ellisz
Aquarium Advice Addict
Hello,
I set my second tank up last night with a hang on overflow. The internal overflow I made from a Lee's small specimen box and the outer box came with my Amiracle wet/dry. The outer box has 2 chambers and I believe the drain hole is 1" with the bulkhead in place. It uses the accordion style hose for the drain.
Anyway, I built a durso stand pipe using 1" PVC and a 3/4 90 fitting. I had planned on using a MAG 5 but my supplier fell through so I had to use my back up pump, a RIO 2800SS. I believe it pumps about 650gph at 4'. I had to remove the durso pipe and just have the 1" pipe sticking up to keep the tank from overflowing. I figured I need to make the small hole in the cap bigger but I wanted to wait until I got a better pump.
Based on what I have, do you think a MAG 5 will be ok or is that too big? I would really like to pick up something today but most places here want $75 for the MAG 5! Any comments on a CAP 1800 or equivalent? I want something decent but it has to be quiet. The RIO 2800 that I have sounds like a freakin freight train!
BTW, this is for a 29 gal that will at the most be a FOWLR but will start out with just some small fish.
Any ideas?
I set my second tank up last night with a hang on overflow. The internal overflow I made from a Lee's small specimen box and the outer box came with my Amiracle wet/dry. The outer box has 2 chambers and I believe the drain hole is 1" with the bulkhead in place. It uses the accordion style hose for the drain.
Anyway, I built a durso stand pipe using 1" PVC and a 3/4 90 fitting. I had planned on using a MAG 5 but my supplier fell through so I had to use my back up pump, a RIO 2800SS. I believe it pumps about 650gph at 4'. I had to remove the durso pipe and just have the 1" pipe sticking up to keep the tank from overflowing. I figured I need to make the small hole in the cap bigger but I wanted to wait until I got a better pump.
Based on what I have, do you think a MAG 5 will be ok or is that too big? I would really like to pick up something today but most places here want $75 for the MAG 5! Any comments on a CAP 1800 or equivalent? I want something decent but it has to be quiet. The RIO 2800 that I have sounds like a freakin freight train!
BTW, this is for a 29 gal that will at the most be a FOWLR but will start out with just some small fish.
Any ideas?