New sump ???`s - Page 8

tbittner · 12-15-2007, 08:23 PM

I don't have plants in the FW so I don't know anything about them. I DO prefer the look of the 14k bulbs though. Not sure how they would look over FW plants though.

PEMfish · 12-19-2007, 10:41 PM

Damn thing leaked! And to top it off I ran out of silicone. Don't need a cherry, I got a cold. So I ain't going out!

tbittner · 12-19-2007, 11:34 PM

Where did it leak at? Around the tube going to the sump?

PEMfish · 12-19-2007, 11:45 PM

Yes, there. So I enlarged the hole and put some PVC in it. Then I put the vinal in the PVC ( snug fit ). Also at the bulb head in there.

tbittner · 12-19-2007, 11:49 PM

Something that I found that works fantastic for things like this is a PVC pressure fitting. That creates an incredibly tight seal. Darn things are a bit on the expensive side though.

Lowes, Home Depot, etc. all sell them.

PEMfish · 12-20-2007, 05:41 PM

Silicone works too. A squeeze tube made by DAB for aquariums runs $3.50. Beat that. you won't.

PEMfish · 01-13-2008, 10:46 PM

I got the sump in. I don't have any RO water on hand (

), so it isn't going yet. I am amazed I could still fit everything in there, with the added 5g, and loss of the shelf. It was full before this, now with 1/5 the storage room, and nothing left out! I left the heater and a power head in the DT, but it still looks emptier. Now I need more LR ( I think it is expensive ( I only need 2.5 lb ) lol. The external overflow thing ( knock on wood ) I finally got leak free. The bulkhead still leaked a little, but I threw on a coat a silicone and hope for the best. I'm out of it, sick of waiting. To the 'screw it' point.

[ Think, rock is the single most expensive thing ( as far as the tank ) I have. Rock! ]

PEMfish · 01-13-2008, 11:03 PM

Think I have the definition of bulkhead wrong~
By bulkhead I mean dividing wall.

tbittner · 01-13-2008, 11:16 PM

Ahhhh, that makes more sense! I was thinking "He sure doesn't want to leave a bulkhead leaking. That will make a big mess!".

I love your creativity in putting together your overflow. Amazing!

PEMfish · 01-14-2008, 09:26 PM

So I'm getting it going, the pump is off and I'm removing the hang on overflow thing ( adjust water leval via overflow ). I hear what I thouht was the pump starting. Odd! I look, no, not the pump. My power strip is in the sump. fully submerged! What a show! Every thing goes off like the circuit breakers been tripped, like it should. I judge its safe to unplug and do so. Go down to the basement, none of the circuits are tripped. Odd!, again. I check all of them to see if one got stuck, nope. None are tripped or even labeled. So now I have the tanks on extension cords ( half the living room went out too ). All I have to do now is trip on the cord. I rent, so I'll take it from basic maintenance in the morning. If any one asks, I don't know how it happened.

tbittner · 01-14-2008, 10:03 PM

I bet that circuit is on a GFCI circuit. Check ALL of the sockets in the house, could even be back in the bathroom, and see if any of those are tripped. They trip LONG before a circuit breaker will pop. Also check for a GFCI circuit breaker. They have a white (mine are white) button on them.

PEMfish · 01-14-2008, 10:32 PM

I don't have any of those. That was the other thing I checked right away.

tbittner · 01-15-2008, 09:26 PM

Did you get your electric back on? What was it?

PEMfish · 01-16-2008, 05:18 PM

Yeah, its on. What it was I don't know, I wasn't here when they came.

PEMfish · 01-18-2008, 10:16 PM

So its all ready, except I can't get all the air out of the U tube. Also, the anti siphon hole thats an inch from the end. I have air line in it, it runs out to air but it dose nothing to stop the siphon. I tried barely sicking it in to ramming up the tube and inch in each way.
So how do I start it up? Yes, thats a ridiculous question. I build this system all DIY and ironically then can't turn it on.

12-15-2007, 08:23 PM	#106 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s I don't have plants in the FW so I don't know anything about them. I DO prefer the look of the 14k bulbs though. Not sure how they would look over FW plants though. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

12-19-2007, 10:41 PM	#107 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,096 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s Damn thing leaked! And to top it off I ran out of silicone. Don't need a cherry, I got a cold. So I ain't going out! __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

12-19-2007, 11:34 PM	#108 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s Where did it leak at? Around the tube going to the sump? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

12-19-2007, 11:45 PM	#109 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,096 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s Yes, there. So I enlarged the hole and put some PVC in it. Then I put the vinal in the PVC ( snug fit ). Also at the bulb head in there. __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

12-19-2007, 11:49 PM	#110 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s Something that I found that works fantastic for things like this is a PVC pressure fitting. That creates an incredibly tight seal. Darn things are a bit on the expensive side though. Lowes, Home Depot, etc. all sell them. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

12-20-2007, 05:41 PM	#111 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,096 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s Silicone works too. A squeeze tube made by DAB for aquariums runs $3.50. Beat that. you won't. __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

01-13-2008, 10:46 PM	#112 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,096 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s I got the sump in. I don't have any RO water on hand ( ), so it isn't going yet. I am amazed I could still fit everything in there, with the added 5g, and loss of the shelf. It was full before this, now with 1/5 the storage room, and nothing left out! I left the heater and a power head in the DT, but it still looks emptier. Now I need more LR ( I think it is expensive ( I only need 2.5 lb ) lol. The external overflow thing ( knock on wood ) I finally got leak free. The bulkhead still leaked a little, but I threw on a coat a silicone and hope for the best. I'm out of it, sick of waiting. To the 'screw it' point. [ Think, rock is the single most expensive thing ( as far as the tank ) I have. Rock! ] __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

01-13-2008, 11:03 PM	#113 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,096 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s Think I have the definition of bulkhead wrong~ By bulkhead I mean dividing wall. __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

01-13-2008, 11:16 PM	#114 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s Ahhhh, that makes more sense! I was thinking "He sure doesn't want to leave a bulkhead leaking. That will make a big mess!". I love your creativity in putting together your overflow. Amazing! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

01-14-2008, 09:26 PM	#115 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,096 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s So I'm getting it going, the pump is off and I'm removing the hang on overflow thing ( adjust water leval via overflow ). I hear what I thouht was the pump starting. Odd! I look, no, not the pump. My power strip is in the sump. fully submerged! What a show! Every thing goes off like the circuit breakers been tripped, like it should. I judge its safe to unplug and do so. Go down to the basement, none of the circuits are tripped. Odd!, again. I check all of them to see if one got stuck, nope. None are tripped or even labeled. So now I have the tanks on extension cords ( half the living room went out too ). All I have to do now is trip on the cord. I rent, so I'll take it from basic maintenance in the morning. If any one asks, I don't know how it happened. __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

01-14-2008, 10:03 PM	#116 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s I bet that circuit is on a GFCI circuit. Check ALL of the sockets in the house, could even be back in the bathroom, and see if any of those are tripped. They trip LONG before a circuit breaker will pop. Also check for a GFCI circuit breaker. They have a white (mine are white) button on them. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

01-14-2008, 10:32 PM	#117 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,096 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s I don't have any of those. That was the other thing I checked right away. __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

01-15-2008, 09:26 PM	#118 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s Did you get your electric back on? What was it? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

01-16-2008, 05:18 PM	#119 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,096 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New sump ???`s Yeah, its on. What it was I don't know, I wasn't here when they came. __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

01-18-2008, 10:16 PM	#120 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,096 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Get er done So its all ready, except I can't get all the air out of the U tube. Also, the anti siphon hole thats an inch from the end. I have air line in it, it runs out to air but it dose nothing to stop the siphon. I tried barely sicking it in to ramming up the tube and inch in each way. So how do I start it up? Yes, thats a ridiculous question. I build this system all DIY and ironically then can't turn it on. __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

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