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#1 jlee747

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Posted 21 October 2013 - 10:01 AM

My new tank! before i had a 2ft tank now i have a big one!! and new fish! a jack dempsey and red tailed sharks

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#2 bobby dazzla

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Posted 21 October 2013 - 10:44 AM

Looks good. A background to hide those wires would go along way :)

 

FYI I think you want this in the photo section. This is the marine thread



#3 MrLeifBeaver

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Posted 21 October 2013 - 02:48 PM

Looking pretty good.

 

I also suggest some kind of back ground too to hide all the wires.

Also you could get a oneway valve for your bubbler and then you can hide that in the cupboard below.



#4 jlee747

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Posted 24 October 2013 - 01:50 PM

Looks good. A background to hide those wires would go along way :)

 

FYI I think you want this in the photo section. This is the marine thread

 

 

Looks good. A background to hide those wires would go along way :)

 

FYI I think you want this in the photo section. This is the marine thread

 

 

Looking pretty good.

 

I also suggest some kind of back ground too to hide all the wires.

Also you could get a oneway valve for your bubbler and then you can hide that in the cupboard below.

 

thanks! yes ill definitely get a background and since this pic i have changed it a little.

ill add photos too the photo section when ive completed the tank with back ground :)

 

how does the oneway valve work?



#5 JackMack

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Posted 24 October 2013 - 08:43 PM

Just my take on one way valves:
Commonly known as check-valves,  they basically ensure that your tank water won't get siphoned out through the airlines in a power outage/pump breaks.



#6 MrLeifBeaver

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Posted 25 October 2013 - 08:47 AM

Yes, exactly what Jack Mack said, the check valve, one-way valve only allows the flow of liquid in one direction (not that music group), so that if you turn the pump off during WC, suffer a blackout or apocolypse water does not syphon out through the air hose. Also you don't normally want water inside your air pump as you might 'short' the motor.



#7 Mattymak

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Posted 25 October 2013 - 11:19 AM

Looking good Jlee :)

If you ever need a hand with anything, give me a yell :)



#8 Angelo

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Posted 29 October 2013 - 09:56 PM

Yes, exactly what Jack Mack said, the check valve, one-way valve only allows the flow of liquid in one direction (not that music group), so that if you turn the pump off during WC, suffer a blackout or apocolypse water does not syphon out through the air hose. Also you don't normally want water inside your air pump as you might 'short' the motor.

 

maybe just me but whenever i've used a one way valve i've noticed the airflow reduces considerably so i've taken my chance and stopped using them. I've a aqua one and sera air pump, same result on both. 



#9 JackMack

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Posted 30 October 2013 - 08:28 AM

I agree completely Angelo, but I just much prefer to install them than to have my pump sitting on top of my tanks rattling away.

 

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#10 Morley Aquariums

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Posted 30 October 2013 - 08:58 AM

Another time check valves should be used is when a double ended airstone/bar is used with a twin outlet pump. If one side of the pump loses pressure ( weak or broken diaphram or flapper), the the other side can push water right through the stone into the pump. This can happen even when the pump is located above the water level.
Good quality valves have very little impact on air flow.





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