JoulesBurn
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I just got a second hand tank I'm planning to use as a new planted tank. It has a sump that I'm excited to use. They gave me a big bag of bio balls that they told me to soak half water half vinegar to regenerate then rinse really well? I haven't looked into this yet. Don't want to take their word for it.
But the first issue I have is that they had no hoses going from the tank drains to the sump PVC or return pump. I asked and they just said they'd been using flue hose but that it had cracked and couldn't tell me how they'd attached it. Any help would be appreciated. I've never used this filter method before and I'd like to not make a big mess of it.
Here's a tank view of the tank. I'm assuming it's also DIY. You can see the finger smear in the silicone along the bottom of the overflow plate. I thought I'd read that black silicone shouldn't be used in aquariums?
Under the tank:
And the PVC going into the wet/dry:
The return pump is a Rio 2500. Not the plus version. I might need a new pump, though, they were also running is without the other half of its housing.
But the first issue I have is that they had no hoses going from the tank drains to the sump PVC or return pump. I asked and they just said they'd been using flue hose but that it had cracked and couldn't tell me how they'd attached it. Any help would be appreciated. I've never used this filter method before and I'd like to not make a big mess of it.
Here's a tank view of the tank. I'm assuming it's also DIY. You can see the finger smear in the silicone along the bottom of the overflow plate. I thought I'd read that black silicone shouldn't be used in aquariums?
Under the tank:
And the PVC going into the wet/dry:
The return pump is a Rio 2500. Not the plus version. I might need a new pump, though, they were also running is without the other half of its housing.