Break an egg, make cake

JMorris271 · 02/08/2016, 10:34 PM

We have been in a build mode in our house for a few years now and had gotten to where we have some fish just out of TTM and in QT.
Our tank is coming along and the cleanup crew is pooping nicely starting to get the algae in hand.
So after making an new batch of RODI, I turned the water off which is located in a closet where we keep aquarium supplies and our RODI. Or so I thought I had closed it off.
While my wife and I were out that night, the water from the RODI began to overflow the Brute container for 10 hrs. completely soaking our floor in the room . After my wife ripped my head off, we ripped out all of the rugs, carpets and pads to find that the sub floor in not too bad of condition
My wife called Service Master to dry out the floor After 3 grueling days of noise fans whirling I can get a new floor[Yippe] put in. I am in a way relieved this has happened so I have an excuse to put tile down that has been on my bucket list. So now we are talking to our ins. agent and things are working out.
I never have cared for the RR tank I purchased 3 years ago with its standard sized pipes. Using a herbi overflow system. I was using the 2 3/4 inch pipes as full siphons and the two 1 inch pipes as emergencies.
Today I undid 2 yrs of working on this tank in 4 hrs .....moving 160 gals of water, the DT sits empty with plumbing cut out and ready to be moved
naked.jpg

, 140 lbs of LR and 100 lbs of sand are in barrels in our dining room with power heads running
dinning.jpg

, cuc and some fish are in the kitchen on our new counters.
counter.jpg

I am using this detour to somehow close off the pre drilled RR holes in the corners and removing the overflows.I then plan to drill a single 1.5 inch hole for emergency and a 1 inch for full siphon in the bottom mid back.
So I begin to build my second tank ......or is it still my first?

BrianKC · 02/08/2016, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JMorris271

I am using this detour to somehow close off the predrilled RR holes in the corners and removing the overflows.I then plan to drill a single 1.5 inch hole for emergency and a 1 inch for full siphon in the bottom mid back.
So I begin to build my second tank ......or is it still my first?

Good luck! With all the money that will be spent on floors, etc I'd go ahead and spring for the tank you really want with the holes you really want already in it...having recently redone floors, I guarantee your dream tank will be a small fraction of that. It's just my opinion, but "somehow close off" sounds like a future disaster waiting to happen.

TimeConsumer · 02/08/2016, 10:55 PM

I purchased a used sump that had some old holes in it. I threw in a couple of bulkheads with a short length of PVC and sealed a cap to it. Never leaked. But if it did it would be bad, that darn murphy and his laws.

JMorris271 · 02/08/2016, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianKC

Good luck! With all the money that will be spent on floors, etc I'd go ahead and spring for the tank you really want with the holes you really want already in it...having recently redone floors, I guarantee your dream tank will be a small fraction of that. It's just my opinion, but "somehow close off" sounds like a future disaster waiting to happen.

I appreciate what you are saying but I know what I am going to do will work and I have seen it done before.. 2 bulkheads with capped 3 inch long piece of PVC pipe glued in. It will only fail if the bulkheads leak.
It will work out fine.

BrianKC · 02/08/2016, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JMorris271

I appreciate what you are saying but I know what I am going to do will work and I have seen it done before.. 2 bulkheads with capped glued in 3 inch long PVC pipe glued in. It will only fail if the bulkheads leak.

It will work out fine.

May the force be with you.

JMorris271 · 02/08/2016, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TimeConsumer

I purchased a used sump that had some old holes in it. I threw in a couple of bulkheads with a short length of PVC and sealed a cap to it. Never leaked. But if it did it would be bad, that darn murphy and his laws.

Thats reashuring

Tell Murphy to pass you the Rain or Shine

02/08/2016, 10:34 PM	#1
JMorris271 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Foothills of SC Posts: 2,010	Break an egg, make cake We have been in a build mode in our house for a few years now and had gotten to where we have some fish just out of TTM and in QT. Our tank is coming along and the cleanup crew is pooping nicely starting to get the algae in hand. So after making an new batch of RODI, I turned the water off which is located in a closet where we keep aquarium supplies and our RODI. Or so I thought I had closed it off. While my wife and I were out that night, the water from the RODI began to overflow the Brute container for 10 hrs. completely soaking our floor in the room . After my wife ripped my head off, we ripped out all of the rugs, carpets and pads to find that the sub floor in not too bad of condition My wife called Service Master to dry out the floor After 3 grueling days of noise fans whirling I can get a new floor[Yippe] put in. I am in a way relieved this has happened so I have an excuse to put tile down that has been on my bucket list. So now we are talking to our ins. agent and things are working out. I never have cared for the RR tank I purchased 3 years ago with its standard sized pipes. Using a herbi overflow system. I was using the 2 3/4 inch pipes as full siphons and the two 1 inch pipes as emergencies. Today I undid 2 yrs of working on this tank in 4 hrs .....moving 160 gals of water, the DT sits empty with plumbing cut out and ready to be moved naked.jpg , 140 lbs of LR and 100 lbs of sand are in barrels in our dining room with power heads running dinning.jpg , cuc and some fish are in the kitchen on our new counters. counter.jpg I am using this detour to somehow close off the pre drilled RR holes in the corners and removing the overflows.I then plan to drill a single 1.5 inch hole for emergency and a 1 inch for full siphon in the bottom mid back. So I begin to build my second tank ......or is it still my first? __________________ 120 gal mixed tank. Lightly stocked now but.... Last edited by JMorris271; 02/08/2016 at 10:51 PM.

02/08/2016, 10:55 PM	#3
TimeConsumer Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: New Orleans, La Posts: 1,919	I purchased a used sump that had some old holes in it. I threw in a couple of bulkheads with a short length of PVC and sealed a cap to it. Never leaked. But if it did it would be bad, that darn murphy and his laws. __________________ Steve - Retired from reefing, for now.