Leak test = SUCCESS!

[MrSquid]

I filled my tank tonight and leak tested it - everything went perfect. WHEW! I was a bit nervous about my plumbing design and whether the sump would hold the drainback water when the pump went off - but I have plenty of room.

My plumbing didn't turn out quite like I expected - but that's not necessarily bad. My plan was for my Ocean Runner 6500 to feed one return, my fuge, phosban, UV and a recirc line to get rid of back pressure. I have an OR 3500 that I was going to use for the 2nd return and also have a recirc line off of it. But once I got it all put together, I realized that my UV and phosban reactor could feed my fuge - then I can run both returns off of the one pump. And I don't even need to crack open the valve for the recirc line. So now I have a spare 3500 in case the 6500 croaks someday. I didn't WANT to go with a single pump as I was going to do 2 and run them on different circuits in case one circuit pops, but maybe I'll just get a UPS for it to cover temporary outages.

My AGA overflows are absolutely silent - no gurgling at all. My pump is silent - just a slight hum which I anticipated.

The only thing I'm seeing/hearing is that the drain lines don't completely fill with water - they end up with air in them - and they stay that way. Air pushes out into the sump, but more comes down the line. Is that normal? Is there a way to get rid of that?

Oh - and the stainless hose clamps in these pics aren't permanent. I've got plastic ones coming from DFS on Tuesday.

Air in the drain lines...



Bubbles coming from drains


Now I'm going to drain the tank and then tomorrow fill it with RO/DI and salt. Guess that means I can order my live rock tomorrow or Tuesday too!