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Yeah I knew I would have to make sure my waste valve was closed to keep the chance of sewer smell coming in. I guess my thought was...would draining water from a different source right after the P trap cause a suction that would empty any existing water sitting in the trap Sent from my SM-G900V...

Looks very similar to what I was asking about. On your valve system, the single valve goes outside, then on the other side, one goes to the tank and one goes to the reservoir, correct? Instead of the pump, reservoir, and ball primer, I was hoping to let the water pressure from my house...

This would be done with PVC, with a horizontal orientation. Also, if I am tapping into my sink drain for all the waste water, would it hurt me to do it on the sewer side of the P Trap?

Thanks! I bought it when I was 16, and have had it for 11 years now. Currently has a 347/C4 combo with a 150 shot on it. I have dedicated a lot less money to it since I got married, bought a house, and had a little one, but I am currently swapping it over to 5 lug. What did you have?

This thread (http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f20/water-change-made-easy-344905.html) started my brain wheels turning about a way to make water changes/cleaning of my built in aquarium in my master bedroom easier. Currently, I am running about 50-75 ft of hose from my kitchen sink to the...

Newer here, and this seems like a great idea. Here is a picture of me and my daughter, and the reason for my screen name:

Making this has been a blast. But there has been a LOT of learning involved. Due to the size of this (27w x 17h x 11.5d) the buoyancy has been far greater than I anticipated. I have hallowed out the bottom 3" and have been filling it in with concrete in stages, to see how much weight I need to...

I believe the tried and true method is coating the cement with epoxy to prevent leaching Sent from my SM-G900V using Aquarium Advice mobile app

This is awesome and has given me an idea. I have a 75 gallon FW built in aquarium in the master bedroom. Previous owners installed it, and I like it, but the master bathroom fixtures arent geared towards hooking up aquarium equipment for water changes, so I am running 75 ft of syphon hose from...

Definitely a good school of thought. Thanks for the help!

Looks like concrete is about 150lbs/ft3. I am going to say it would definitely be beneficial

That's what I found too. So with the volume of my structure being ~1ft3, it would need to weigh 64 lbs to sink, or at least be neutral. So by hollowing out unnecessary styrofoam on the bottom, I would reduce volume, thus require less weight, correct? I was also going to fill the space that I...

Great project. I would love to hear more details. Are these pretty much just dedicated water lines that you run a line from to your tanks to replace water? Then the clear hose is your return?

*Update I am currently at work, but have rough dimensions of my structure, and estimate it to be ~1 cubic foot of styrofoam. Which from what I have looked up is that I will need 64 lbs to make it sink. The volume of the structure does not include the areas that are hollowed out for the caves...

Ran into a little bit of a snag...never underestimate the buoyancy of styrofoam. I have a large tote that I am trying to presoak this structure in, and it is doing its best boat impression. I know that there is a LOT of styrofoam involved in this piece, but I thought that 4 layers of cement...

thank you papparyno. I have really enjoyed learning about the fish hobby and trying to make the tanks reflect my tastes. i just want to make sure i do things right, so my fish don't suffer due to my over-eagerness to add/change things in the aquarium. I guess my continued question is...when do i...

110g Freshwater, pretty much a tropical/community fish tank Fluval 306 Water Parameters: Tank is 77* PH: 8.0 NITRITE: 0 NITRATE: > 5 (Taken a week after a water change) About 6 weeks ago, I added 2 dwarf gouramis, red tail shark, & 5 platies/swordtails to a tank that already had a pleco...

Finally heard back from SpectraPure. They helped me find the part number that was on the bottom of my membrane canister. MPRO-15, manufactured in September of 2002. Looks like it definitely has some age on it, but I bought a TDS meter and it appears to be working well. TDS at the tap was 340...

Then when they are the same, I'll transfer it to its permanent home Sent from my SM-G900V using Aquarium Advice mobile app

My plan is to test the tap water ph, then the water every 24 hours after submerging it, and doing water changes every day until tap PH is the same as tested PH Sent from my SM-G900V using Aquarium Advice mobile app

My final coat just went on. I added a dye to the concrete which made it a lot darker. After the original coat fully cured, the color was like bleached jeans. I am going to Presoak it and test it in a extra aquarium that is lying around, then it's going in my dad's 55 gallon, which I am redoing...

How hard has it been to keep these guys? I love how they look and the variety you can have Sent from my SM-G900V using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Here Is my catfish. Tough looking guy. I love how he is always lurking in the shadows lol Sent from my SM-G900V using Aquarium Advice mobile app

The food I normally feed him is shrimp pellets or dried shrimp. But he seems to eat the flakes that the smaller fish eat too. Or anything that goes in the tank Sent from my SM-G900V using Aquarium Advice mobile app