My 38g Setup (Mega Pics)

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Originally Posted by Invigor

wow, those macro shots are AMAZING

Thanks!

Sump update. I finally got around to removing all the silicone from the sump, and put weldon-16 on the seams to make sure that I wouldn't have a problem like I had last time. I let it sit for a good week before I put water in it. I put the sump in the laundry room, filled it with water, and vinegar, and ran the pump on it, to recirculate for a good 2 days. I figure this would clean out everything, and make sure no leaks. 2 days later no problem. So I finally moved in the sump under the tank, and ran all the plumbing.

Took about 1 day to make enough water. I ran all the water straight into the tank, that way all the water would get mixed well before going into the overflow (to the sump). Once the sump was filled, I started it up, no problems. Oh wait. There is. A LEAK. The sump was leaking on the backside somewhere. 100% sure not the bulkhead (put a tissue next to it), so the leak was coming from one of the seams on the backside of the sump which I can't see.

So I think there is a possibility of me tossin' this sump, and building a new one with Lostmind. When you wanna start?

Also on another note, during the few minutes I ran the sump for, I figured my overflow can't handle the T3 return. I have the return T'd off back to the sump, but I find it a waste of power/flow, so I may inturn use the T3 as my pump for my skimmer, and use a Mag5/7 for my return instead.