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

I am looking for a pump that will deliver 1300gph after head loss. My return ends in a custom pvc spraybar so I am not sure what my head loss is... Looking for an energy efficient, silent pump, I see that the Quiet One pumps are not only cheaper than MagDrive, but quieter and more energy...

I am looking for a silent pump, preferably submerged, around 1600gph... Recommendations on make/model?

I went with the MagDrive 24 for my 180 FW tank with sump because it has 1" openings and the brand is regarded as quiet and energy efficient. I should have paid more attention to the specs because it is too loud, I dampened it against the acrylic sump with some filer foam pad but the *hum* of...

I know you can't paint PVC, but what about the purple primer used before PVC cement? I have bits of it showing around my couplings, is the primer going to leech into water? If not, can I coat the entire pipe to make it look more uniform?

I have a thread running in the DIY section, please visit and participate. Plumbing 180g FW to 65g sump I am interested in using my sump as a planted refugium. There are destructive turtles in the display tank so I am assuming I cannot have anything up there... Advice, hardware and livestock...

I have been creating/refining my design over the past couple weeks on here while my tanks seals finished hardening, lots of help thanks so much. I have completed my flow design and have a MagDrive#24, intake strainers and ball valves in the mail. Here is a diagram of how the tank was...

180g tank to 65g sump blue dots are holes to break siphon pics say it all feedback please thx

I am trying to select a waterpump, the Mag Drive seems to be the brand I want though I have no idea how powerful a pump to buy. My return will be vertical, and I have read about head loss and pipe length, though the return system I am building will have 4 or more holes set in different...

I have a 180g tank with built in overflow box, ramp and platform for freshwater turtles. To keep everything cleaner I planned this tank to remover water from the bottom and surface of the display to a sump and be pumped back in. I have 3 holes drilled, 2 in the overflow box and one on the...

I have modified my previous design in light of understanding siphon backflow problems. The drawing shows a return line from the pump with a multidirectional flow, the back siphon would be broken by small tube just under surface. The overflow would function as normal, and the canister filter...

I have modified my previous design in light of understanding siphon backflow problems. The drawing shows a return line from the pump with a multidirectional flow, the back siphon would be broken by small tube just under surface. The overflow would function as normal, and the canister filter...

Hi, I am Jim, I have a 3 yr old Asian Water Dragon and three 2 yr old Red Eared Sliders. I am upgrading my current turtle setup to a 180g display tank with a 65g sump. I have managed to get it into my house and... need help on where to go next. I posted the details of my questions in...

:n00b: I am setting up a 180g tank with built in overflow and ramp/platform for freshwater turtles. I have 3 red-eared sliders in a 45g with Fluval 405 set up now, the 180g is new and needs another week for the seals to harden. I hope to have everything set up by then, Saturday the 27th. I...

:n00b: I am setting up a 180g tank with built in overflow and ramp/platform for freshwater turtles. (posting here because general setup seems most similar to reef tanks) I have 3 red-eared sliders in a 45g with Fluval 405 set up now, the 180g is new and needs another week for the seals to...