Rev's 400+ Gallon Basement Inwall

[Ljaus]

Did this build come to a hauling stop? 3 days???????

 

[rayn]

Hey, we asked for water and rev provided water.

Now we need to ask for corals and fish I suppose.

 

[Bronc]

Hey, we asked for water and rev provided water.

Now we need to ask for corals and fish I suppose.

I pray it doesn't take 1500 more posts to get corals and fish!

 

[Ljaus]

I pray it doesn't take 1500 more posts to get corals and fish!

Hahaha!

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Lol been away for a few days.

Bad thing though when I got home one of the circuits GFCI had tripped. It was the pump side.

Need to figure out what's going on!

 

[Brew12]

Lol been away for a few days.

Bad thing though when I got home one of the circuits GFCI had tripped. It was the pump side.

Need to figure out what's going on!

I would say you had a GFCI trip! :p

Only 3 things will cause a GFCI trip.

First is a problem with the GFCI device itself. It can either fail a "self check" and trip, or have a mechanical failure to a trip condition.
The second is a difference in current between the hot and neutral plugs. This means some current has to be flowing to ground, and it is tripping as intended for protection.
Third is the user pushing the little test button. Everyone should make a practice of doing this at least once a month, especially if your GFCI's are over 5 years old.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Found the problem. I had put a few older heaters in there, two glass, just to start warming it while I was gone. One of them malfunctioned. Look at the black in this photo.

So I used the shop vac and sucked all that out. Then installed two new heaters I had waiting on me. I'll run some carbon as well.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

I had a heater fail this week as well...must be something in the water... :D

 

[dragon99]

Man, I know it would suck, but I'd be tempted to drain it. No better time than now. Would be better than dealing with metals in the water later.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Man, I know it would suck, but I'd be tempted to drain it. No better time than now. Would be better than dealing with metals in the water later.

I'm thinking since I'm cycling the tank it will be ok. The pump shut right down so the effected water was contained to the sump. Think I got most of the nasty. I'll do a big water change before anything goes into the tank.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

I'm thinking since I'm cycling the tank it will be ok. The pump shut right down so the effected water was contained to the sump. Think I got most of the nasty. I'll do a big water change before anything goes into the tank.

Triton testing is your friend... :D

 

[Live Water]

I hate heaters.....

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

I hate heaters.....

You're telling me!

 

[ShinerMaginer]

I hate heaters.....

There is a guy in my club that has a line tapped into his hot water tank, and when it's activated, draws water out of the HW through a hose that is coiled in his sump (heating the water over a period of time), that then feeds back into his HWT. His tank is 700g plus, so he probably saves a thousand bucks a year doing it this way. He hates heaters, too.

 

[Live Water]

Soooooo where are we at? You got salt in that junker yet? Any ammonia?

 

[dochow]

What happened? Where do you go?? I am awaiting patiently for a new post about how this thing is going!

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Add some Dr. Tims a couple days ago! I was already showing some ammonia. Hopefully be weeks end I will be ready to go!!

 

[dragon99]

Pics!!!!!

 

[dochow]

Pics!

 

[Bronc]

Post 1600 fish-free!!