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Might be Emergency

njtiger24 aquariums

njtiger24 aquariums

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So last night I went to feed my fish and I noticed my filter sock was overflowing (which has happened before with no issues) because I forgot to change it over the weekend. I noticed there was water inside my cabinet and my rug was soaked. I died up the water inside the sump, swapped sock, and tried drying up my rug. My skimmer went nuts after I turned everything backon so I dialed it all the way down. It finally got back to where it was before and there no water in my cabinet but I can't tell if my rug is wetter than it was last night or not; still feel soaked.

I called out of work and going to pull the whole sump out and make sure there no cracks or any lose/disconnected hoses. I might even take this time to change the hoses out and put the PVC in with the new return pump (which I purchased months ago but never installed)

Wish me luck.
 
njtiger24 aquariums

njtiger24 aquariums

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Well just ran into a major problem I think. So I got the sump out and was working on disconnecting the bulk heads. I got the drain line off and moved onto the return line. Now when I put this together I didn't know much so right after the bulk head I put a 90 hose connection on. I broke the connection trying to get the bulk head off. Now I have a stuck bulk head and a broken return line.....
 
njtiger24 aquariums

njtiger24 aquariums

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Yes I do. I thought of that but my PVC cutter were not doing the trick (also trying not to crack the glass). At a local hardware store now
 
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dougc

I replaced my sump and return pump, repaired the epuipment room walls, and converted my skimmer from external to internal, all in a day, but only with a LOT of preplanning. Multiple emergency trips to the hardware store and LFS can suck the life out of you. I feel your pain.

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njtiger24 aquariums

njtiger24 aquariums

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Hit my next snag. The joys of having a corner tank. There no room to truly work under it and having a hard time getting the bulk heads on.
 
njtiger24 aquariums

njtiger24 aquariums

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Ok bulk heads on. Now off to the hardware store to get more PVC stuff as well as other stuff I need. Don't think I will do finish this tonight. Might just put the heater in the DT cause I already have power heads moving to keep the water moving and air it.
 
njtiger24 aquariums

njtiger24 aquariums

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Ok I'm done for the night. Got most of the PVC cut and dry connected. Just need to finish one section and then glue together. Been a long day so I'm just going to stop here tonight cause I got house(apartment) work to do before bed lol.
 
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