Drank the Kool-Aid!

[lvdimino]

Getting ready to glue.......am I missing anything? 4 baffles with #1 on far left. Should #3 be lower than #1? Also how do I know how much room I need for power outage?

 

[lvdimino]

Rock in.......water and sand next

 

[lvdimino]

Sump in and waiting for water!

 

[lvdimino]

sump and tank up and running! Hurry up and wait!

 

[lvdimino]

pair of vivid fancy hit the tank!

 

[kschweer]

Looking great!!! Very nice work on the stand.

 

[TD13]

My 28 gallon nano sits in front of a south facing window that gets 100% sun all day and about 18" from a wood burning fireplace that is used FREQUENTLY!! The only time I have ever had a problem is when it's hot outside and we have the windows open. It has less volume than yours thus it's more susceptible to temp swings via ambient air.

 

[tom reilly]

OK.....trip to Home Depot
supplies=$150
Chopsaw=$200
explaining to wife why I needed the chopsaw.......priceless

wait till she sees the compressor and finish nailer!
Stay tuned.....

Tools are a life investment.You can build her dream home in a couple years.

 

[tom reilly]

sump and tank up and running! Hurry up and wait!

You don't believe in using a filter sock? I'm new ..forgive if dumb question.

 

[Thomasj616]

Looks great.
Please learn from my mistakes, check valves!!!!
If that is your operating depth in your sump there is not much room if a power outage happens.
It's always better to be safe.
I had a sump that was to small for my tank.
I put in new hardwood flooring in my dining room, the next day power went out from a storm, sump overflowed, destroyed brand new floors.
I was so ticked I wanted to take down the whole system.
I didn't, just upgraded to a 60 gallon sump.

 

[lvdimino]

You don't believe in using a filter sock? I'm new ..forgive if dumb question.

I'm new as well. The person that has been guiding me doesn't use and advised against it. I do have a sponge right before the return. He keeps on suggesting I lose that as well. His tank is pristine so it can't be all wrong. I do have a piece I made to add a sock if i want to at a later time. I will be adding rock in the sump area.

 

[lvdimino]

Looks great.
Please learn from my mistakes, check valves!!!!
If that is your operating depth in your sump there is not much room if a power outage happens.
It's always better to be safe.
I had a sump that was to small for my tank.
I put in new hardwood flooring in my dining room, the next day power went out from a storm, sump overflowed, destroyed brand new floors.
I was so ****** I wanted to take down the whole system.
I didn't, just upgraded to a 60 gallon sump.

Thanks ,,,,,I'm with ya!
I performed an outage test and all is good! have a few gallons to spare.

 

[lvdimino]

not sure what I got growing here. Any ideas?

 

[Tahoe61]

Foraminiferans

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker.shtml

 

[recess62]

Hmmm. I heat my house with a fireplace insert. I have my tank in the same room as the insert and have not had any issues with the insert affecting the tank. However my tank is 15 feet away. With your stand being so close to the insert and being dark I suspect it will absorb a lot of heat. You might need a heat deflector /baffle between the tank and the insert. I would see what happens in the fall and be prepared to initiate a solution should you encounter a problem

 

[lvdimino]

Just installed my ATI 6 bulb 36" t5
Blue plus
Coral plus
Blue plus
Purple plus
Blue plus
Blue plus
Clowns very happy to have light!

 

[lvdimino]

 

[lvdimino]

Here is my update!

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