that sounds like a terrible time i'd have gotten violent lol.

thankfully the bulkhead cracked and not the actual glass around it! hope things go smoothly now.

Wow, thankfully things worked out for you.

Yup, thats what I was thinking. I can only imagine what would have happened if the glass around the bulkhead cracked. That happened to me when I was transporting a 75 gallon with a downpipe sticking out. Went through a door frame and downpipe hit the side. Cracked the whole bottom pane.

The damn sump got me drinking and I don't usually drink but when I do I beat my kids.....just kidding.:smile:

I didn't think I was gonna make it but again thanks to everyone who helped out. Great reefing community we have here in BC.

There would have been an inflex of extra live stock at JL aquatics for sale if that wouldve happened.

Ya dude, you are lucky you have Brad and Wayne and all those good guys on the island. Amazing people!

For sure dude!

That will be taken care of.:wink: Funny when I visit those guys on the island I brought back a whole bunch of frags too. Jeez, you know you are an addict when.:redface:

Ya, I hope so too buddy. knock on wood!

Thanks very much brad, I owe you one!
I am saving it for this weekend when my new sump arrives. :smile:

Wow sounds like you had a awsome weekend.....

spectacular! :twised:

Your going to have take your son Chris under your wing and teach him everything you know about Saltwater tanks . That way these problems are taken care of before you come home from work.:lol:


Chris

I await your call :wink:
LMK tonight or tomorrow when you want me there

I'm not useful for much, but I can usually lift heavy-ish things if you need

Damn Rich, Sorry to hear what happened. I'm only few Hwy exits away if you need anything.

Wow, I'm in Maiu right now, and thought I'd take a peek at Canreef, and this is what I see!! Glad to hear it's under control, though, for now. I would offer my help too, if needed. I will be back end of next week.

You have a genuine treasure there, Rich, with your tank and frags. Would be a terrible loss if you had a crash. Hopefully, it will end well.

Again, if I can be of any help, please let me know.

lmao, thanks for the offer. :smile:

Its okay Mike, I gotta it all taken care of now.

Thanks very much Walter. I will do my best to get thing back on track again.

So guys, it has been a week and a half-ish since the sump started leaking. I have finally got every thing circulating again. I must say it has been a trail and tribulation week for me. So many late nights looking at the tank and thinking about shutting it down but I just couldn't do it.

Now everything is running again, I'll have to stablize the whole system. Last night when I check the parameters it was at a all time low.
Calcium 320
Alkalinity 5.2
Magnesium 1150

I also had to clean out my biopellet as the whole bacteria mass has died off. I washed the pellets then palced them into some ro water over night and reused it. I didn't think it was a big deal to reuse, seem like a waste to toss it but I could be wrong...

Anyways.... here is the fun part, New Sump.

The new sump is built by H2O in Victoria and let me tell you it is beefy. The measurement on it is 50X30X16.5 and it's made from 1/2 inch glass all around.
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My wife was nice enough to pick it up for me. Props to Derek at H2O for helping her lift it into the rav. I had a few friends over to help me move this little beast into position but man she is heavy. I under estimated the width of my door and had a real pain in the butt time getting it through but we did it.

Here is a picture of Greg ZZ4 helping me cut off the old bulk head. Thanks man!
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Here is the sump dry fitted.

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Finally got her filled yesterday.

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When I was filling the water we sprung a little leak out of the union by the reefflo and naturally its the other side of the ball valve. I was cursing like a sailor. It didn;t matter how hard I cranked that nut down it stil leaked. As I was getting the bat out I realize the friken ORING wasn't in there. FML, got my panties in a knot for no reason.

Lesson of the week: Patience (or forbearing) is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. Patience is the level of endurance one can take before negativity

To UV or not to UV
 

What do you guys think, should I put my UV back in?

Wow, problems right to the end
Glad the hardware is all sorted out now.
Just the water left, and for you that shouldn't be a problem.
Good work

It'll be fine, I've bought so many people's unwanted and used biopellets over the past 3 years it's not even funny! My reactor currently has 3 different types from 3 different people tumbling. All I do is what you did, rinse, dry and store for use later.

do everything you did before except the part where your sump leaks. proof is in the pudding.

Kien, you biopellet whore. just kidding!:smile:

Thanks for the reply. Any thoughts on the UV?

Thank you!

I guess its probably a good idea. Thanks for the reply.

It's true though, I'm a world class BioPellet whore :lol: .. if you get tired of your BioPellets sell them to me!! :biggrin:

I have no opinion on UV as I have never run a UV on a tank before.

Okay, thanks.

Hey Rich, sorry to read about your troubles the last few weeks. Let me know if you need any help restocking the tank :wink:

As for UV, I'd wait a while until your bacteria level gets back up closer to normal.

Good call Kelly, and thanks for the offer. I will be stopping by soon.:wink:

Nice to see you have the new sump running
Sorry I couldn't stay Sunday 'till the wee hours :wink:

Looks like you've got piles of room next to the skimmer for a sock tray ... lets do some more planning

Now that is a great idea....Wayne u should totally have a visit with Rich, then bring home some kick ass sps frags home to Vic!!
And Rich, your pair of hawaian flame wrasses are sooooooo sick, one of my favorite's for sure!!

Wow, guess I should finish reading the entire thread before commenting(referring to my previous comment), but I'm glad to hear it's all better now. Now you can back to what u love and are sooooooo good at, growing perdy sps and keeping beeeeautiful fish!:biggrin:

Rich, glad to hear everything turned out! Shoulda call me, I could have helped out picking up the sump!
:biggrin:

Thanks but things have turn for the worst. There is a leak from the bottom corner of the tank again. FML.

Really really bad news. I am on the verge of shutting it down. Came home last night to a puddle of water. The filter sock has filled up with water and started to overfill. In the short period of time where the wife went up stairs to cook dinner it has dumped a **** load onto the carpet. I pulled out the bag and replace it with a new one thinking its solved but this morning the towers I put down are just soaked. I found a drip per sec coming off the corner of the stand on the bottom and just cant find where the leak is coming from. If this doesn't get resolved soon, I am gonna sell everything and shut her down. :cry:

dibs on the biopellets!

sorry.. couldn't resist. Sucky news man. So is the leak coming from the new sump? Hopefully it's just a fitting that needs tightening or a bit of plumber's tape.

Wow... I really hope.its just a fitting.and not the tank... and Rich don't quit on us!
If there is anything I can do, just let me know.

Rich, turn off the plumbing for now and drain the sump. I will come over tomorrow night to help. I would come tonight if I can.

Wayne

Good luck. Water can suck sometimes.

I can't believe it Rich!
I hope its something simple like tightening a fitting.
Let me know if I can help tomorrow.

Coming off the corner of the stand? Or sump? Probably just a plumbing fitting. Stop with the "shutting it down" stuff. You'd be miserable. :razz:

Come and grab it, its free.....:nono: Looks like I'll be in this for a bit longer. My buddy came over last night and we found the leak. well, sorta.

Thanks man, much appreciated.

Always there buddy, thanks very much. :cool:

It sure does. The trails and tribulation of this hobby.

Thanks man.

Okay, I'll stop. :infinity: