Beginning of a new 29g tank and questions

spanko

spanko

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The return pump chamber is where you will notice evaporation. Do you have an automatic top off?
 
mrdc

mrdc

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Yes sir! But I think the power head that is being used is going bad so I better get ready to replace it. What brand power head are you using with your ato?
 
mrdc

mrdc

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And it has been working pretty solidly for you? The penguin I am using has only worked for two months.
Well I looked it up and saw:
This unique, one-of-a-kind dosing pump is designed to water up to 30" high
The 30" limit may be a problem for me right now since I am not using a shelf in the cabinet.
 
spanko

spanko

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Yup. The only thing is you have to rig and intake hose also. It doesn't sit in your top off water container. I took an airline hose and put a pc. of that hard tube they use for undegravel filter lifts on it. Stick the hard tube into the container and it works fine. Like this.
 
mrdc

mrdc

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Nice. I see you are using a large jug too. I guess you get a lot of evaporation too from using the pond netting canopy. Why do you have two float switches? Is one used as a safety mechanism so the ato doesn't just start pumping all the fresh water into the tank?
 
spanko

spanko

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One starts and stops the pump for regular water addition. The other shuts the pump off if the water level ever gets too high. I was evaloprating about 2 gallons a week in the winter with the metal halides. Gone down to about 1 gallon per week in the winter with the LED's.
 
mrdc

mrdc

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Sounds good. Two gallons a week sounds about right for me too. Now it's time to sit back and hopefully enjoy watching some corals grow! It seems that I have been tinkering with this tank for 6 months now!
Now I will be tinkering with the other tank. I am looking into getting a new skimmer to put into the sump.
 
mrdc

mrdc

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Spanko, I knew you were going to say that and that is so true.
Slice, I have not forgotten about you!
 
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