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[benjamyngauci]

Hey guys...

I'm trying to set up 2 new tanks to put my poor oscars in....

The top tank has a refugium and plumbing has already been figured out...

I just don't understand how to put together the bits shown in the photo for the return pipe??

(The o-rings and joints around the holes in the glass is already completed also)

Any help asap would be greatly appreciated!!

Cheers!
Ben

PICS ADDED guys Let me know if you can't understand them?)

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[STEVEGREEN]

take a photo of the whole lot please

then maybe number the components so we can say

put no3 together with no5 etc etc

cheers
Steve Green

[benjamyngauci]

ok 1 sec

[Dougo]

Steve's on the money,number the parts.They look to be quick release parts.

[benjamyngauci]

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[STEVEGREEN]

try ...............
no6 inside no3 screwed into no4

might be clear after that

cheers
Steve Green

does no5 screw into no1 ???

cheers
Steve Green

[benjamyngauci]

yep (that was like that when i got it) i took it apart to show lol

So does the following look correct?

And I have just not been given the piece to connect the two sections together?

Cheers Steve! (My Oscars love you)

Ben

(I know they havent all been tightened, just in case they are wrong )

Cheers guys...

And does the small section stop water from making the sump overflow if power is out?
Should that be on the in or outflow pipe?

Thanks!

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[benjamyngauci]

Ok I think I did it?!

But now both ends have spaces for a screw in connection (Which the bottom of the tank has)

Which way is up?! lol...
I'm such a noob... sorry

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[STEVEGREEN]

so what does this bit do anyway???

does it just deliver water to the sump??

cheers
Steve Green

[benjamyngauci]

well i thought it was the lower half of the pipe that delivers to the sump...

but it is the one that returns it to the top tank (The pvc tube for the other one is much larger u can see in pic 4 on the left )

[benjamyngauci]

Sum1 help Plz... 2 O's in a 50L bucket

[Bowdy]

Hey man I don't think it really matters which way up you put that pipe it looks like who ever made it just used whatever retic parts they had In the shed could have been made a lot more simple. As for the rest sorry can't really help. Attatch the pipe and the pump to the other end fill it up and see how you go.

[benjamyngauci]

cheers bud

I've just filled both tanks to the maximum height (i.e no water flowing into the refugium)

So tomorrow morning I'll fix it up...

Any easy way to determine the return pump I'll need?

Thanks!

Ben

[Bowdy]

Not really sure one of the other members could probably help there. I'd say biggest one you can and put a tap in the return hose so you can set the right flow but I may be wrong.

[benjamyngauci]

I never think of the most simple ways to do things!!!

Thats really good
Seems like a plan, ill let u know how it goes

Ben

[Neakit]

You do know that the setup there is an orsom SILENT overflow setup if you just hang your return over the lip of the tank and have 2 drains. the larger one being the white water (with air) and the smaller one being a black water (no air). All you do is have it so the small one has no riser pvc on it and put a ball valve on the drain line to the sump. now you cut the larger one to set the height of the water level inside of the wier (it has to be lower than the wier lip tho, just not too low or you will have a waterfall). Then all you do is turn the ball valve till water starts trickeling down the white water drain (the standpipe). In my pics i have used a dorso drain instead of the standpipe but you don't need to, i really don't like the sound of water trickling down. Yes there is a ball valve on the side that says siphon. thats the only one i adjust and having a ballvalve on 1 drain with no back up is a very bad idea.

[highlucks]

Hey Ben, it looks like 3, 4 and 6 form a quick release fpr the pipe that goes gown into the sump. So that you can either have the water enter at the top of the tank or at the bottom.

[benjamyngauci]

This is so confusing

Thank you all for your help... I still don't understand it though?
So the piece that I finally put together, can that be attached to the return pipe in EITHER direction?

And should I also have one for the "Dorso drain"?

Is there a website I can look at with more details, I'm not good with physics and I'm gonna stuff this up I know it.

Cheers guys

Ben

[Neakit]

depends what you want to do. I myself prefer silent overflows so i wouldn't be putting my return through the weir.

[Bowdy]

hey man how did it all go ?? you get it sorted.. hope it all worked out man