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Old 01/10/2008, 09:54 PM
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That was a close one...
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Old 01/10/2008, 10:35 PM
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Yeah, a little closer than we would like. This serves as a good lesson to all plumbers out there. When plumbing with low tolerances, be sure to provide support when removing pumps. Fortunately we used Sched80 bulkheads and they probably won't break, but this could have been really bad if it happened on a Friday night and wasn't recognized until Monday morning.
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Old 01/10/2008, 10:43 PM
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I like flex hose!
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Old 01/10/2008, 11:04 PM
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How about some of the muffler straps to hold the plumbing in place.
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Old 01/11/2008, 12:50 AM
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A myriad of random things could keep the plumbing up, the problem was that I didn't even THINK about needing to support it. I just assumed that it wasn't that heavy, and that if I watched the plumbing for 30 mins and it didn't leak, I was good to go.

Lesson noted for the future.

PS: The back room (ie: skimmer, calcium reactor, where this plumbing was leaking) was supposed to be sealed from the stand by the original construction company. I even had to move everything out of the tank room after the install so they could caulk around the edges and "seal" the room. The water instantly went down under the stand and out to the carpet.

Anybody building a tank room out there take that as a lesson as well... make sure you seal the tank room from the tank so that if a leak does occur, it is contained in the area with a floor drain.
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Old 01/11/2008, 08:16 AM
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First off this is really and impressive tank. It sounds like you have been through your fair share of mishaps. Just forge through, your results are obvious! Great work.

Oh, I may have missed it, but did you ever replace the "nemo's"? I know you lost the first four, but did you are are you going to replace the clowns?
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Old 01/11/2008, 10:10 AM
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Thanks Jason. We're looking for a nice pair of clownfish, considering Rod's onyx or some true percs, or maybe even some teardrops if they come along.
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Old 01/11/2008, 10:26 AM
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Rods are my Favorite, but i think he only has the lower quality less colored fish right now. new ones should be ready in the next couple month for sure but they are going to be small.

this guy has new stuff on the way though, and his clowns are pretty sweet.
http://bonesreef.com/
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Old 01/11/2008, 10:42 AM
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We have a PSAS member (Vicki) that has hundreds of clowns she is trying to offload.
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