CSS 65g model return Mod (pics)

[sjm1978]

i finally got around to doing my css 65g model retrun mod. i was gonna do it the way that many others on this site have did. but i decided why not have the return water run back through floss so i did it like this in the pictures below. now it is super quiet no more flushing noise or backup. the things i used was a 3/4" 90 3/4" T with endcap that i drilled a 3/64 hole in and 3/4" pvc and a 3/4" 45 on the end. i also added some airline on to the silencer and ran it down inside the stand so i dont hear that either. i am gonna paint it all black with Fussion spray paint but one question how long should i let it dry before i put it back on?

if you do this make sure you use a 45 i tried a 90 and it made it loud.

the airline i added to the silencer

 

[sjm1978]

i changed a small part of it. i pulled the flexible pipe off of the orignal output and used the orignal 90 from it because it fits the skimmer real tight as the other 90 didn't it was letting moisture out where it connected together. but its fixed now that was the only leak. i didn't use any pvc glue at all on this mod its all tight fittings heres a pic