WarDog's Tank Thread : Episodic Trial And Error

[brotherd]

That prefilter sure looks like it's pulling some nasties out of the source water!

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by brotherd

That prefilter sure looks like it's pulling some nasties out of the source water!

It's about 2 years old lol. TDS is still 0 at the clean end.

[gregzz4]

Good to see you're keeping up with the replies to your thread !!!

Don't poop on me .... I know you're busy

[Skimmerking]

looks good man liking the clean look. what's with the rock on top of the egg crate to give it more flow in the rock

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Good to see you're keeping up with the replies to your thread !!!

Don't poop on me .... I know you're busy

I see what you did there.

Originally Posted by Skimmerking

looks good man liking the clean look. what's with the rock on top of the egg crate to give it more flow in the rock

Initially yes, however I had a problem with Ulva algae and that structure is long gone. Hopefully I can get some work done on the tank over Xmas and post some updates and pics.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Initially yes, however I had a problem with Ulva algae and that structure is long gone. Hopefully I can get some work done on the tank over Xmas and post some updates and pics.

I'd be curious to know what your NO3 and PO4 levels are - that is if you're still battling nuisance algae ...

Don't forget that I rid myself of all that junk, and removed both my GFO and Carbon reactors, by dosing the mentioned stuff

Not that I want to make things easier for you ...

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I'd be curious to know what your NO3 and PO4 levels are.

So would I. Can you swing by and test please?

[WarDog]

Major update and photo dump! Its been a while since I've posted but things have been moving along.

Got a new sump from Concepts. Thanks to Kay for receiving it at King Ed.
Decided to go back to socks because I find they are just easier to clean. Plus the motor failed on the fleece roller I was using.



Power has gone out in Maple Ridge a lot more times than it did in PoCo, and I lost some livestock, so never again. Picked up a genny from Dave H.



Did some more plumbing on the w/c station, although its not complete yet.



Added a couple shelves and some decoration to the fishroom.



Started the plumbing on the UV. Wanted a bypass for ease of maintenence, and a drain.



...and mounted it to the wall. Screwed up one pipe cut and it's a little crooked. My OCD is making my eye twitch.



Started the drawings for the new electrical cabinet...



...and began to build the boxes.



Upper and lower box.



Time for paint.



Install lower box, then upper box.



Plan out the door, drill, and paint.



Install and begin to populate.



Added a 6 plug outlet on an extension cord fed from the furnace room. Its on a dedicated circuit and can easily be unplugged and run from the genny when needed.



Recent full tank shot. Parameters are stable and colour is good, although this isn't the best picture. Still plenty of work to do within the tank, but I am wanting to get the hardware upgrades done first. Hoping the new sump and plumbing can get done this coming weekend. Then all the electronics can be moved into the new cabinet. Thanks for looking.

[gregzz4]

Wow Buddy Nice Work !!! Some great thinking/planning "inside" the box going on here. I really like the cabinet boxes

I agree with your move back to socks. Did you go with 7" ?

[WarDog]

Thanks dude. I definitely love the building and hardware part. They're just 4 inch socks.