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  1. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Doubtful Spaflex or any flexible PVC will be available to him on that remote island ;)
     
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  3. mauritius-aqua

    mauritius-aqua Astrea Snail

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    Yes m8, waiting for the skim to come out in the cup!!!;D
    already inwall75 has enlightened things for me, so the addition of ur advices would be nickel;)
     
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    mauritius-aqua Astrea Snail

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    M8, looks like u've never been to my remote island. Believe me there is everything..afterall we are africa's leading country by miles.;D
    I've uploaded some pics of the "island"..hope ya enjoy them
     

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    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    What is the cost of flexiable PVC then? YOur right I enver have been BUT I have extensive knowledge of setting up such places globally and every other place, places with much higher GNP in fact, and they either don't have access to many PVC parts, or the cost is through the roof. Take Tonga for example, a $10 table stateside is $250 there.
     
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    mauritius-aqua Astrea Snail

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    Normally flexible pvc we do get them in the city shop. There some specialised shop in PVC spare parts, and the prices are not that terrible, I think they probably made in "China";D.
    Anyway, am still waiting for some of ur advices before I move ahead with the project. The drainage I've quite understood the principle. But the water distribution I must say am a bit lost on how to choose the pump capacity. How much to use. If u have any suggestion on which pump to use it will be most welcome.
     
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    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Sorry I wasn't feeling so hot yesterday and took a nap instead of drawing up plasns for you.

    What power are you on, 220ac?
     
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  9. TritonsGarden

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    Absolutely beautiful!!!! Thanks for sharing.

    Jack
     
  10. mauritius-aqua

    mauritius-aqua Astrea Snail

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    First of all, thnks for considering helping me and also, my papa who's the boss say thnks to all u.

    Well here the power is 220-240V. thats it. Also I attached how things going. We've started with the filter tank.
     

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    mauritius-aqua Astrea Snail

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    thnks, no problem.
    I'll upload more pics of the island when i get time.
     
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    mauritius-aqua Astrea Snail

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    "On the drains, you need to plumb a drain vent. Otherwise you will slow the flow down a lot because an air bubble will clog off part of the area where the 90 is. I.e. instead of using a 90 or 45 degree PVC piece, you will want to use a T fitting"

    Hello, there, just a small quest, when u say "drain vent" is it something like in the pict. If not do u have a better illustrations. thnks in advance.
     

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