I mean you could also cut sleeves on your overflow intakes similar to a weir so that if the opening blocks, it can still flow through the sleeves?...
I don’t think I have enough experience in the hobby, and definitely not with sumps to give you a definite answer. My thinking around it is that...
I have decided to give the backup a pass for now. I still have material available to make a second overflow. Or I will install a siphon break on...
well, the elbows were about R18 a piece. A length of pipe (6m) is over R200 for pressure pipe. Then ball valves and unions. Bought about 12m of...
yes, the 75mm pipe will sit in the tank and act as a weir with the 40mm overflow drawing from it. i cut the bottom of the 40mm pipe at a 45 degee...
Paid about R2200 for all the pipe and fittings but I used less than half the material. Was planning on doing 2 x overflows, but ended up only...
Pipes are cut and dry fit is done. Now we start glueing. Quite happy with the end result. Used 25mm for the supply and 40mm for the overflow....
this just saved another few fishy lives. Bought the white pipes last weekend for my new sump. Good thing I stuffed up the welding and the pipe is...
Looking good. Will one day have one of my own. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yes I am using PVC glue, and didn’t do it entirely in the correct way including sanding off the ends and smoothing out the cuts. Going to buy...
So I had a go at it today... and it was not pretty. Bought the wrong pipe system (normal PVC drain pipe), could not get it to seal properly even...
This is very helpful! Much appreciated!
@MariaS It is difficult to do a hang on back box on my tank, plus I have limited space there. Still doing research on all options. Thus far the...
Hi all. So I decided to try out the DIY sump method. I purchased a pump with a rated flow of 4500l/h. The plastic container has a volume 150...
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That must have been something to see. Saw a post last year on the green machine i think, where tanks were still heated with candles... we have it...
Hi guys and gals. Went through my phone over the holidays to do the annual decluttering thing when I came across photos of my first tank. I then...
Thanks man. The big bunch on the right is plastic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
[IMG] And back to the dull.. [emoji13] here is my planted/plastic hybrid Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I have eheim classic 250 canister if you are interested.
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