180gallon today...HELP

[Jc1119]

damn that sucks. so moral of the story is 1 foot deep then? lol

Shoot for 1".......

A foot of water out of a 180 is alot of water going back into the sump. Easiest way to make sure your good once you're up and running is to drill a small hole in your return(s) about 1/2-1" below the water line. That way, if or when you cut the power these "siphon breaks" will do just that..... Break any back siphoning into the sump.

I put swing check valves on my returns as well. It's a little overkill, but I've never had a flood in all my years of fishkeeping from backsiphoning.

Good luck and post some pics when you can!

 

[shua71]

damn that sucks. so moral of the story is 1 foot deep then? lol

Heck no haha. That was about how deep I had it. What I did was stop the return pump from running and saw what level the water stopped at. I now keep the line above that level

 

[Greg31]

where did ya get the free 180g?

 

[Garrett.turbo]

I used hot water with simple green on my 150 that I got that was covered in algae and salt and it cleaned it up like nothing

 

[PrymeTyme-716]

@shua71 thanks i will make sure that i do that. i could just see the look on her face if she came home to 100 gallons of water on the floor. safe to say id be sleeping on the couch.
@greg31 this is a long story so i hope you enjoy. i was at a party and at some point my fish and fish tank got brought up and a women who had just recently cheated/divorced her husband got his TANK in the divorce. unreal i understand. she dosent even want the thing and said that if i come and take it out of the house its mine. has everything for the salt im just a cichla guy though. so long story short 1 mans unfortunate and very sad ****ty situation turned out to be a great one for me and my fish.

 

[PrymeTyme-716]

we have problems i need help im uploading photos now

 

[PrymeTyme-716]

First and foremost i need identification on this light. Also how much they cost new and if possible a fair market resale value. I know it's a ****ty pic but im sorry thats all i could take with my iphone.

 

[PrymeTyme-716]

This is a picture of the tank and the front of the light. My concern is that it has been sitting for 2 years. The silicone looks good on it.

 

[PrymeTyme-716]

No lids either, im thinking plexiglass

 

[PrymeTyme-716]

any1?