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MichaelB said:
It's still mounted under the tank stand. I need to crawl under there and unhook some other stuff. I will see if there is a label get pictures of it and stuff.
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I would not use the UV sterilizer until you have to. Specifically in the beginning when you still want to establish your biome. It is good to have one ready/available when needed. And yes, I know folks run it 24/7. And there are some specific needs to run it e.g. if you have ich magnets as fish such as powder blue or Achilles tangs etc.
 
Alexander1312 said:
I would not use the UV sterilizer until you have to. Specifically in the beginning when you still want to establish your biome. It is good to have one ready/available when needed. And yes, I know folks run it 24/7. And there are some specific needs to run it e.g. if you have ich magnets as fish such as powder blue or Achilles tangs etc.
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I haven't made any determination on it yet, eric said it's to small for this tank anyway, so maybe throw it on the future frag system. If i need a uv for the new tank I will get one suitable for it or keep a eye out for a used one. Yet I haven't made any decision yet.
 
Srt4eric said:
I've noticed a huge difference when I'm running uv. I don't have to scrape the glass as much. Different flow rates kill different things.
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I will keep a eye out for one. I have seen a few here on bar and on fb for sale in the past. In addtion to doing more research on them.

I think the current 65gallon could definitely use one it gets crazy film alage on the glass. I have the dream tank and with it comes lots of upgrades and desired equipment. I will take everything in stride and keep a eye out for them such as skimmer, uv, additional mp40s and so on. Some of these things aren't needed to actually get the tank going so they could definitely wait until something pops up.

This current uv would probably work well for the 50 gallon frag tank + sump I will be setting up some time soon. I will probably set that up to hold the fish that will eventually go into the 200. So I can get the 65gallon one broken down and out the house. I will pretty much just take the equipment from the 65 to use for the frag tank.

I will for sure get 2 new heaters, new plumbing parts, figure out the par abilities of the current lighting and try to identify what power supplies work and don’t work etc.

None of this I plan to rush through or do all at once. I will just tackle one thing at a time and eventually everything will come together.
 
MichaelB said:
I will keep a eye out for one. I have seen a few here on bar and on fb for sale in the past. In addtion to doing more research on them.

I think the current 65gallon could definitely use one it gets crazy film alage on the glass. I have the dream tank and with it comes lots of upgrades and desired equipment. I will take everything in stride and keep a eye out for them such as skimmer, uv, additional mp40s and so on. Some of these things aren't needed to actually get the tank going so they could definitely wait until something pops up.

This current uv would probably work well for the 50 gallon frag tank + sump I will be setting up some time soon. I will probably set that up to hold the fish that will eventually go into the 200. So I can get the 65gallon one broken down and out the house. I will pretty much just take the equipment from the 65 to use for the frag tank.

I will for sure get 2 new heaters, new plumbing parts, figure out the par abilities of the current lighting and try to identify what power supplies work and don’t work etc.

None of this I plan to rush through or do all at once. I will just tackle one thing at a time and eventually everything will come together.
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You can get the 55w version of yours on Amazon for $100


Jebao PU-55 Pond and Aquarium Clarifier, 55-watt, Black https://a.co/d/eBbQVe1
 
I ran two of those for years on my 190. They are kinda disposable units. One of my ballast burnt out. The earlier models made black goo inside. I since switched to aqua. Then this year to ozone. So far I’m pretty happy with ozone for bacteria control
 
I've made minor progress this week.

1.) I was able to disassemble all the rusted out power strips the guy had mounted over under the stand facing downwards over the sump. (The guy literally screwed wood screws through the power strips themselves to secure them to the stand. This guy was fortunate not to have burned the house down.)

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2.) It doesn't look beautiful but I was able to peice together the broken parts of the sumps rim back together and also placed a sheet of acrylic over the crack near the top of the sump. It's well above the water line and I doubt it would be of any risk of leaking.

3.) I was able to find the correct 1 in bulkhead for the tank from Amazon with the thread on the bottom. I only ordered one to make sure it was the right fit so I'll be ordering the 2nd one tonight.

*I will plan to get several other bulkheads for the sump It's self, those will be slip to slip. (They aren't needed precisely but the sump' maker's website showed images with their sumps using the bulkheads and they seemed like a very elegant looking install.)

I will attempt to install the bulkhead I have, and use some bottom drain plugs I picked up from home depot today to stop up the overflow in order to do a leak test of the bulkhead and to soak that area in citirc acid to remove the dead vermatids. I will do the other other one when it arrives as well.

There are no doubt many small boxes to check off for this build. In addtion to a few specific things I want to pick of for the tank.

1.) New Heaters
2.) Red pipes from brs/ white unions and elbows to match the red/ white sump.
3.) A larger uv sterilizer.
4.) Rock structures
5.) Substrate either more crushed coral or sand still haven't decided yet.
6.) Figure out/Construct a manifold for this system based on videos I've seen to intergrate equipment.

I'm estimating things will take around 2 months to come together as I plan to get things here and there not all at once.

I'm still excited even with minor progress thus far.
 
MichaelB said:
I've made minor progress this week.

1.) I was able to disassemble all the rusted out power strips the guy had mounted over under the stand facing downwards over the sump. (The guy literally screwed wood screws through the power strips themselves to secure them to the stand. This guy was fortunate not to have burned the house down.)

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2.) It doesn't look beautiful but I was able to peice together the broken parts of the sumps rim back together and also placed a sheet of acrylic over the crack near the top of the sump. It's well above the water line and I doubt it would be of any risk of leaking.

3.) I was able to find the correct 1 in bulkhead for the tank from Amazon with the thread on the bottom. I only ordered one to make sure it was the right fit so I'll be ordering the 2nd one tonight.

*I will plan to get several other bulkheads for the sump It's self, those will be slip to slip. (They aren't needed precisely but the sump' maker's website showed images with their sumps using the bulkheads and they seemed like a very elegant looking install.)

I will attempt to install the bulkhead I have, and use some bottom drain plugs I picked up from home depot today to stop up the overflow in order to do a leak test of the bulkhead and to soak that area in citirc acid to remove the dead vermatids. I will do the other other one when it arrives as well.

There are no doubt many small boxes to check off for this build. In addtion to a few specific things I want to pick of for the tank.

1.) New Heaters
2.) Red pipes from brs/ white unions and elbows to match the red/ white sump.
3.) A larger uv sterilizer.
4.) Rock structures
5.) Substrate either more crushed coral or sand still haven't decided yet.
6.) Figure out/Construct a manifold for this system based on videos I've seen to intergrate equipment.

I'm estimating things will take around 2 months to come together as I plan to get things here and there not all at once.

I'm still excited even with minor progress thus far.
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What adhesive did you use to cement that piece of acrylic on the sump? Wrong choice of glue/cement could get you in trouble.
 
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