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Old 02-09-2011, 04:47 PM
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Make sure it's accessible. I have maybe 30 lbs in mine but I can't really get to it and stuff does accumulate there. More so now that I'm not running filter socks.
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Old 02-13-2011, 05:08 AM
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Got the plumbing all done. Went pretty well for my first time. Haven't leak tested it yet but i'm pretty confident it should be fine.



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Old 02-16-2011, 04:29 PM
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Tank is up and running!!!

There were a couple of leaks but just on the threaded joints with teflon tape. Glued joints all seem good.

I was quite surprised at the level of evaporation after the first full day of running the system. Almost 8 litres over 24hrs. The sump compartment that my return pump is in will go dry within 2 days at that rate so I will be needing to get an ATO working right away. I'd say that even after a day and a half the pump would start sucking air.

Also I added the filter socks to the sump and even though they were cleaned first they made the skimmer go crazy. Gonna run them through another cycle in the washer before trying them again.
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Old 02-16-2011, 04:36 PM
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Once you close in the stand Mike it will help some what with the amount of evap. not a lot but some and an ATO is always a good idea. My ATO consists of a 5 gal bucket, my kitchen sink and my 2 arms ATM
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Once you close in the stand Mike it will help some what with the amount of evap. not a lot but some and an ATO is always a good idea. My ATO consists of a 5 gal bucket, my kitchen sink and my 2 arms ATM
I'm actually meeting with someone tomorrow night to discuss getting the wooden facade built. I'm not overly concerned about about the amount of evap I just though i'd maybe be good for a couple of days without needing to top off but that doesn't appear to be the case.

Oh well just one more thing to buy.... I'm already $1500 over my budget for getting this tank running so whats another couple hundred.
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Old 02-16-2011, 04:52 PM
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I'm actually meeting with someone tomorrow night to discuss getting the wooden facade built. I'm not overly concerned about about the amount of evap I just though i'd maybe be good for a couple of days without needing to top off but that doesn't appear to be the case.

Oh well just one more thing to buy.... I'm already $1500 over my budget for getting this tank running so whats another couple hundred.
It might level out once your house humidity stabilizes, if you home is fairly new it can be a bit of a battle. I know when I built a new house and was running FW tanks I was topping them off every day but after a few months it settled down a bit.

Ya its only money right I mean really what else could you do this some extra cash now a days.
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Its looking good. Can't wait to see water in it,
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