water under tank.

[eh1421]

oh by the way my 180 had the same prob the first week i had it up and running
the only diff is it sucked a small oscar down the overflow which intern slowed flow to the sump
it pump out about 20 gallons of water before i caught it
you know i have a plywood and glass tank and it is just fine
it just took a couple days to dry out

mike

 

[unknownuza13]

If all you have to do to have the 300 up and running is to get the filter running I think you would be safe transferring all the bio balls if you can do the whole transfer in a timely fashion. You are going to be keeping basically the same bio load. I would add another seeded filter if you had access to it but in my opinion you would be good to go. I wouldn't worry about transferring water from your 265. I used to think that would be the ultimate transfer also but it is my understanding that a slim to none amount of the beneficial bacteria is in the water column. Is your drip system set up for the 300?

 

[rallysman]

If all you have to do to have the 300 up and running is to get the filter running I think you would be safe transferring all the bio balls if you can do the whole transfer in a timely fashion. You are going to be keeping basically the same bio load. I would add another seeded filter if you had access to it but in my opinion you would be good to go. I wouldn't worry about transferring water from your 265. I used to think that would be the ultimate transfer also but it is my understanding that a slim to none amount of the beneficial bacteria is in the water column. Is your drip system set up for the 300?

My drip will be on the 300, but I need to get it running. I'm going to see what I can do with the 265, because I have some other fish for the 300.


thanks for all of the advise everyone.

 

[HarleyK]

Howdy,

Short term solution: I would not drill anything! Non-electric de-humidifiers contain granules that absorb water. Place them in a small dish as close to the wet spots as possible. You can also fill a tupperware container and caulk it all around its rim, attach it to the bottom of the tank, right underneath the wet spot. That seals out room air and lets the granules work on the affected plywood only.

Long term: Dump that wet/dry, it's a flawed technology. Go canister

--> canister <-- wet/dry

HarleyK

 

[softturtle]

The way I see it, if your stand is built how I think it is, a little wet plywood is not going to be the end of the world. The 265 is glass, so it is only supported around the edge by the plastic frame and it should be supported by something else, some actual lumber under the plywood, right? So your structure is still there. I dont see the plywood sepperating when its under all that pressure from the tank. Now, a moldy smell will probably make an appearance soon, so I would get the 300 going and clean up that mess. G/L

 

[rallysman]

Long term: Dump that wet/dry, it's a flawed technology. Go canister



HarleyK

those granules are a great idea. But I wont lose the wet/dry. I hate canisters.