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[NicholasC]

I will buy some as well, i am going to get some shell dweller hopefully and that substrate is just handy to have. Whats the price if you buy bulk? I am after only about 20kg or so.

[Andrew]

ok lets do a bulk buy:)

[Andrew]

proposed filter setup

[keleherr]

duno what the one mark had was called but the one from cim in oversized lime sand. few years back i got a few bags from there for $6ea now i think its more.

[Andrew]

cheers james, i will check it out this week:) how many bags would i need?

[hlokk]

Whats the pink thing near the tank for the flow towards the sump (i think you would call it the overflow). Is it just the overflow or something else like an inline heater or fluid bed filter.

[KrAmEr]

Whats the pink thing near the tank for the flow towards the sump (i think you would call it the overflow). Is it just the overflow or something else like an inline heater or fluid bed filter.

I think it might be a Bio-tower.

[Andrew]

Whats the pink thing near the tank for the flow towards the sump (i think you would call it the overflow). Is it just the overflow or something else like an inline heater or fluid bed filter.

I think it might be a Bio-tower.

it is currently theoretical, but it might be a bit of 100mm pipe containing shreds of 40mm pvc pipe to baffle the water flow to try and minimise noise. iam currently just leaning to angling the vertical drop towards the fron of the tank, so the water flows, not drops

[hlokk]

I cant remember if i posted the siphon idea or not. Basically have a siphon with a backup durso. In normal operation you get a silent overflow, then when the power cuts the siphon cuts off as the water drains. When power starts again the durso kicks in so the tank isnt dependant on the overflow. Was from a marine forum with a guy looking for the most silent overflow possible.

As for any water running down a pipe, just angle it so its not vertical. I would guess that water running down a baffle will clog, slow the water down and may still be noisy.

[Andrew]

yeah i will ditch the baffle idea, i have it setup for flow on an angle at the moment, so will try that. im not interested in durso's atm, i think my setup is pretty similar anyway to a durso.

[Andrew]

wish me luck, initial stages of the proposed tank swap today have started:)

[Andrew]

breeding rack isn't usually inside:)

[tankhog]

hey andrew
looking damn fine mate im currently having a 8x30x30 built and will be my first time with a sump it is being plumbed a bit different to yours all my pipes will be from underneath so looking forward to swapping some pics with ya.
like the old out the window trick lol
cheers
paul

[Andrew]

cheers paul, i agree bottom is the way to go for sumping, but pacco didn't want to risk breaking hte bottom glass on this beast while drilling it, and i dont blame him. pics of your setup will be great:) who is building it?

[devilman]

nice work bud, looking good

[Neakit]

i promise a pic of me swimming in this tank:) :wink:

and where is the pics of this....

[Andrew]

wating until the fish are in:)

[Andrew]

thanks. the fish are in, and all looks well:) will post up some pics in a few weeks when i have some better lighting and plants in it

[CCA001]

If the fish are in were is our pic off you swimming in it andrew