Update on tank

Well this weekend I decided to work on the tank since its been abandoned for a couple of months. I basically redid the plumbing, mounted the calcium reactor and ran some tubing for the auto-topoff and some cables for the controller. Now I just need to hook everything up ;D.

Here is how the tank looks now with the rigid pvc plumbing.


Another angle (Dont mind all the wire tangling, not finished )


How it looked before


Thanks

 

Looking good!

Whats the tank with the pressure gauges do?

 

That's the CO2 for the calcium reactor. Thanks for comment.

 

Looking good!

 

ahh cool.

 

Looks good buddy, did you start the tank all-over again? What do you mean by "abandoned for a couple of months." Luna

 

I had a really bad algae problem so I turned off the lights for about 4-5 months to kill the algae. I am pretty sure that the problem was that my water parameters were not correct (Ca,dkh,Ph, Nitrates, and Phosphates), also I did not have any snails or crabs to help with the algae cleanup. So now I added a phosphate reactor and some snails. I also put the mixing tanks outside the house so water changes will be done regularly (before it was a hassle). Hopefully I can keep the parameters stable and stay algae free .

 

Looks good. I would cover up your duplex outlets though. The last thing you want is for that to get corroded by the salty humidity in a sump area. I would remove the power going into that box and put a light coat of vasaline on any exposed metal contacts, it helps prevent corrotion and is electrically safe to use.

 

I removed those outlets and switches since I have a power strip from the controller (bought controller after installation ). I'm going to put 2 sealed outlets in the top left since I basically only use the power strip and really don't need the switches.

 

Looks good... Hope all works out..