I need some good feedback

[Westernace21]

I need some feedback. I go to a University in my town and they have aquariums. The salt water tank was in shambles everything was salted over thanks to a design i have never seen before. in the picture you will see a pipe just pouring at high rate into the Sump bypassing the mechanical and biological filter. All the plumbing is also connected with brass fittings with anyone can tell you that they will hurt any livestock. I need some reasons why that would be. And is it negligent to know that and leave it continue to run and hurt the animals? some please explain the design theory of the tank because the moderator in charge could not.

 

[DrayB]

what does the dt look like?

 

[DrayB]

could the pipe that is bypassing everything by the emergency overflow?

 

[Windy]

Copper isn't very poisonous to fish. I can't see any brass or copper in the picture. Where is it?

 

[Westernace21]

could the pipe that is bypassing everything by the emergency overflow?

I'm not really sure to be honest. I have never saw something so badly designed. I thought that should be going to the mechanical filter... There's no emergency overflow.

 

[Westernace21]

Copper isn't very poisonous to fish. I can't see any brass or copper in the picture. Where is it?

What about to invertebrates and coral

 

[Westernace21]

Copper isn't very poisonous to fish. I can't see any brass or copper in the picture. Where is it?

What about to invertebrates and coral

 

[Windy]

What about to invertebrates and coral

Very poisonous to invertebrates. Where is the copper you spoke of????

 

[Westernace21]

It's the plumbing fittings are all brass. Plus the stand next to the sump is rusting from the salt creep.

 

[Westernace21]

Also I believe that pipe is coming from the skimmer

 

[Westernace21]

I'm still confused on the red pipe , its a return from a reef octopus skimmer. I wasn't sure that you could just have it hanging over the sump. or whats the point of the return in general??????

 

[ReeferBob]

What a mess! That needs to be totally redone.

 

[Westernace21]

Okay, I thought so. I mean if there was a code of aquarium filtration building I'm pretty sure it would be a violation. Do you know of any plumbing / electrical codes... Besides it need to be GFCI outlet protected

 

[joshkirkland83]

Livestock need to be rehomed and that thing set on fire. Thats a shame for a University.

 

[Westernace21]

Everything in the tank died. The advisor who let the tank get that bad instructed students to top off evaporated with more salt water. At last check the salinity was 80 ppm.. Need less to say neglect

 

[joshkirkland83]

Everything in the tank died. The advisor who let the tank get that bad instructed students to top off evaporated with more salt water. At last check the salinity was 80 ppm.. Need less to say neglect

Wow