okay no problem..Onion01;2315578; said:would you mind leaving it in the lounge for now? just for a while to get more hits
i will get someone to move it back...i forgot i do not have access in this forum..Is this a good idea?
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i will get someone to move it back...i forgot i do not have access in this forum..
IMO do what oddballer said. Go with overflow to a sump, then one overflow standpipe down to almost the bottom. Almost everyone I know is using standpipe(which is just a overflow that goes almost the the bottom to the tank) to get the junk that sits on the bottom. At least on bare bottoms. Valves for water changes you can always figure in somewhere in the line or seperate on the lower side, etc.
If the stand pipe itself doesn't do a good enough job add clown loaches to stir everything up if stocklist permits. (That is a Li trick.. I know someone who's currently using it)
On the returns from the sump you can always have the pumps shower down I'm guessing..
Are you worried about getting junk off the bottom or you want easy water changes? or both?
There are probably numerous ways to set something like this up depending on what your priority is.
If the stand pipe itself doesn't do a good enough job add clown loaches to stir everything up if stocklist permits. (That is a Li trick.. I know someone who's currently using it)
On the returns from the sump you can always have the pumps shower down I'm guessing..
Are you worried about getting junk off the bottom or you want easy water changes? or both?
There are probably numerous ways to set something like this up depending on what your priority is.
build one of these (blue)
or...
Get one of these (white)...
and rinse them out when you do water/changes...
or...
Get one of these (white)...
and rinse them out when you do water/changes...
Yup, fits on the Pump inlet, sifts out the solids and holds them in the filter material.Onion01;2316594; said:
They are mechanical as well as biological...
So when you do a W/C, just rinse with tank water, replace, repeat for the other side...
I have used this cascade system with great results. A bit noisey if you leave the bio trays open, just plump pipe to the surface of the water, from the bottom tray...
