Drank the Kool-Aid!

lvdimino · May 21, 2016

Getting ready to glue.......am I missing anything? 4 baffles with #1 on far left. Should #3 be lower than #1? Also how do I know how much room I need for power outage?

lvdimino · May 26, 2016

Rock in.......water and sand next

lvdimino · May 26, 2016

Sump in and waiting for water!

lvdimino · May 31, 2016

sump and tank up and running! Hurry up and wait!

lvdimino · Jun 3, 2016

pair of vivid fancy hit the tank!

kschweer · Jun 3, 2016

Looking great!!! Very nice work on the stand.

TD13 · Jun 3, 2016

My 28 gallon nano sits in front of a south facing window that gets 100% sun all day and about 18" from a wood burning fireplace that is used FREQUENTLY!! The only time I have ever had a problem is when it's hot outside and we have the windows open. It has less volume than yours thus it's more susceptible to temp swings via ambient air.

tom reilly · Jun 3, 2016

lvdimino said:
OK.....trip to Home Depot
supplies=$150
Chopsaw=$200
explaining to wife why I needed the chopsaw.......priceless

wait till she sees the compressor and finish nailer!
Stay tuned.....

Tools are a life investment.You can build her dream home in a couple years.

tom reilly · Jun 3, 2016

lvdimino said:
sump and tank up and running! Hurry up and wait!

You don't believe in using a filter sock? I'm new ..forgive if dumb question.

Thomasj616 · Jun 3, 2016

Looks great.
Please learn from my mistakes, check valves!!!!
If that is your operating depth in your sump there is not much room if a power outage happens.
It's always better to be safe.
I had a sump that was to small for my tank.
I put in new hardwood flooring in my dining room, the next day power went out from a storm, sump overflowed, destroyed brand new floors.
I was so ticked I wanted to take down the whole system.
I didn't, just upgraded to a 60 gallon sump.

lvdimino · Jun 4, 2016

tom reilly said:
You don't believe in using a filter sock? I'm new ..forgive if dumb question.

I'm new as well. The person that has been guiding me doesn't use and advised against it. I do have a sponge right before the return. He keeps on suggesting I lose that as well. His tank is pristine so it can't be all wrong. I do have a piece I made to add a sock if i want to at a later time. I will be adding rock in the sump area.

lvdimino · Jun 4, 2016

Thomasj616 said:
Looks great.
Please learn from my mistakes, check valves!!!!
If that is your operating depth in your sump there is not much room if a power outage happens.
It's always better to be safe.
I had a sump that was to small for my tank.
I put in new hardwood flooring in my dining room, the next day power went out from a storm, sump overflowed, destroyed brand new floors.
I was so ****** I wanted to take down the whole system.
I didn't, just upgraded to a 60 gallon sump.

Thanks ,,,,,I'm with ya!
I performed an outage test and all is good! have a few gallons to spare.

lvdimino · Jun 23, 2016

not sure what I got growing here. Any ideas?

Tahoe61 · Jun 23, 2016

Foraminiferans

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker.shtml

:-)

recess62 · Jun 23, 2016

Hmmm. I heat my house with a fireplace insert. I have my tank in the same room as the insert and have not had any issues with the insert affecting the tank. However my tank is 15 feet away. With your stand being so close to the insert and being dark I suspect it will absorb a lot of heat. You might need a heat deflector /baffle between the tank and the insert. I would see what happens in the fall and be prepared to initiate a solution should you encounter a problem