Finally, after spending 2 weekends and going through 3 revisions I have completed my auto topup unit. It basically consists of a float valve where the water level isand as the water evapourates it is replaced by fresh water supplied and powered by gravity. Hopefully there are some photos of it here (using my iPhone [...]
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Spent today installing my new moonlights. I only have 1 for now, and depending on how it looks with everything else in the tank, I can always opt for a 2nd one. Closeup tank shot: Full tank shot with moonlights:
Big day today on the tank – Finally completed all the plumbing last week, and wired up all the power boards into the stand, so there was only one thing left to do – “Fresh water test”. Big moment of truth, would my plumbing and sump design work? Was I going to have an angry [...]
I’ve cut out the foam underlay to allow the plumbing of the weir to poke through. How did I get it in there? well, to get it out, I slide it to the left a little, and rotate it clockwise 90 degrees, then i can slide it out the front. It only ‘just’ fits (by [...]
