Wretch's 54g Aqueon RR Corner Build

[Wretch]

Well after butchering my stand to get access to the bulkheads, I got the leak fixed and added a down pipe before my gate valve so it was easier to install.



Tank and sump are full. No leaks to be found. Herbie is pretty much dialled in. I am still tweaking it a little here and there but I could probably just leave it alone. It is very quiet.



Tank is just about up to temperature. I can add my salt tomorrow if everything stays stable over night.

[Wretch]

Blah. The fun of setting up a new tank. Finally got temp to settle in and salinity right on. Then my 1 day old ATO stops working. It seemed to be working well for the day it was hooked up. I unplugged it once to fill the ATO bucket after using some of the water to balance my salinity. When I plugged it back in damn thing did nothing Tried all sort of plugging combinations and checked the pump but nothing did anything. Email sent to the store I bought it from hope to hear something tomorrow but who knows.

Here it is in its box nice and new.


Here it is in the sump about half way down on the right with the green light, working fine just after I added my sand.

[Wretch]

Well I heard back from the retailer I bought my ATO from and they passed my email onto the head tech at the manufacturer. I guess I am just waiting for monday for them to get back to me.

In the meantime I had a cycling tank so I went and did a little shopping. Needed tests and picked up some bacteria supplements as well.



My tank had finally cleared up after adding the sand then I made it half way cloudy again trying to even it out.



Just took my first ammonia readings and they were NH3 0.4 and NH4 5. Do I need more NH3 for my cycle? or is it good to go as is?

Going to add the bio-spira now and see how it goes.

[jordsyke]

That smart ATO is the one that broke? I was looking at these and they seem simple and easy to use, U should do a review on it once you get it running

[Wretch]

Originally Posted by jordsyke

That smart ATO is the one that broke? I was looking at these and they seem simple and easy to use, U should do a review on it once you get it running

Yes its the Smart ATO that isn't working. It is very simple so not really sure what could go wrong or how you would fix it without replacing it. Just waiting to hear from the manufactures tech.

[hillegom]

Did you wash that sand before adding?
Seems maybe its very fine

[Wretch]

Originally Posted by hillegom

Did you wash that sand before adding?
Seems maybe its very fine

I didn't wash it cause it was live sand. Fiji Pink.