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Hondatek
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Yea it's gonna work I'm sure of that.
Porc Chop's Tank
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coffeetwitch
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cool then i look forward to some pictures. how are you feeling? any better?
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Hondatek
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No not really. On the good side I couldn't smell the silicone. That's a big plus
coffeetwitch
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sorry man hope you feel better. nothing like trying to do something involved while feeling like crap
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Hondatek
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Yea I couldn't look at it anymore it had to be done lol . Thanks for asking twitch . The pics will probably be up tomorrow night .
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Hondatek
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Ok can't sleep sump pics are early.how does it look ?
coffeetwitch
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looks good. my return pump section is only 12" tall 12" wide and 5" deep so i could get as much fuge as i could.
coffeetwitch
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i look forward to see how you like that skimmer.
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Hondatek
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coffeetwitch said:
Yea me too. It looks rather beastly. I just need sand and rocks and sw and my plumbing . Almost there
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Hondatek
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I got some base rock for free yesterday.it's probably only 15lbs but it's a start.
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Hondatek
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Bad news. I can't remove the skimmer collection cup from underneath the tank. Not sure what I'm going to do now.
coffeetwitch
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can you drop it off your platform? how deep is the water if you do?
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Hondatek
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I tried that . The gate valve would be almost under water. It also didn't make a difference since the issue is clearing the top of the sump tank to get the cup out. I think I'm going to get some more cinderblocks. Less than $10 fix and i should be good to go. Also got my deposit back from my apt. So I will be getting my rock and sand this weekend.
coffeetwitch
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just going to raise the dt?
also i get your situation now. gew... at least the tank is empty right?
also i get your situation now. gew... at least the tank is empty right?
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Hondatek
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Yes raise the dt 4 inches should be more than enough room. It's going to make stand really tall but that's ok. Yea it's empty .
coffeetwitch
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i like tall stands. puts the dt at a better height for me anyway to work on and in more of a direct line of site.
i made my stand for the 40 breeder 36" tall. then another few inches for the adj. feet. its nice.
i made my stand for the 40 breeder 36" tall. then another few inches for the adj. feet. its nice.
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Hondatek
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All said and done it will be standing about 4 and half feet tall. Not outrageously tall .
coffeetwitch
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not bad at all. floor to top of my tank is 55" tall. its nice.
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Hondatek
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So since I'll have to take a trip to Lowe's for the stand I'll just get my plumbing while i am there. So what is the best way to go? I was thinking of flexible pool hose for the overflow to the sump and hard pipe to the dt with a ball valve. I have some questions . If you restrict the flow from the pump doesn't that affect the life of the pump?if that's true then would all hard pipes with a valve only on one of the overflow outlets work just the same?
coffeetwitch
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valve one the overflow to restrict pump flow will not work. pump will pump full speed and overflow will not keep up because of the restriction
