Recent content by MVlk

I had given something like that some thought but decided it just was not worth the effort. The Tub in a tub design is pretty popular with these containers and will work well with minimal build effort. Here is my final setup minus a basket to hold some macro algae. I am building a new stand...

Just spoke with my LFS today. He met with company reps last week and was taken out to dinner etc... Company is not gone. They expect to come out of Chapter 11. Just bad if you are owed money by them.

I can bring it to my basement via an outside door so my thought is to leave the sand in and drain water to just keep it wet. Taking out will only happen if the 4 people helping me start to struggle.

Thank you all for the advice. I ended up deciding to move my tank, build a DIY100 gal sump and then went with the MSX250. I believe this should be able to handle just about anything I can do with my 125. Here is a re-post from my sump build thread. Just testing the pumps out here. Sump is no...

Gonna be a few weeks before the move now. Got inspired to build a new stand to replace the POS stand that came with my tank. Then just need to do some painting to the room it is going in and... oh ya, need to finish building my new sump. Taking it slow though and not rushing as I do not want to...

My skimmer arrived today. MSX250 from Marine Solutions. It is overkill for my current tank load, but I have read so many posts stating to go big on this piece of equipment. I have it placed in the sump doing a test run. The tub it is sitting in, will have a return cut in at 10" to keep the...

Thanks for that info. Definitely seemed to burn. Just to be sure since I am paranoid about killing the fish... It should be OK for tank use? No way for me to really screw this up? I was half thinking about getting a small goldfish and bowl today to see how it did.

daugherty/anyone have an idea what is the deal with the copper colored water for the first few seconds? I believe I have it hooked up right. As before, I tested it at 003 ppm. One embarrassing note, after I tested the water, I decided to take a taste. Did not taste great, tasted a little off...

Not sure what that would be. My setup is as in the picture except for what is unseen: There is a pressure tank coming off the top filter right. It has a valve on it that I keep off as I am not using the unit for drinking water currently. Both water outputs on the left have a valve installed...

Can anyone let me know if the copper color is normal/OK for the first few seconds? I'd like to start producing some water soon. It is coming from the line labeled ???? in my picture below.

After letting everything dry, I did a stress test this morning. I filled the smaller side at the end with water. The divider seemed to hold well till about 3" below the top. I then heard a distinct sound and then the epoxy failed. I am sure this is more than what the divider would ever...

Very cool. One more reason to love this site!

Tried the Marineland HoldFast epoxy putty last night. Is a bit of a ugly job, but seems to do the trick. (Thanks daugherty!!!) I just placed some in each of the four corners and this morning it seems to hold well. I just reinforced the middles of the bottom and side with a bit more in case...

I tested mine last night after running water for an hour or so. The TDS measured 003 as opposed to 103 from the tap. So, good there. My concern is the funky copper/yellow color the water appears as for the first 30 seconds or so I turn it on. Is that normal or do I just need to run it longer? I...

Thank you!