Javier Castro

@javier813 · vor 1 Jahr

Hi zusammen... Ich bin neu hier. Ich bin noch Anfänger. Vor 2 Jahren habe ich mit einem 15 gallon angefangen und bin dann auf ein 40 gallon umgestiegen und jetzt haben wir ein neues 125 gallon Salzwasser-Becken. Es war herausfordernd, aber mir gefällt das Hobby. Ich lerne noch.

Hi everyone... I'm New here. I'm just a beginner. 2 years ago I started with a 15 gallon and then moved into a 40 gallon and now we have a new 125 gallon saltwater tank. It's been challenging but I do like the hobby. Still learning.

Hilfe #new tank #first tank #tank upgrade

Kommentare

Melde dich an, um zu kommentieren

@billy 1y

Welcome! Is that a 125g Aqueon tank? Your custom stand and sump are sweet.

@javier813 1y

Thank you. Yes it's a basic aqueon. I built the stand and plumbing myself.

@billy 1y

Sweet that’s the same tank I have. I bought it initially not realizing I needed an over flow. Ended up drilling a few holes in the back which was quite scary hah.

@javier813 1y

I was also tempted to drill. But I chicken out and decided to build these syphon gravity pipes out of PVC. They work well. I just have to keep an eye out on my water level because sometimes they break syphon and then I have to reset them. But I don't mind. It won't overflow because it has the proper amount of water not to..🤭 had to test it a couple of times.

@MalEficent 1y

Have you tested power outage? If your return pump goes out you’ll want to make sure your siphon doesn’t continue pulling out water to a point your sump overflows

@javier813 1y

Hi maleficent... Yes. You are correct about the siphon if the power goes out. But they won't overflow the sump. I built mines to only syphon out up to the edge of the top of the tank. It's about 9 gallons. When the power goes out it fills the 40 gallon sump to halfway of the sump. I have 2 separate containers on the bottom of my set up. one is for the skimmer and the other is the 40 gallon sump.