thinking the tanks not on only to find out that it is actually running.
Sonicboom
Addicted to salt
Well sleepless yes, because tank sounds like it's not running...not so much. Now when I turn the power heads down at night I get a slurp from the siphon because they aren't pushing water towards the overflows as hard, so I close one valve about 1/4 inch and all is good. Then the float valve drips and water starts to fill it... it's the never ending balancing act. Oh well, for now I will just adjust the float until I devise something else...lol
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
So I decided to change the lenses on my sunglasses today to the blue blocker type lenses and when I came in the house this is what I saw with the sunglasses on.
And with them off.
Explain? The lenses on the camera?
Mark...
Member
So after fighting with Durso returns to silence them and tweaking and adjusting full siphons I finally re did the plumbing to include an emergency drain and a single return. Here's why I am so happy most of my plumbing is fitted with pipe thread tape.
Removed the T from the second return to make the emergency drain and fitted a coupler to the already existing spray bar.
Removed T coming in from left return and ran straight to sump.
Removed and capped pipe from left return to skimmer area since it was no longer needed.
Tested about 7 times between yesterday and today with power outages. Every time the emergency drain handled enough flow to barely let the water level drop in the sump and after about 45 seconds the main drains primed themselves and took over. I am very pleased that by just replacing two T's I went from unsafe and noisy Durso/siphon to full siphon with emergency.
Glad you are liking the full siphon. Mine has a inch full siphon with a dry emergency. I gave up some flow over other systems, but silence is golden and peace of mind with a dry emergency is priceless. Now if it only works when I test it...
Your tank look great, glad the vodka is working.
Sonicboom
Addicted to salt
Dave.M
LOL! That's great..lol
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