Operation Impending Fill up

1 - cause I don't think they make southdown anymore. What we have here at home depot is called Old Castle Stone Tropical Play sand at under 5 dollars per 50 pound bag. It has little shells in it an all. Wash it really good tho.

2 - give the skimmer time!!!Set it and give it at least 24 hours, then tweak a little, and wait. It took me about 2 weeks to land my skimmer where I was happy.

 

I can't find either in the chicago land area and was looking for a few weeks now

 

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More to come ... the LAZY system is just gettin started. The surge tank should be drilled come monday.

 

Hey Clint,

It looks like you have an awesome system built there for your parents!

I have a question about plumbing. You mentioned that you went through about 3 iterations on the plumbing system. From your old post "Plumbing with PVC Question" beamer suggested you add ball valves. From you pics I see that you have perhaps 2, maybe 3 valves in your system now.

My question has to do with a 90 gal system w/sump I just bought used. The return water is run through an Iwaki pump. But the whole PVC system does not have any valves whatsoever. It just runs. I've emptied all the water (to move it) and now contemplating whether or not I should rip up the plumbing and add a ball valve (or two) to the system.

Before I bought the system, it seemed to run fine. What are the pros and cons of having a valve in the plumbing? By the way, with the pump off (i.e. in case of power failure), the sump does not overflow -- already tested for that.

Thanks for your help, everyone.

 

Om_Seeker

There are no "Cons" that I can think of, only "Pros"
Valves allow for isolation in case of leaks. They make it easier to take apart for maintenance, or component removal. It also makes it so you can throttle the flow of the pump. Plus a couple of more I can't think of this early in the morning. Have a good one

 

I have valves on both the return to the tank and from the tank. Both are located near the sump.

 

I also have more pics, just haven't had time to post them, Halo 2 and all

 

[quote author=Clint link=board=Newbie;num=1097444766;start=15#16 date=11/09/04 at 02:44:17]I also have more pics, just haven't had time to post them, Halo 2 and all[/quote]

Understood.

Looks like a cool setup.

What is the eggcrate doing in this pic?
http://saltwater.rutkas.com/img/tank/under_tank_no_dc_calc_phosp.jpg