Recent content by cburns70

Danner Supreme Mag Drive rated at 950GPH. The actual output is around 300Gph. There's a sponge filter on the intake.

Thank you. I havent quite figured out yet to keep the sand in yet. I beleive its all in how much water your pushing through. I've got an extra canister and pump I'm going to play with.

Build is complete and has been running for two weeks now. So far no problems. Moved all my pictures to my Album under my profile here.

Silicon normally doesnt stick to Arcylic very well. It has something to do with the oils that are used to produce plastic. You may be fine, but I definitly keep an eye on it. Or replace the patch with glass.

Both of these are screwed to slate tiles. You can buy slate tiles for around a dollar apiece. They're easy to drill and break/cut to size. I did boil mine a couple of time to get the tannin out.

Picture time! Here's some different views of my Tank. The pump is the right hand corner (facing the front). I've "disguised" it with some fake plants.

Think of a bucket, half filled with sand, with the water entering the bottom and working its way up to the top. The Sand becomes fluidized (like quicksand) and that creates a massive bio filter. I can take my last canister fill it about half way with sand and reverse the water flow. The water...

About QuikSand Fluidized Bed Filters Pretty good explanation there. Most wholesalers hours arent convenient for me. But yeah you're right, they're normally cheaper and have a much better selection.

I hadn't considered using it until I saw it in use at the LFS, over the weekend. It was used on the sump of their 900 gallon fw display tank. LFS wanted $10 a foot, Home Depot sells 20ft for 16-$17. Home Depot's is black and used for ponds. The black is supposed to inhabit algae growth. I'm...