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Snorkeler's Cube

Tank: 180L (46gal) 60cm cube DT visible from all sides with central overflow column, 10cm (3in) crushed coral base, LR, 79L (20gal) sump with skimmer and refugium. DIY LED Lighting. External jerrican DIY ATO. Livestock: 2 clownfish, 1 Orchid Dottyback, 3 Green Chromis, 2 pink mithrax crabs, CC, palithoa and brown star polyp corals.

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    Balling equipment isses, take 3

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    snorkeler
    , 12-09-2013 at 03:48 PM (Snorkeler's Cube)
    Back in Nov 17th I posted about some issues I had with my Balling dosing pump+hose. Well... those were not the last of my issues.

    On Dec 1st, I was greeted with this "beautiful" view as I opened the cabinet where ATO and Balling reside:
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    Not good huh?

    Initial inspection, turning the pump on and observing, revealed the silicone hose had burst open, with a hole pointing towards the cabinet wall.

    Why? ...
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    Dosing pump hose slipped out, KH mess in cabinet, fix

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    snorkeler
    , 11-17-2013 at 02:03 PM (Snorkeler's Cube)
    This happened three weeks ago, but I thought it important to blog so others doing Balling out there might watch out for similar situations.

    The thin hose that connects into my peristaltic doing pump's flexible tubing slipped out of it, the KH hose to be exact, and as a result KH liquid was squirted into the cabinet where it sits...

    Actually, it happened twice. The first time I caught it some 8 to 10 hours after it slipped. Damage/mess was minimal. The second time, well, ...
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