alecia.dooley
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OK heres goes again, I just lost everything when my laptop shutdown...ugh.
I have my 75 still you can see specs on my acct. I am going to tear it down take the sand out and add eggcrate to the back half of the tank (so when i blow water around the crate isnt exposed in front). Then add 3 or 4 in diam pvc to get the rock off the sand. Cut slits in the bottom to keep them in place. Put rock however it will b stable on them, then add a few select spots of superglue and the 2 part aquarium putty. I still want to be able to take it down in future, just want a bit more stability.
What do you think? Any downsides to this plan? Any tips on the glue?
I also have been working on a filter. The way i clean my aquarium (to prolong time in between h2o changes) is by using a powehead on the rocks and sand regularly. Plus the skimmer and settling tank of course (THX GEOFF!) Best advice! I have found that i have a dead area and want to manually remove the sediment there. My filter originated on utube, i made the body out of clear plexi to see better on the airflow, i am not sure what other tweaks i have made already. It is a 1/2 in pipe on bottom that fits into a 2.5 in cap with holes in the bottom cap for water to come out-a filter lining the holes to keep the gunk. The other end of the plexi is another cap with a longer 1/2 in pipe out the top. You attach air tubes at bottom and the airflow creates the section (you have to find the sweet spot to get decent suction) an issue has been getting consistent suction as opposed to bursts of it (as the bubbles flow up the tube) AND the sand I suck up. I have added a wire on the end to prevent getting close to the sand but with the flow in my tank it is GONNA happen. I need something else. To change the location of the holes maybe? More at the top? It would keep flow going better. Air normally goes out the 1/2 in tube, but I wonder if the holes moved up to for "water" flow might b an issue?!? Another area is the bottom 1/2 in needs to flexible. The thing is so rigid now i have to miss stuff. I eventually would like to make the body attach to the side of the aquarium when in use (just stationary) but I dont know how that would affect the airflow either. It is around 3 foot tall now, ading a flex AND stationary would make it 4ft. The clear body of it would be at the 1.5 mark to the 2 ft mark.
One other topic, I have made fan banks at either end of my lights to blow air on them when they r running. The gimmick i got off of eBay a while ago, I keep burning them out. Not sure if its cuz it is cheap or i wired wrong, if you have experience please PM me and i will send schematics. I used 21g wire or close and spliced 3 fans into one wire 21g still and into 1 plug. It is not the transformer I am talking about it is a splice, it can take up to 6 plugs. I have 3 fans on either side. Removable plugs at each end (1 at each end) hence the splices (so I can remove the hood for cleaning regularly), and 2 plugs going into the splice (power splice) thing and it will hold 6.
OK thats enough!
I look forward to your insight!
THX again!
I have my 75 still you can see specs on my acct. I am going to tear it down take the sand out and add eggcrate to the back half of the tank (so when i blow water around the crate isnt exposed in front). Then add 3 or 4 in diam pvc to get the rock off the sand. Cut slits in the bottom to keep them in place. Put rock however it will b stable on them, then add a few select spots of superglue and the 2 part aquarium putty. I still want to be able to take it down in future, just want a bit more stability.
What do you think? Any downsides to this plan? Any tips on the glue?
I also have been working on a filter. The way i clean my aquarium (to prolong time in between h2o changes) is by using a powehead on the rocks and sand regularly. Plus the skimmer and settling tank of course (THX GEOFF!) Best advice! I have found that i have a dead area and want to manually remove the sediment there. My filter originated on utube, i made the body out of clear plexi to see better on the airflow, i am not sure what other tweaks i have made already. It is a 1/2 in pipe on bottom that fits into a 2.5 in cap with holes in the bottom cap for water to come out-a filter lining the holes to keep the gunk. The other end of the plexi is another cap with a longer 1/2 in pipe out the top. You attach air tubes at bottom and the airflow creates the section (you have to find the sweet spot to get decent suction) an issue has been getting consistent suction as opposed to bursts of it (as the bubbles flow up the tube) AND the sand I suck up. I have added a wire on the end to prevent getting close to the sand but with the flow in my tank it is GONNA happen. I need something else. To change the location of the holes maybe? More at the top? It would keep flow going better. Air normally goes out the 1/2 in tube, but I wonder if the holes moved up to for "water" flow might b an issue?!? Another area is the bottom 1/2 in needs to flexible. The thing is so rigid now i have to miss stuff. I eventually would like to make the body attach to the side of the aquarium when in use (just stationary) but I dont know how that would affect the airflow either. It is around 3 foot tall now, ading a flex AND stationary would make it 4ft. The clear body of it would be at the 1.5 mark to the 2 ft mark.
One other topic, I have made fan banks at either end of my lights to blow air on them when they r running. The gimmick i got off of eBay a while ago, I keep burning them out. Not sure if its cuz it is cheap or i wired wrong, if you have experience please PM me and i will send schematics. I used 21g wire or close and spliced 3 fans into one wire 21g still and into 1 plug. It is not the transformer I am talking about it is a splice, it can take up to 6 plugs. I have 3 fans on either side. Removable plugs at each end (1 at each end) hence the splices (so I can remove the hood for cleaning regularly), and 2 plugs going into the splice (power splice) thing and it will hold 6.
OK thats enough!
I look forward to your insight!
THX again!
