What have you done with your tank lately?

[Flippers4pups]

Yea, ran it for four hours, messed with the gates time time again and it just wouldn't stay.

 

[mpcart]

Yea, ran it for four hours, messed with the gates time time again and it just wouldn't stay.

You should try a maggie muffler. I never see them mentioned but I got one for each overflow on my tank and they are great. Super silent and never anything to clean out or adjust. I'm surprised more people don't use them.

-Mike

 

[Schplitter]

Yea, ran it for four hours, messed with the gates time time again and it just wouldn't stay.

You need very fine adjustments. I also noticed the key is to have about 6" of water above the end of the siphon pipe in the overflow so you don't end up developing a vortech and sucking in air. That's with a 1" pipe. Larger pipes may require more water above the opening to keep this from happening.

 

[kegogut]

I added 3 more cleaner shrimp to the tank so Ive got 4 in there at the moment. I was kinda worried about adding them since Ive got the trigger and the HT tusk but I fed them really well before I added them and they went in with no problems.

 

[Flippers4pups]

You need very fine adjustments. I also noticed the key is to have about 6" of water above the end of the siphon pipe in the overflow so you don't end up developing a vortech and sucking in air. That's with a 1" pipe. Larger pipes may require more water above the opening to keep this from happening.

Did all that.

 

[Pife]

Did all that.

Where was your gate valve? In the basement or under your tank?

 

[oshanickreef]

i did my waterchange wednesday on sunday... #rebel

 

[makeshift101]

installed my old hob skimmer on my 40, did 2nd water change in it on week after using chemi-clean, which took longer then expected and started stinking up my office

bought rest of stuff for water changing station which will be built throughout this week

 

[Flippers4pups]

Where was your gate valve? In the basement or under your tank?

Basement.

 

[Pife]

Smooth dog has his in the basement and may be able to help you.

 

[Flippers4pups]

I think the drains are to deep. Too much back pressure.

 

[kegogut]

I think my ATS is starting to work. I testing No3 today and theyre down to 10 on API. They were 20 when I tested 12 days ago. and 35 when I tested on the Fed. 16th.
I am using API so not the most reliable but if its headed towards 0 on any test then its headed in the right direction. lolz

 

[makeshift101]

glad to hear they have lowered

 

[Pife]

I got my frag tank drain finished and started on my main return. I would have gotten a lot farther if some Lowes employee hadn't put thin wall 1 inch pipe in the schedule 40 rack. I guess there's always tomorrow.

 

[butters417]

Plumbed in my old 45 to my new sump/setup.

 

[mpcart]

Now that's how you brace a floor!

-Mike

 

[smoothdog]

I got my frag tank drain finished and started on my main return. I would have gotten a lot farther if some Lowes employee hadn't put thin wall 1 inch pipe in the schedule 40 rack. I guess there's always tomorrow.

Check EVERYTHING from Lowes/HD. I've been burned more than once because I grabbed several pieces of something and some a$$hat threw a piece back in the wrong bin. And if you buy unions, make sure the O-ring is in it.

 

[oshanickreef]

I got my frag tank drain finished and started on my main return. I would have gotten a lot farther if some Lowes employee hadn't put thin wall 1 inch pipe in the schedule 40 rack. I guess there's always tomorrow.

WE!

 

[_E_]

Finally seeing some progress on the stand I'm having made for the new tank. I'm hoping to have things salty in a couple more months.

 

[reelredfish]

Looks like my stand i had built for my 180