Question About Starting Aquarium

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I have let the RO/DI run for about 2hrs now and it has produced around 5 gallons of product water at 70psi. I heard that 60-80psi is ideal so I adjusted it to 70psi. A problem, however, there is a small leak in the RO membrane connected to the pressure gauge. Any ideas to fix? Should I use aquarium silicone?

Once 10 gallons have passed through the RO/DI system I will use tap water to clean out my aquarium. I will then drain the tank of tap, add sand, and fill with RO/DI. Once full I will add on the sump and turn on the pumps and heater. I will then mix the salt and wait for things to settle.

Thanks again everyone. :)
 
Ozone in ANY situation can be fatal...to both you and eeven easier to kill off a tank. It would take 15 mintues of it running wrong to wipe the whole thing. It's not needed at all.

I don't ever run UV on shark tanks. It is not needed either.

A top off system isn't needed either. If it doesn't shut off for some reason, you now have not only dropped your tank back to freshwater, but you'll have a big mess to mop up. (Trust me, I'm the king of flooding things at work).

Seriously, set up sand, live rock, mix up some salt water, fill the tank, run a filter/skimmer for a month and start adding small fish. It's straight forward and fairly simple to do.
 
That is weird about the ozone. I got the controller because I know the ozone can kill the tank. I also know that the ozone can have great benefits on the tank once everything is running well (ex: Tank established, lots of fish, heavy biolad).

Okay well its has been filling up over night and I have noticed that my tank is slanted. :irked: It has been like this for two years and has worked fine. Should I worry and get some styrofoam or will it be allright?

Observation: The RO/DI water has brought some of the dirt from the sand to the surface. The tank is clean though. Very intereting. :)

Thanks for all your help guys. :)
 
Ozone is great on large scale systems.... things over 100,000 gallons. But even then, it's something we check levels on 5-8 times a day. Not something you can just set up and walk away from.

I wouldn't worry about the slant too much.
 
I wouldn't worry about total dissolved solids.

For protein skimming, I really like the ETS (ETSS) downdraft style. They are easy to clean, effective and don't cost too much.
 
Zoodiver;984539; said:
I wouldn't worry about total dissolved solids.

For protein skimming, I really like the ETS (ETSS) downdraft style. They are easy to clean, effective and don't cost too much.
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Thanks for your help. However, I am selling this tank now.

Guess why, my mom told me that I can set up the shark pond once we move (probably within next three weeks) and now I need cash for a monster protein skimmer. So I am selling this tank to raise the funds necessary. :)
 
Zoodiver;985290; said:
RK2000 for big salt tank skimming. Aquatic Eco sells them.
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http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/7911/cid/1991

Is this the one you are taking about, the 2000 gpm model? If so, umm, I'm not intending on skimming the ocean. :D The pond isn't going to be the size of seaworld. :D Also, I doubt I could justify a $40k protein skimmer for a shark pond in my garage.

I am actually looking at the MR-C8496 from My Reef Creations. http://www.myreefcreations.com/pscommercial.htm
 
how many gallons is the pond going to be?? im not so sure i would invest 40,000 in a skimmer either lol. thats a ton of cash for that. you could get 50 top line skimmers for a fraction of the cost, maybe less effective and time consuming, but that leaves more money for other things. be sure to post some pics of the pond, cuz i dont know bout you but im lookin forward to it!
 
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