my DIY W/D with plans
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That was so weird, let me try posting this again:
OK, finally got this baby under my tank, and lugged out the massive plywood dinosaur I built for my first sump. Gotta say, the quietone 9000 at 6ft of head pumps probably twice what the other two 800gph pumps were doing that I had. I thought my tank was gonna overflow! Here is an action shot:
And all the space (now crammed with aquarium junk, soon to be inhabited by an FX5) I now have next to the sump:
OK, finally got this baby under my tank, and lugged out the massive plywood dinosaur I built for my first sump. Gotta say, the quietone 9000 at 6ft of head pumps probably twice what the other two 800gph pumps were doing that I had. I thought my tank was gonna overflow! Here is an action shot:
And all the space (now crammed with aquarium junk, soon to be inhabited by an FX5) I now have next to the sump:
well I don't know if they worked or not. MFK.com or my computer appears to be having some issues getting those files from photobucket. Anyone see the pics?
ok, they are working now. was my computer I think. Here is the whole tank with the doors closed:
So, let's play a guessing game. I flipped the power off on this baby last night, and was greeted with a lot of water on the floor. I bet no-one can guess wtf happened, and no, it wasn't the surge volume of the tank - the sump can absorb the water drop from the tank very easily. This problem can be fixed pretty easily (and will be, today), but I'm actually pretty tickled by the unexpected nature of the problem.
Nope, the return pipe has several check valves and a siphon break. This was waaaay more insidious than that.
here's a hint - I fixed it by drilling a hole in the divider between the bio area and the pump chamber. drilling fixed the water on floor problem, and also made my drip plate work about 300% better.
here's a hint - I fixed it by drilling a hole in the divider between the bio area and the pump chamber. drilling fixed the water on floor problem, and also made my drip plate work about 300% better.
intermision;1165553; said:
Nice! I didn't think anyone would bother thinking about it enought og et it
yeah, when I shut off power, the water level would begin to rise, but the air had no way to escape the bio chamber, so the drip plate backed up, and the little cutout for it to overflow in such an event was not enough. Air vent drilled, and voila!
