Finally, for today, the dead LR is cooking. I always start out with Pukani (so nice and light but full of dead sponges, starfish, who knows what else) but put it in a hydrochloric acid bath first (dissolve the outer layer off a bit) followed by a lanthanum chloride treatment to precipitate out the phosphorus. It has worked well for me in the past and minimizes the nuisance algae problems in the beginning. Add a small piece of real LR from the LFS and let it steep for a couple of weeks. Needs a water change as the organic compounds from the LR are coloring the water but it should be ready in about a week:
Perhaps a teeny bit but the likelihood of an overflow with the weir and a strainer on the drain is pretty low. Also, not sure, but with the sump level at about 8" and a DC pump that is supposed to shutdown if it runs dry I think the possibility is low. Since I've had a tank flood on one occasion in this large room I positioned the tank in a location that minimized the amount of hardwood floor I would have to tear up should I experience a flood. Not my first choice of location but I do have to consider all consequences.
