New Tank Arrived. Need Some Plumbing Advice...

[hummer]

After running up and down from my basement 25ish times carrying jugs of saltwater, my tank is almost filled up. Since I've never really cycled a new tank before (first saltwater tank was given to me by my friend), how much of my live rock from my existing tank should I add to begin the cycle? Should I throw any raw shrimp in there?
--Thanks!

[hummer]

I have a slight problem. Water seems to be seeping through the bulkheads in the overflow box. Any suggestions on how I can repair this? Thanks for any help.

[Railskinner]

to bad i can't get the pictures on the first couple pages of this thread to show up, would like to see whats going down. looks like it's going to be a nice setup once up and running.

[mark]

Originally Posted by hummer

I have a slight problem. Water seems to be seeping through the bulkheads in the overflow box. Any suggestions on how I can repair this? Thanks for any help.

Found the nuts do need to be more than just hand tight though see that's often recommended. Also what I do is make sure everything is clean, place a real thin smear of silicone on both sides of the gasket, again not recommended by many. If using silicone really need to be careful not to overtighten as can push the gasket out.

[hummer]

Originally Posted by Railskinner

to bad i can't get the pictures on the first couple pages of this thread to show up, would like to see whats going down. looks like it's going to be a nice setup once up and running.

Sorry about that.
I've taken some updated pictures with my camera phone. Not sure where my camera went. Hope you can see these ones.

[hummer]

Originally Posted by mark

Found the nuts do need to be more than just hand tight though see that's often recommended. Also what I do is make sure everything is clean, place a real thin smear of silicone on both sides of the gasket, again not recommended by many. If using silicone really need to be careful not to overtighten as can push the gasket out.

Thanks, I'll see if i can tighten it a bit more. I was worried I would crack something.

[hummer]

I was able to tighten it a little more this time. It appears to be working. No signs of a leak for the whole day. If it's still good tomorrow, then I can start adding rocks. Thanks for the help!