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Wet basement from your sump pumps or grading around the house? Seems like that is a project worth investigating. Just had a wet basement myself and now I am running a 2x brand new bw1050 1/2hp watch dog sump pumps and a new 7.5 hour battery powered sump pump. Three new pumps in my basement sump is overkill but worth it.

Just got home from work and I logged on to MFK to see how things went with your tank, I am very happy things worked out and no one was hurt. Congrats.
 
I just found this thread yesterday and I finally caught up this morning. You have some awesome tanks and I can't wait to see the 3k. My wife thinks she has it bad with 125g, 75g and 40g in the basement. Wait until I show her pictures of your basement.........


What do you do for humidity in your basement???


I'm just across town and could help out any time you need it.
 
bomber said:
Wet basement from your sump pumps or grading around the house? Seems like that is a project worth investigating. Just had a wet basement myself and now I am running a 2x brand new bw1050 1/2hp watch dog sump pumps and a new 7.5 hour battery powered sump pump. Three new pumps in my basement sump is overkill but worth it.

Just got home from work and I logged on to MFK to see how things went with your tank, I am very happy things worked out and no one was hurt. Congrats.
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Well ive had my house for 3yrs and have been fighting water coming in when it rains ever since. I had the sump pump put in and had most of the footer drains replaced outiside. I also pulled all my down spouts above ground and i still get water. Its not terrible just a nusiance lol...i believe its a grading issue and the fact weve had more rain lately than in past years. Im kinda at the bottom of a hill so after everything washes down i get wet lol...its clean ground water coming through the walls so it could be worse.

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Squirtle919 said:
that new tank is a beast! what do they call that again? bullet tip? or train rack or something eh?

always wanted to fill one with tiger barbs watch them race!
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Haha tigerbarbs racing would be funny...and yeah people usually call them racetrack tanks or double bullnose. Or double bullett lol


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welsher7 said:
I just found this thread yesterday and I finally caught up this morning. You have some awesome tanks and I can't wait to see the 3k. My wife thinks she has it bad with 125g, 75g and 40g in the basement. Wait until I show her pictures of your basement.........


What do you do for humidity in your basement???


I'm just across town and could help out any time you need it.
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For humidity i run a dehumidifier 24/7 that drains into my sump pump...even with a 12' open top pool humidity is 20%. When i first moved in i also put up 25mil plastic on the basement ceiling to create a "vapor barrier" and it works very well for insulating the basement temp against the upstairs temp.

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Where do you get all of these big tanks? I know you got the racetrack tank from John, but where are you finding these other big tanks at?????
 
douwe said:
You're not boring us with all the info and pics from your other tanks, keep it coming.
Really enjoy following threads like this.
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Thanks man...glad its entertaining...sometimes i sit back and try to figure out how 4,000+ gallons ended up in my house haha yet i still keep building :)

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welsher7 said:
Where do you get all of these big tanks? I know you got the racetrack tank from John, but where are you finding these other big tanks at?????
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Honestly i dont even really look anymore, but i guess ive aquired alot of good acrylic tanks in the past 3yrs and the answer is i found them everywhere lol...other mfk friends,craigslist,newspaper, lfs call me (like john) and say come pick it up. Ive let a few slip to other mfk friends aswell when i dont have the money so i guess i get calls for tanks because people know i can use them or get a buyer very quick. Best advice is be patient and always have money saved for when they do pop up cheap. I get alot of broken acrylic tanks aswell and fix them, big money saver.

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