javajaws
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Week 1 Thoughts
Week 1 Thoughts
Well, the tank has been running almost a week now and I thought I would add some observations and comments about how things have been going:
Week 1 Thoughts
Well, the tank has been running almost a week now and I thought I would add some observations and comments about how things have been going:
- The tank runs extremely quiet, much quieter than my old tank. I'm REALLY happy about this. The only real noise is coming from the overflow at the top because of a water drop of about 7". Someday soon I'm going to remove the piping from inside the overflow (friction slip fitted...so easy to do) and raise everything up a few inches to reduce the drop and hopefully the noise. But as is I really can't complain.
- Temps have been great. I have the heater set to turn on at 77. With a full light cycle and no fans running I've only seen the tank get over 79 for about a half hour during the late afternoon. This is great considering its summer and around 103 outside. Tank runs MUCH cooler than my last one.
- Best thing I did on this tank this time was to install a flourescent light above the sump in the bottom cabinet. This has made tank maintenance/inspection MUCH easier (I had NO light down there before).
- I've got the sump ATO fully automated at this point and find it keeps the water level even more consistent than the LiterMeterIII I used before (at least the way I was using it). With my current programming my ATO dosing pump comes on about every hour to hour and a half and pumps for about 10 minutes (50ml/minute ~ 2 cups per cycle).
- I really like the thought that if something goes foobar on the tank there's a really good chance I'll get a txt message about it on my phone before my wife finds out.
