So next update.
Based on feedback from my recent plumbing update I've heeded the various suggestions given to me by different members.
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To start with over the last week, I've preformed a water test with the tank still on furniture dollies. This involved only 3 inches of water just to cover the top of the plugs on the bottom bulkheads. Initially I had some slow drips the main reason for the 3 inches of water. I tighten the bulkheads that same day. And let tbe water sit for about 5 days. No addtion drips were found after tightening the bulkheads.
The water was drained and the dollies removed. I left a gap behind the tank after a member said reaching the plumbing would be difficult. For a guy my size impossible but I decided to leave enough space where I could potentially recruit a skinny bar member to help without draining the entire tank should a future issue require reaching rear plumbing.
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Based on a few different comments I decided to fork out the cash for some better ball valves for the bottom of the tank.
I also got the pvc safe pipe dope type material listed safe for pvc over the Teflon tape I originally used for the threaded connections.
In the end I opted against actually gluing the union bulk heads to pvc as they would current only act as a drain should I decided to later cap the pipes off and use these ball valves on a different project in the future.
(If I ever got the desire to do a closed loop with them I would glue them in at that point.)
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Feeling confident that the bottom of the tank wasn't leaking more feed back suggested that 3 inches of water wasn't enough water weight and pressure to fairly test the bottom bulkheads. So With the tank on the floor. I started filling it up with rodi water. The first 55 gallons are in the tank. So far not a drop of water has been observed anywhere on the plumbing under tank.
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My next partial project involved emptying the other 55gal barrel I had in the garage into intended corner in the kitchen. The rodi Barrel I the kitchen was also moved into that corner being that it was finally empty from putting it all into the 210.
The barrels are close enough to the tank that It would be feasible for automatic water changes one day.
However the main mixing station goal is to set it up similar to this below.
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I did order the uniseal bulkheads for the project a few weeks ago. Yet I haven't found the courage/confidence to attempt to the project. Quick connect hoses and the retun pump that can mix saltwater in addtion to moving the saltwater to the tanks.
It will likely take me 2/3 days to get the tank fully filled up including the sump.
The part that will have me really nervous of leaks. The overflow box, drain lines and return from sump through the backward of the tank.
If it passes leak test once full it will be time to test the dual return pumps. Than Mix salt into the tank and start adding structures/ crushed coral substrate. Yet I would want the system running a few days before adding salt to ensure I won't be wasting salt should I have problems.
Tank 210gallon
Sump 58 gallon
Total system volume estimate around 240 gallons.
