Filling tank for first time

[fishytime]

+1 to Greg.....Im not sure if you are planning to use RO water or not but I fill my tank with RO for the test, this way if things are good to go all I have to do is add salt and simmer

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by fishytime

+1 to Greg

Shucks guess I'm finally lernin'
Always nice to have the experienced ones give a thumbs up Thanks !

Originally Posted by fishytime

Im not sure if you are planning to use RO water or not

I used RO my first time and ended up dumping it all down the drain
After my many plumbing changes, and 2 more times of filling the system with tapwater, I was finally ready to put the RO in and add salt with no looking back

Mine is my first SW build, and so is your's, so it won't hurt to test it with tapwater in case you find something you don't like or weren't prepared for/expecting

If you run your system now, this doesn't apply, but, if you go for weeks like I did during testing ....
Wash your whole system out well and scrub everything as the slime that builds up needs to be removed before your final fill

[gridley]

Thanks for the help - I will proceed with the tap water just in case I have leaks - I'm not completely confident of my plumbing skills - I installed a new bathtub in the ensuite four years ago and flooded the family room .
Deborah and I also want to take our time with the aquascaping and intall a solid foundation of dry rock. Hence a second reason to go with the first fill of tap water.

Thanks for the help.

[gregzz4]

Help is always free

How much LR are you going to use ???

I made a big mistake with my system and now am regretting it
I started off with the only LR I could find that I liked ...
I put 14# of rock into a rubbermaid and cured it for 3 months. Once I started curing it, I didn't look for any more as I didn't want to mix different rock.
I then ended up with less than .2lbs/g, and that's nowhere near enough

[gregzz4]

Just sayin' that you'll need lots of LR if you want to put any decent amount of life in your system any time soon

It was brought up when you started your build

Hope you got my PM back to you before you went to the plumbing store