<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8969831#post8969831 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by thugmebaby
Eric,
Hung was ordering his from Championlightting and supply I think. If your lucky you can try the Farm/Fleet here in iowa cityas thats where I got mine last. I may a bulkhead that has the threaded (female? on both ends. I believe its a 1.5" that I got from Hung. It looks just like:
http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/6843/cid/1860
with threads on both ends.
Let me know
Mike
Mike -
Let me know if you want to sell it!
Otherwise I'll try the local farm supply stores after work today.
I'm setting up a easy water change system, initially with one garbage can then eventually with two.
My thought is that having the garbage can above the sump level (21 inches for a 100g stock tank) I can mix the water then open a valve to drain into the sump.
I'm still undecided if I will run the drain over the top of the sump or if using the factory drain at the bottom (Rubbermaid stock tank) would yield the same result via gravity. I'll be using this bottom drain for a return from my 30g fuge and I hope this won't pose a problem for the fuge return. I'm also going to use a submersible return pump from the sump. The return from the tank will be split near the fuge and with a valve I'll be able to control flow through the fuge and accomplish all of this with one return pump and without wories of an overflow.
I'm going to use a second can with two drains - one at the bottom plumbed into my sewer and one at a 15 gallon level back to the sump. With a valve connected to the return pump I can pump/divert water into the second holding tank with the upper drain always giving me the same amount/level as I can go until I get flow back to the sump. Not interested/don't trust electronic floats.
After the fresh water is mixed, I'll divert and fill the second tank, open the valve and drain the new water into the sump, then open the valve on the holding tank and drain the change water into the sewer. Getting tired of the bucket scenario!
Speaking of pumps, I have noticed plastic sump pumps @ Menards that got me wondering if they would work versus a Quiet One/Mag/etc. Thoughts?
