KOgle's 180 diary

Either tomorrow night or early Sunday morning. I've got to hook up the drains to the new dual filter sock I bought and hook up the closed loop and this thing SHOULD be water tight...

Oh, also need to figure out how to plumb the fuge but it shouldn't be hard... just takes time...

 

I was too lathered up with Ben Gay to get them off the shelf that week so all karma goes to Roger

 

Just remember to stay away from barbed fittings because they reduce flow.

Is that what you and Roger call it now days....

 

No comment!

 

I'd pass up on the filter socks .. never found nor saw a need for them ..

 

I like the way Otty's work and they seem to be finer mesh than the filter pads I was using in the wet dry.


No Otty, no barbed fittings in the 180 now (except for the reactors) everything is at least 1 inch PVC. Spent the money on those pumps and I want to use them to their fullest potential. ;D Got to go with the flow...

 

ok this may be a stupid question but I see how barbed fittings could reduce flow, but I'm wondering how to plumb flexible pipe without using barbs?

 

Wait a minute... who cut the pipe that was too short..., I believe his name started with K and ended with ogle!!
What about karma for the help?!?! Damn, gotta beg for it nowadays!!!!!

 

Hey bro, the pipe was cut the right length, someone (maybe bmshehan) pushed it in there too far. It's not a coupling that has a stop built in to it. I believe you were the one who glued that one...

 

Got quite a bit done on the tank this weekend. It got it's first water test and everything sealed up nicely except for one fitting. Tightened it up a tad and hopefully that will take care of it. New durso's are working great and I can finally crank that Mag18 return pump wide open!!! ;D

Here are some pictures...