@farmer, are you addressing me or Fanlie? I'm guessing me since I'm the one alledging PH of 6 :-) It will definitely be interesting to do a test...
Cool idea! I have a stack of those in storage... woohoo! @Tom.K, nice summary dude! Yes, I read this whole thread recently but would have to...
Have you used them before?
Greetings all Can anyone recommend a place I can go have some glass cut for a sump I'm building? Durbanville-Bellville area please. Cheers...
Delayed response from me here, but just want to second advice above: SNAIL ARE GOOD! ;-) Definitely part of a greater eco-system and adds more...
Does Boston and Stellenberg/Tygervalley have different water sources? They are just two stone throws apart so I'd be surprised. My tap water in...
Indeed. ...but... if I wanted to... I could have the spifiest sump ever with black silicone done in super straight taped-up lines, completely...
Thanks Ace. No Youtube access at the office. Will check it out tonight.
Oh?! Wow! Really? Errrmmmm... why would you get silicone all over the glass? I don't understand. The silicone tube has a nice narrow point that is...
No idea what you mean by this?
Thanks Ashley. That is what I'll do then.
Oh? Not sure what this means: you only run the pump for another week? Don't run it for another week...? Ermmm..??? And you add water straight...
Great. Thanks all. Please elaborate?
Greetings all I have an old 2ft tank I'd like to resorect as a sump filter. The reason it is old and dry is because it got replaced when I...
Hey Tom, will have to go look at the elbow joins agian but I suspect two of them won't make the bend smaller, not by much any way. I thought of...
Btw gents, where do I get the perforated perspex for the bottom of the sump? I'm guessing by perforated Prof means "drilled with lots of little...
@Tom.K, yes these are conduit pipes. They assured me the blue pipes are more suitable to water and are thicker than the usual white ones too. They...
Thanks Prof @Dirk Bellstedt, I shall persist then ;) BTW, I haven't built the sump yet as I was unsure of the glass thickness. So to test the...
Thanks for the prompt response Prof @Dirk Bellstedt What size piping do you suggest then? The tank to be filtered is only a 2ft tank (as the...
Hi Prof @Dirk Bellstedt and everyone else Just noticed that the diagram for Prof's design requires 5mm glass for the sump. Is this to take the...
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