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Well I know my tank isn't cycled cos it's only been a week.. Just more trying to check if it's heading in the right direction? I just didn't think...
Well my test results are a long way off what you said they should be like.. Are those reading of 0, 0 and 10-20 what the tank should be when cycle...
My test kit is a tropic marin expert testset. And yes the readings are also ppm, it says mg/l but has ppm in brackets
Hi people, I'm new to the hobby.. Just set up a 2foot cube saltwater tank with sump in the cupboard underneath. It's been up and running for only...
the pipe going from my bulkhead down into the sump is a straight piece of hard pvc, no bends or anythin, straight drop into the sump. the pipe...
I'll take some pics of my system and post em up here when I get home from work.. Thanks guys
My pump is 2500, either rio or taam. Not sure, it's brand new and my system is about 260 litres. The sump is in the cupboard directly underneath so...
Vancop have you got a pic of what you mean with the tee, sounds a bit hard to understand of picture cos i'm not familiar with this stuff.. I would...
The hole in my standpipe is already like 6mm which is like 1/4inch.. Does it need to be bigger? I was thinking about 3 way ball valve because the...
I just installed a ball valve on my return pump to dial it back because my overflow was gurgling and flushing.. It has solved this problem but seems...
Well I just installed my ball valve, which has helped already, only thing is if I adjust it until the gurgling noise stops nearly all together than I...
To cut down the PVC pipe I'll have to drain the overflow won't I? Or drain the sump completely so all the water from the overflow can empty allowing...
One other question.. How long should the hard PVC pipe be that comes out of my bulkhead into the sump? I read it should only be like 1-2inches below...
I was talking to the guy at my LFS and he said that gurgling and flushing noise will stop once some algae has built up after a few weeks of the tank...
Just wanted to add that my durso pipe is crammed into my overflow, the cap with the hole in it is sitting about 2-3 inches under the water level of...
would the guys at my LFS know how to do this ball valve? id much rather someone else do it than screw something up myself u know!
thanks for the quick reply mate, sounds like the way to go but than i dont know much at all haha umm how do i go about installing a ball valve, are...
hi there, im new to the site and to the hobby so dont get angry that ive brought up a topic that already has been quite well discussed. i thought id...
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