250 Gallon Starphire tank

[littlesilvermax]

Sequence's customer service was very good. They sent some replacement seals.

[littlesilvermax]

Unfortunately they sent their "salt water seals", the ones they offer as optional in their regular series of pumps (5800, 5200, etc..).

These are not the same seals as their fancy new Reeflo pumps come with.

This pic shows the difference, notice the white vs the black. The black ones are the correct ones (both fit) and are their carbon_______________ (can't remember word) seals.

[littlesilvermax]

After changing seals 3 times (each time lasted about 3 or 4 months) I still had problems, although not as bad.

Eventually they sent me a new volute, the black one.

Maybe the translucent blue volute was slightly warped, I am not sure, but it was worked with no salt creep at all for 2+ years now.

[Manny]

Sweet tank, can't wait to see more. I love your electical and plumbing.

[littlesilvermax]

Found one of those zoo eating snails in my zoos the other day.

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[littlesilvermax]

Growing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[littlesilvermax]

I decided I wanted to inject "fresh" air into my skimmer. I own a HRV unit and I plumbed in 3/4ID tubing to take the frsh air from the HRV to the skimmer. It didn't make a large difference, but when 30+ people are in my house the ph drop is a little less then before. Used to go from 8.20 to 7.85 with that many people, now it only drops to 7.99!

[littlesilvermax]

[littlesilvermax]

Here is how it goes into the skimmer.