My 75 Gallon, Start to Finish....

[DEEPWATER]

lolz ronen... yea i no thanks for the advice.. i would have no were to put everything in the 29 gallon so once everything is out ill clean it out and put the baffles silicone, freshwater run it and then swap everything out...

buy a new/used 29 gal ,,what can it cost you ,then sell the other one

Basement are uslly cold (the floor) being that you have a plastic sump :irked:

and your tank is at 80 ,that will cause it to start cracking .A crack= a Leak .A leak= water on the floor. water on the floor = tony in big trouble :sgrin:
Just want yu to keep that in mind ..
I really want to see your tank set up ..lol

 

[Tonyscoots84]

hehehe thanks for the concern ronen... i wanna see this tank setup finally 2.. .its been long enough.:shocked1: :biggrin: :wink1: :givebeer:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

hey guys i think im just going to start over with the water and do as i wanted and premix the salt and water...i really dont understand... the salt has precipitated out and the water is cloudy for 2 days already... the salt precipitation everywhere on all the powerheads and pumps... anyone got a better idea before i give up....

its like a white powder everywhere....

 

[masterswimmer]

What is your Alk/DkH? If your Alk is out of balance with your calcium it can cause it to precipitate out of solution even at lower levels. Removing it from your tank to mix it in another vessel will not change anything. Don't waste the water, salt or time.

Do some tests and lets figure out your problem.

master

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i dont have a test kit for alk....:shhh: im gonna test for the ph and go search for an alk kit somewhere...

 

[nanoreefer22]

Whats testing for pH supposed to do:scratch:?....And you told me your levels were "perfect", geeze why lie why??

BTW you sure you aint just mix up a big batch of Kalkwasser :joke:

 

[masterswimmer]

That's cool, just don't empty it from your tank yet. That would be a big job and accomplish nothing.

master

 

[Tonyscoots84]

kris i dont lie... lolz the salinity said 1.024.. i dont no what it would do but maybe its off... i dont no that.. but i havent tested the alk cause i dont have a kit... why does this crap have to happen to me.. always something has to go wrong......

 

[masterswimmer]

What are you testing your SG with? I'm crossing my fingers hoping it's a refractometer and not a hydrometer.

master

 

[Quang]

ok tony, let me get the story straight... This is RO/DI water that you put in your tank and then add salt mix. So you left it for 2 days already and it still hasnt settled? Is that right?

Also, is your sump plugged into your system? Also, wasnt your skimmer adding bubbles to your tank? I'm saying give it 2 more days to settle down. Another thing is maybe to turn off the flow and let everything fall to the bottom and then syphon it out. :splitspin, just a suggestion though.

 

[masterswimmer]

What salt are you using? Mortons table salt might not work :joke:

Do you have your heater on? Salt dissolves optimally at about 78 - 80 degrees.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

lolz.... i used IO.... theres little particles of what i think salt all around... i gotta i guess dilute em.... would that sound right..

 

[Tonyscoots84]

ok tony, let me get the story straight... This is RO/DI water that you put in your tank and then add salt mix. So you left it for 2 days already and it still hasnt settled? Is that right?

Also, is your sump plugged into your system? Also, wasnt your skimmer adding bubbles to your tank? I'm saying give it 2 more days to settle down. Another thing is maybe to turn off the flow and let everything fall to the bottom and then syphon it out. :splitspin, just a suggestion though.

sounds like a good idea... what im a gonna do is syphon out the stuff on the bottom tonite... cut the flow... and clean out the sump.. that white powder stuff is on the bottom of the sump and some inside the tank....

 

[Tonyscoots84]

1st i wanna say thankyou to master russ for takin the time out to call me and go over a couple of things with the tank... we went over possibilities on what the water might be cloudy.... i mentioned to russ that i had no heater yet in the system... then he told me why i needed to put the heater on.. lolz.. dumb a$$ move on my part.. thats why the salt was not dissolving...

thanks a bunch russ... i really appreciate your help... he is the master....

now off to the next problem micro bubbles from the skimmer... i have the gate valve mod.. should i put a filter bag were the water comes out.. would that help any... i will be swapping out the plastic container for a 29 gallon with glass baffels once the guys are out of the tank... what can or should i do in the meanwhile so this tank can be setup tom... thanks guys and a special thanks to russ for all the help...

 

[Tonyscoots84]

ohh by the way the tank is clear with the exception of the micro bubbles....

 

[Deanos]

Don't worry about the microbubbles, if there's nothing in the tank. Once you install your baffled sump, they dissipate/disappear.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

deanos thanks. my one worry is that i think i heard somewhere that the microbubbles are bad for the fishes... im not completely sure but if im going to be using the 29 gallon tank will it be fine for a couple of days with everything in it and the microbubbles until the glass sump is ready...

 

[masterswimmer]

Tony, you're welcome my friend. Glad to hear the heater cleared up your precipitation issue.

No worries about the micro bubbles for the fish either.

Don't put a filter sock on the discharge side of your skimmer. That will eventually effect the performance of your skimmer. Why you ask? lol. Because as the filter sock accumulates detritus and crap that collects in it, it will create additional backpressure in your skimmer. This will raise your water level in the skimmer causing you to have to continually adjust the gate valve on your skimmer. Once you set the gate you really want it to be a 'forget about it' piece of equipment.

Like Dean said, once you setup your 29 sump with baffles, you should have no microbubble problems.

Hope this helps,
Russ

 

[Tonyscoots84]

thanks masta....

 

[Tonyscoots84]

here it is....

here is the tank all setup.. i have to still take care of 2 things... 1 add the glass sump with baffels to take care of microbubbles from the skimmer and
2nd i might re aquascape the tank i dont no..

so what do you guys think...