Firestarter's 2ft Standard tank

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Time to redo the wirings for the light. The connector is already worn out and yellow.

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I was right. The connectors crumbled when I tried to loosen the screws.

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Replaced with new connectors. Bought the wrong size, so had to cut them apart, but still the same effect.

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All connectors replaced. Looks so clean now.

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Fire em up. Looks bluish!

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Took my tank for a bath again for the third time.

Used turpentine to scrub everything once and for all.

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Minor adjustments on the PVC tape. Had stretched it too much when first pasted it, After a few days, the tape shrunk back, leaving a gap.

Before

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After

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Washed the equipment. Its ready to put in!

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Here's a pic of how I connected my Atman 104 pump with my Skimmer, using a plastic tube. Used cable ties to secure the excess gap. Forgot to take a pic when secured. Will do so in the next update.

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Seio M820 peeking out of its hole.

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Full tank shot with equipment.

Yeah I know its boring, next update will be filling the tank up, hopefully can get the LR by tomorrow night.

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notice tat the seio820 isnt fitted nicely to the hole. Water/small fishes will be able to escape through those gap? Ever tot of silicon the gap?

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notice tat the seio820 isnt fitted nicely to the hole. Water/small fishes will be able to escape through those gap? Ever tot of silicon the gap?

The gap between the hole and the 'nose' of the seio is about 3mm wide. Its alright if water escapes through, but I don't think fishes will. Silicon the gap will make it impossible to remove the seio in the future.

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VERY VERY BAD DAY for me today. Filled up the tank with water, and tried running all the equipment. It was a disaster. Water got sucked from the seio from the IOS compartment too fast before it could flow back into the IOS. Tried to increase the water level and its just too high, almost to the brim of the tank. Got another headache when I found out the tank sprung a leak at the top. Hai just felt so demoralized. Months of planning and hard work down the drain. Really duno what to do.

Pics will be posted soon. :cry2: :cry2:

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After a couple of hours spent tweaking the system, I somehow got it under control. I think. I'm letting the system run now for another 30 mins or so to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Here are the problems identified, and how I managed to fix it.

Problem

1. Seio wavemaker is too powerful, it sucked all the water from the IOS before water from the main could return into the IOS. Keep blowing out air bubbles.Tried increasing the water level up its almost to the brim!

2. There is no excess in the event the skimmer pump fails, the water in the skimmer will flow back into IOS, causing a flood.

3. There is a small leak situated at the brim of the tank, I think its at the bracing. Not really a problem unless the tank is filled to the brim, which in my case, yes.

4. Skimmer pump is making a loud humming noise.

Soultion

1. Removed the overflow 'comb' so the overflow height would be reduced. Placed a container cover on top of the seio to prevent it from sucking air too quickly.

2. Because of the reduced height, there is excess for the skimmer now.

3. Small leak not occurring anymore because of deduced height.

4. Yet to be solved.

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Time to update. I've got the tank running now, so far so good, just posting the pics I took before the problems began.

As promised, pic to show how I connected my skimmer to the pump. Had to remove it in the end and add white tape, because water was still coming through a tiny gap.

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All equipment check and in place.

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Cut out a small piece of acrylic. This is to cover the top of the seio to prevent bubbles from the overflow from being sucked in.

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Placing the filter floss.

First layer is some green wool. I think its for bacterial to colonize.

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2nd layer is filter floss wrapped with some stuff inside, I think its charcoal. Not sure. But the packing says its suitable for both FW and SW tanks.

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3rd layer is the normal filter floss.

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Filling the tank up with water.

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Halfway there.

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Checking the stand to make sure it doesn't warp.