Upgrading to a 40 Breeder!

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Oh man. The mag-7 pump is extremely loud. I'm reading that it could be because I'm using 1/2 id tubing. Think I might get another pump.

 

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Also my main drain doesn't start it's siphon really well. Should I drill a hole at the top of the 90 degrees elbow here?

 

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[chris31759]

Sorry to here the full siphon is having problems. You can drill a whole on top or the inside of the bottom of the 90. The top usually works better. If there is still a problem go with the low profile strainer. Maybe wait until you have the new pump. It's nice to see everything up and running.

 

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So the bulkheads on the eshopps overflow started leaking. Getting a replacement friday, hopefully this one will be perfect q.q good thing I noticed before it didn't damge my hardwood floors. Slightly disappointed...

 

[mcarroll]

Oh man. The mag-7 pump is extremely loud. I'm reading that it could be because I'm using 1/2 id tubing. Think I might get another pump.

1/2" tubing? Why??? (Are you sure?)

You need new plumbing, not a new pump. Why not 1" PVC - it would be better. 1.5" would be even better, but overkill. 2" would be silly.

Switch to 1" plumbing. You'll get so much more flow that you might need a ball valve if you don't already have one.

 

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1/2" tubing? Why??? (Are you sure?)

You need new plumbing, not a new pump. Why not 1" PVC - it would be better. 1.5" would be even better, but overkill. 2" would be silly.

Switch to 1" plumbing. You'll get so much more flow that you might need a ball valve if you don't already have one.

It was my impeller. Got loose somehow. Now it's really quiet. Umm. I mean, it had 1/2 output so I just went with 1/2 tubing -shrug- too late to change for now. I see no problem with it except the flow coming out the returns pretty fast. I do have ball valves on both outputs.

 

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It was my impeller. Got loose somehow. Now it's really quiet. Umm. I mean, it had 1/2 output so I just went with 1/2 tubing -shrug- too late to change for now. I see no problem with it except the flow coming out the returns pretty fast. I do have ball valves on both outputs.

It's also only about 10 dollars in tubing and acouple elbows and it seems to be working fine :) I'll definitely be changing to 1" returns if something happens or I change pumps.

 

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Well I have to say, I'm disappointed. My 2nd eshopps Eclipse L overflow and staight out of the box it was "tested" and nuts were on pretty tight but it leaks. Just the middle one atleast.
I been reading and I think I'll silicon everything just to be sure.. cant really just get another overflow because the tank is already drilled Q.Q

 

[Sm51498]

I would just try reseating the bulkhead first. Though silicone is not a bad idea at all.

 

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Oh man. The struggles are real. The replacement overflow I got doesn't leak BUT my tank started to leak from the bottom corner. LUCKILY petco's dollar per gallon was going on so quickly grabbed a new one and drilled and painted it! Waiting for it to dry :) whew almost done. Well atleast the rocks are cycled now ;D

 

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And done! It's pretty much done cycling too. I need to still rearrange lights, do some wire clean up, and rearrange rocks. I'm awful at rockscapes so any tips would help. Q.Q

Currently-
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 10

 

[Sm51498]

The pile on the far left could scoot forward and right a bit and I think it would improve the look of the scape. Pretty nice though! I think you did well.