more flow if i......?

[midnight]

let me know how it turned out for u

will do
just worried to do it
if i screw up the bulk cutting it,im screwed

a rounded 90 will flow with less restriction than the 90 you have now but i think you would be better off adding a second intake to the tank .

ya if this trick doesnt flow 4-500gph im going to add another

what do i measure to say what size bulkhead it is?
cus maybe someone knows how many gph it should flow?

 

[midnight]

so i cut the black 90 off
and im screwed now
the pvc 90 i bought at lowes doesnt fit
so where do i get a fitting that will fit it?

 

[soggysandwich]

you can just take that bulkhead out and use something like this...http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/diy_bulkheads.php
and with that you can just connect a "T" to it

 

[midnight]

ya those are cool but i can get a bulkhead tomorrow to,cant get anything now

and now im even more in trouble
i made a diy overflow real fast
and i broke my valve thingy on top
just superglued it but dang i shouldnt have done this at night

how long can my tank go without a filter running?
i have air going in it

this tank has my money fish in it too

 

[CHOMPERS]

Here is how you keep your filter alive. (I was doing a tankless cycle on it.)

Btw, the fitting that will save your bulkhead fitting is called a pipe extender. It is not available at Lowes or HD. You will have to get it from a plumbing supply (check Ace or Scotties).

 

[midnight]

ok so i got the diy overflow going
very nervous of it cus its my first
i superglued the valve on,was all good,then i bumped it glued it again
seems to be working ok for now tho

so the outside threads of a lfs bulkhead arent made for a pvc fitting to screw on?
"outside of tank"
i thought ive seen people plumb their overflows like that
so pvc can only go inside a bulkhead?
and the piece you said,will it work for what im trying to do?
got a pic or a link to a pic?
thanks

and what the heck is in that tank in the pic above? lol

 

[cichlids _killer]

Btw, the fitting that will save your bulkhead fitting is called a pipe extender. It is not available at Lowes or HD. You will have to get it from a plumbing supply (check Ace or Scotties).[/quote]
whats it do? the pipe exterder? sorry i dont get that....

 

[CHOMPERS]

That 'tank' is a wet/dry that I just added to my marine tank. To cycle it really fast, I let my sponge filters get really dirty and then I cleaned them in the wet/dry. I added food for the bacteria and then let it recirculate. A week later it was ready for the marine tank.

 

[midnight]

That 'tank' is a wet/dry that I just added to my marine tank. To cycle it really fast, I let my sponge filters get really dirty and then I cleaned them in the wet/dry. I added food for the bacteria and then let it recirculate. A week later it was ready for the marine tank.

no the tank behind the filter lol
isnt that some crazy lookin fish?
or am i seeing things?

 

[midnight]

so i got a new bulkhead and ran all new plumbing
its going good so far
loud tho but flowing more water like i wanted

one thing tho
i let it dry for 2 hrs like the can said
rinsed it out
but i can still smell glue fumes
is this ok for the fish?????
i have the lids of the tank and filter off to air it out more