Ding2daDong
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I am about to finish my 33g long/ 20gL sump aquarium but am having a problem. I built the stand and am in the process of plumbing it and am having a problem that I would really appreciate some help.
I drilled the hole for the prefilter box kinda low, and was planning on putting bio-balls in that area since my tank will be mainly a grow out tank with little LR and a few fish. After doing some research it seems that bio-balls are not the way to go. So I am trying to solve this problem.
The only thing I could come up with to help lessen the noise/splash was to do something like this.
A durso standpipe will not fit in my pre-filter area. The bulk head is for a 1 1/2" hole.
I also was just going to do this for my return. Very basic but gets the job done. If anyone has any comments or concerns please let me know because I havnt glued the plumbing together yet so its still in the "changable" category.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
-Matt
I drilled the hole for the prefilter box kinda low, and was planning on putting bio-balls in that area since my tank will be mainly a grow out tank with little LR and a few fish. After doing some research it seems that bio-balls are not the way to go. So I am trying to solve this problem.
The only thing I could come up with to help lessen the noise/splash was to do something like this.
A durso standpipe will not fit in my pre-filter area. The bulk head is for a 1 1/2" hole.
I also was just going to do this for my return. Very basic but gets the job done. If anyone has any comments or concerns please let me know because I havnt glued the plumbing together yet so its still in the "changable" category.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
-Matt
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