290G Peninsula Tank - Page 6

gregzz4 · #1 01-23-2013, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

I just slip fit my 90s in. I applied pvc primer to the short piece of pipe in the 90 and the outlet of my manifold. this created the perfect amount of friction to hold them in tight.

Looks like this is a good solution
Quick and dirty and no more buying and chopping

mseepman · #2 01-23-2013, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

I just slip fit my 90s in. I applied pvc primer to the short piece of pipe in the 90 and the outlet of my manifold. this created the perfect amount of friction to hold them in tight.

So if I get this right...you just used primer? That made it gummy enough to hold tight...but loose enough that if you needed to break it, you could.

If this works....I will be dancing a jig tonight!!!

gridley · #3 01-22-2013, 03:35 PM

I'm afraid that I have no advice or suggestions to offer - just my empathy. I'd rather work with live electrical current than plumbing. Electrical either works or doesn't work - plumbing works . . . then leaks. I had to call my plumber brother in law to fix my multiple leaks. I hope that all goes well.

lockrookie · #4 02-03-2013, 06:34 PM

How about a dremel or modified hand saw to connect the dots between the holes? You may not be happy with fake sand bed you have done all this beautiful work to have something you don't seem 100% positive about

mseepman · #5 02-03-2013, 07:10 PM

yeah I've thought it through a lot and I'm hoping that with the space below the pump I won't need the acrylic pieces plus I will put the seafloor special (larger grains under it). The pumps will be aimed upward.

mseepman · #6 02-05-2013, 03:22 AM

Working on rinsing my sand and then getting it in the tank. Can't believe how long it take to rinse this stuff...half Agra Max select and half Seafloor Special.

In the end I figure that I should have about 1" of sand or a little less.

mseepman · #7 02-12-2013, 05:44 AM

Trying to get a few more things done. The overflow plumbing is now all dryfit and I will glue tomorrow if I don't spot any more problems (or as long as no-one here does either)

One simple pic. Left is Full Siphon, Right is partial syphon/backup and center is emergency drain.

mseepman · #8 02-16-2013, 09:21 PM

Well, today I started the process of adding water...YIKES! Talk about stressful. I won't be pushing too much up to the display today as I've found a couple small drips that need to be taken care of first at the sump area.

Here are some much awaited pictures.

lockrookie · #9 02-18-2013, 07:02 AM

Can you in thread it a bit add more Teflon to it more on the heavy side near the end and re seal it quick? I had that happen to me as well

mseepman · #10 02-18-2013, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by lockrookie

Can you in thread it a bit add more Teflon to it more on the heavy side near the end and re seal it quick? I had that happen to me as well

Well my sump is currently full of water...so no, not right yet. The leak is even slower than I thought, after the entire night, there was a little more than a thimble full of water in the cup underneath.
If you wondering why my sump is full, its because I'm prepping to push water up to the display. I'm currently making another 100g of fresh water and I'm mixing 100g of salt water and sump holds about 60G of saltwater (not including fuge). My plan is to fire up my water change station at the same time as my return and try to push about 140g upstairs to the display. I need some more hands as my return nozzles will destroy my aquascape unless someone is deflecting the flow. I also haven't checked my plumbing from the pump up to the display (most of it was done by plumber in wall) so I will want an extra pair of eyes to look that over at the same time too.

Can't believe that this is finally getting close. I have so much more work to do on this...my APEX isn't setup, my dosing isn't set up, my skimmer isn't set up...but water is a major step.