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Old 03-23-2015, 07:00 PM
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Ugh, that sucks dude. Funny how we can totally explain things away to our loving and patient spouses
Somehow I have a feeling they (at least my wife) just lets us get away with stuff because she knows just how bad we feel when stuff like that happens and figures there's no use adding to it. Gotta love 'em
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Old 03-30-2015, 01:21 AM
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Ugh, that sucks dude. Funny how we can totally explain things away to our loving and patient spouses
Somehow I have a feeling they (at least my wife) just lets us get away with stuff because she knows just how bad we feel when stuff like that happens and figures there's no use adding to it. Gotta love 'em
Agreed! I am just the plumber for this operation, the good woman looks after the "pretty" stuff so she puts up with my "experiments" pretty well.
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Old 03-30-2015, 01:26 AM
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Spent the last few weekend renovating the sump room.

I have a spare tank if anyone is interested in buying it....


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Old 03-30-2015, 01:35 AM
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So I found this aluminum stand for sale out in Chilliwack. I could not go wrong for $50.00. Well built and the perfect size for my room. I also found a 135 gal tank for $100.00 bucks and Albert and company at Oceanic helped out by drilling the bottom for me on short notice..Thanks guys, much appreciated!

Anyways, my weekend project begins...again.... I miss dirt biking..




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Old 03-30-2015, 01:44 AM
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This pump will feed the 3/4" manifold, that feeds my reactors and UV. I did not want them to run of the main return pump. This pump is good for around 1200 GPH. Enough to feed my UV properly and the reactors.




and these are the Panworld pumps. I decided to run the 250 full time and the 150 as a backup. This way I can always use the Apex to start the backup, should the main one quit while not home. They are plumbed together, but I need to get an electric shut off valve to have the setup work properly..

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Old 03-30-2015, 01:48 AM
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Installed my own baffles to suit my needs. Been using SCS 1200 silicone with no issues. Oceanic and concept use it as well as sell it.



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Old 03-30-2015, 02:18 AM
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Finished setting up the Apx AFS. The feeder drops into the top funnel and goes down the pipe to the next funnel. The return pump sucks it down from the 2nd funnel and up to the DT. The manifold pump shuts down when the AFS foes on. This way no food gets sent to the reactors etc.




Finished re-wiring the dosers, ATO and the ATO bucket shut offs
This pic shows the AFS funnel set up at the top a little better.




Have not decided if I am going to use the ozone generator or not...My ORP is always low (300), but not sure it it is worthwhile.

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