Recent content by Jimothy

My MagDrive was too loud. More than just vibrations, the #25 was LOUD. Relying on words and photos won't convey your dissatisfaction to ppl on this site. All I can offer is that after switching to the QuietOne 9000, connected in-line, firmly pressed against styrofoam, with vinyl tube...

Here is an idea for an overflow: AquaTerra Naturalistic 3D Aquarium Backgrounds, Installation Combines aesthetics and utility.

Fin No worries about hijacking this thread, the DIY plumbing job is done, it might actually be fitting to offer alternatives at the end. The plumbing may be done, but now I have to ensure the turtles will be healthy and try and add some aesthetics. Gravel is not possible, nor is anything...

Interesting, I had never heard of plywood making a good aquarium. I guess I would be interested if I hadn't already bought and setup an expensive glass tank. If turtles need to be separated later on I wouldn't know what to do, I would not buy another giant glass tank. I'll remember this if that...

I am not sure I understand why a plywood aquarium would be desired, all of the different sealants and chemicals don't seem all that safe. If money is the issue, why not save awhile for an acryllic or glass aquarium? As to my setup: I have redone the pump connections with re-enforced vinyl...

The tank is plywood or the stand is plywood? A few initial points of advice I have are: Go with acrylic and not glass if you don't worry about anything being scratched up. Glass is heavy, but turtles like to scratch. Buy what is available instead of cutting any corners to build it yourself. I...

Thanks for the link. I used PVC reducers and filed away the inside so the smaller pipe slides all the way through. A coupling is used to form the outer sleeve. I hope both pipes converted this way will handle my flow, though I might close off the air vents of one or the other to get faster...

My camera isnt working, sorry no DIY :(

I am going to try and build stockman style silencers, any interest in a step by step DIY?

update and tweaking 2 things to add… 1. Turtle forum ppl are adamant about using eggcrate on the overflow as necessary and the comb as recommended, since there would be no way to keep eggcrate in place without a frame to sit in I will be adding the combs… 2. I tested flow through the tank...

System Running I removed all obstructions from the sump, the filter floss and foam, and no more flow over the fist baffle: At max safe level for the tank and sump, the system does stabilize after water makes it over the overflow and somehow it works out. So the system runs...

Progress... Back after moving, finishing, moving, plumbing everything. First, I widened the holes in the stand to get a better grip on the bulkheads: I then sanded, finished, sanded, finished, sanded, and finished all surfaces of the stand. Luckily I beat the cold weather by a few days...

Glasscages.com had a warranty info card in the tank that said if a styrofoam pad was not used in between the tank and the stand then the warranty was void. Holes can be cut where they are needed but the 4 corners and edges must be intact.

thatguy: Yes, I will get a Quiet One, I am trying to figure out which one to get based on flow, I want 1300 after head loss and the two Quiet Ones nearest provide 900 or 2000. I might settle for the 900, or I might go for a silent in-line pump that is closer to 1300. jsoong: I guess I will try...

Sorry if I offended you, I appreciate any constructive advice you have to offer. What I don’t appreciate is how you brought your condescension to the end of this thread without even reading it. It was 6 pages before you joined in, and it is full of diagrams and pictures. I am not using this...