yup the check valve can also cause cavatation that can lead to premature pump failure.Just lookin out 4 ya.
210 home of some peacock and hap
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Looking good. Quick question on the return. Have you tried the pump without those four (well 2 pairs of 2) black spray things. When I pulled mine off and just made my own spray parts without causing the water to have extra pressure I ended up getting about twice the water flow.
How loud is your setup anyways? I ended up going with a submersible pump since it was quiter. But I do like your sump better than mine.
How loud is your setup anyways? I ended up going with a submersible pump since it was quiter. But I do like your sump better than mine.
thanks bro .....no i never tried to pulled mine off so i dunno how the flow of my will be..show me some pic of your outlet part.....my sump was loud but i fixed it already ( double filter pad) stop the water fall noise ...i was never a fan of submersible pump so i go with external.. i got blue line ps4 its quiet but its bring some heat to the tankikevi;1821982; said:
So this was the piping that my tank came with (maybe half inch_:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/ikevi/IMG_3346.jpg
(Though with two of them, I was just using one to test it out.)
This is what I ended up doing this: (I think it is 1 inch and 3/4 inch pvc.)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/ikevi/IMG_4231.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/ikevi/IMG_4230.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/ikevi/IMG_4234.jpg
I only used one return, but by not causing the spray I have a much higher flow rate. (As you can see both of those tubes are sending out a decent amount of water.)
(If you want more up to date pictures I could take some, but well these are close enough to what I decided to do. If you want say a spray bar, I would just put a long tube with drilled holes but then have the end uncapped. In other words the less pressure on the pump the better.)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/ikevi/IMG_3346.jpg
(Though with two of them, I was just using one to test it out.)
This is what I ended up doing this: (I think it is 1 inch and 3/4 inch pvc.)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/ikevi/IMG_4231.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/ikevi/IMG_4230.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/ikevi/IMG_4234.jpg
I only used one return, but by not causing the spray I have a much higher flow rate. (As you can see both of those tubes are sending out a decent amount of water.)
(If you want more up to date pictures I could take some, but well these are close enough to what I decided to do. If you want say a spray bar, I would just put a long tube with drilled holes but then have the end uncapped. In other words the less pressure on the pump the better.)
got the sand done now the rock is next but its the holidays weeken imma go get drunk and bbq in the back of the house ...rock can wait lolz
ok fellow the rock are in now even know i got a lil hang over from last night but im still getting it done ....drop one rock about half way down the rock about 10pound i hope that i didnt crack the tank 
wish me luck with that ....about the rock i think its over kill for peacock and deep water hap ( ok for mbuna) well lets heard what everyone gotta say....its ok or take some rock out ...
wish me luck with that ....about the rock i think its over kill for peacock and deep water hap ( ok for mbuna) well lets heard what everyone gotta say....its ok or take some rock out ...
great looking tank! i think the rock looks great-if it were for mbuna id say double the rock lol. but since its not, i think it will be fine-they feel secure and safe with some rock height around them. cant wait to see your stock!
