Kevin Tran
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Lookin good Heather, great new!
My 75 Gal Coral Tank
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yveterinarian
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Looking good Heather. Hope it passes the water test. 
heath
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well, good news, it holds water and no leaks on my plumbing.. added the sand and rock today.. now the fun part, dialing it in where it is happy...
reef keeper
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Just below the trickle makes it tickle! Nice job on that!
heath
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thank you, its not a professionals job for sure..but it works and it doesn't leak..
heath
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this is the tank with the rock and sand, looks kind of bare but, it will come in time.. slow and steady on this one.. got the skimmer working like a charm, so far so good, I have to add a bit more salt tomorrow to bring up the salinity level..
EricTMah
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Looks like it's coming along nicely Heather.
Any plans to add more rock or are you done?
Sony Xperia Z3
Any plans to add more rock or are you done?
Sony Xperia Z3
heath
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thanks Sam, not sure about adding more rock at this point, I have some pieces in the big tank that are on good size rocks and I am waiting to add them and then we will see...I going to leave some floor space for MAYBE a couple of clams or plates, this is down the road..there will be some fish going into the tank as well..
I am going to be honest, the tank looks great, but your return has me a little nervous. I do see that you have a decent check valve to stop any flow back, but those can get clogged which could leave them in an open position. There seems to be a lot of water that could flow back into the sump at that point...more then the sump can probably handle. Your set up works well if you are home, but if the power goes out at night, there could be a mess. My suggestion would be to...
A: add a ball valve near where the bulkhead is so that you can turn off the return flow siphon back completely and then remove the check valve for cleaning.
B: Add some elbows to the return on the inside of the tank so that one is above the water line. Drill a hole (I just used a 1/4 bit) in the side of the top elbow (not the top of the elbow, or water will squirt straight up, you want the hole to point towards the water right at the water level), that way if the check valve fails, then the line will take in air killing the siphon. You can always turn the lockline towards the surface, but a fish could easily push down the lockline over time meaning more water in your sump aka, then on your floor. And with some of our luck, that will happen the day you are gone for a few hours :/
A: add a ball valve near where the bulkhead is so that you can turn off the return flow siphon back completely and then remove the check valve for cleaning.
B: Add some elbows to the return on the inside of the tank so that one is above the water line. Drill a hole (I just used a 1/4 bit) in the side of the top elbow (not the top of the elbow, or water will squirt straight up, you want the hole to point towards the water right at the water level), that way if the check valve fails, then the line will take in air killing the siphon. You can always turn the lockline towards the surface, but a fish could easily push down the lockline over time meaning more water in your sump aka, then on your floor. And with some of our luck, that will happen the day you are gone for a few hours :/
heath
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thank you so very much, I love your drawings, they even make sense to a dumbie like me.. I've have enough water on the carpet already, lol...the check valve is not glued just for that exact reason.. easy clean out..it shouldn't be that hard to do as the lock line is not glued.. again, thanks for the info...the return flare is set about 1" below the water level for that reason...
you are so smart and love it when ppl see things that I can't to avoid a disaster..
you are so smart and love it when ppl see things that I can't to avoid a disaster..
heath
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thanks Torx for posting the pictures for me, its a simple tank but I am very happy with the way that its coming..
EricTMah
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For a second there. I thought Mark got a new tank
Congrats Heather. It's looking good.
What did you end up deciding on for power heads?
Sony Xperia Z3
Congrats Heather. It's looking good.
What did you end up deciding on for power heads?
Sony Xperia Z3
heath
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thanks Eric, I have decided (your suggestion) to go with 2 jebao wp 25's , I am going with the twin so that there is only one controller.. thanks for advise on putting the nem's in, in the right corner is the big one that I was concerned about, he hasn't moved so he must be happy...I just wish that my camera would have picked up on the colour..
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Looking good, in no time it will colour up and look wonderful.
Mines just starting to look really nice now and starting to see good growth finally.
Mines just starting to look really nice now and starting to see good growth finally.
heath
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It has colour but for some reason my camera didn't show it, I am very pleased on how its turning out, I have ordered a bunch of simple pieces and they will be going in the end of july ..
Stuart, if you want plumbing done there are a lot of people with tons of experience, this was my first attempt and probly my last attempt....