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Old 08-01-2012, 01:49 PM
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ya, looks good, just make sure you add cleaning the mechanical float valve to your schedule. I used to clean mine once a month, or right be for I would go away anywhere.

as for the saturated salt, neat idea. I had wondered about that but was worried about chemicals falling out of solution at a saturated level. have you had any issues with that?

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Old 08-01-2012, 01:57 PM
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I was originally worried about the same thing as I mentioned before but didn't notice any measurable issues. I think even if there is an issue, a build up in the saturated solution container can be prevented by allowing it to run out of salt every once in a while which insures everything from the salt mix is eventually added.
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Old 08-02-2012, 12:24 AM
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What about using just sodium chloride for the saturated tank ?
Then you can still maintain your params with other methods
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Old 08-25-2012, 04:01 PM
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So it's official, the tank is coming down and will be sold within a couple months. If anyone is interested in the tank itself let me know, otherwise I'll post it for sale once it's out and ready to go.
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Old 08-25-2012, 04:18 PM
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Sad to hear this...are you putting something else together?
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Old 08-25-2012, 05:01 PM
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So it's official, the tank is coming down and will be sold within a couple months. If anyone is interested in the tank itself let me know, otherwise I'll post it for sale once it's out and ready to go.



thats too bad, such a nice tank im glad i got to see it before the crash i loved the layout, will you downsize to a nano or something else??
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Old 08-25-2012, 10:19 PM
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So it's official, the tank is coming down and will be sold within a couple months. If anyone is interested in the tank itself let me know, otherwise I'll post it for sale once it's out and ready to go.

Sorry to hear about this man... Was a very nice tank!

Upgrading after it's sold?
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Old 08-26-2012, 02:19 PM
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No need for condolences, I was never super happy with the placement of this tank. Decided since I'm starting fresh anyway and the basement is near completion, I'm going to setup something new. It's around 275gallons and built into a bar area. Stands already in place thanks to Grizz and tank is on order thanks to Dave.
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No need for condolences, I was never super happy with the placement of this tank. Decided since I'm starting fresh anyway and the basement is near completion, I'm going to setup something new. It's around 275gallons and built into a bar area. Stands already in place thanks to Grizz and tank is on order thanks to Dave.
Glad to hear you're starting over and not getting out of the hobby, and sorry to hear about the ATO failing
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No need for condolences, I was never super happy with the placement of this tank. Decided since I'm starting fresh anyway and the basement is near completion, I'm going to setup something new. It's around 275gallons and built into a bar area. Stands already in place thanks to Grizz and tank is on order thanks to Dave.

yay!! if you need any help im down
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