Search results

Hey guys, i've got a 75 gallon tank with ~30gal sump. In the sump i have the skimmer in the first chamber, made a small fuge in the middle chamber, and my return in the third. I'm picking up a 55gal tank for pretty cheap and i'm not sure what my best option is to do with it. I have my mix...

i did check the impeller when i was looking for what was causing the vibration. the skimmer is sitting in about 8" of water

no, nobody had it locally, so i bought it online. But beyond the noise now it doesn't seem to be working correctly when i turn it on the water level gets too high and it fills up the collection cup with water. If i take out the tube that adjusts the water level in the skimmer it drops down to...

i'm not quite sure what i said that would indicate otherwise about testing first, cause I did. I don't know what i'm going to end up doing with this, but i doubt that i'm going to replace the back pane of glass, this is probably either going to work, or possibly end up with a new tank, or i may...

well, i went ahead and did this last night. I went to harbor freight and bought a "electric cutout tool" and a diamond coated bit. I came home tested it out on a spare peice of glass so i knew what to expect, then went at it. The first hole was made without a problem. So i took a break so i...

i'm havent tried extensively to figure out where the humming is coming from, but i do know its not vibrating against the tank because i can hold the pump in my hand so its not touching anything and get the same noise. I took the pump of of the skimmer to do this, so i know it is just the pump...

i also didn't mention, that it doesn't seem to be producing alot of bubbles. I have adjustment tube pulled all the way up, and there is only about .25" of bubbles sitting on top of the water.

can anyone inform me a little more about this? I plugged in my new skimmer and the pump is very loud. its a pinwheel needle pump and when the venturi valve is taken off or i plug the air hose, it is silent. I'm starting to think that any pump with the air hose hooked up is going to generate...

i havent taken the time to look it up yet. is the rotozip basically the same thing as a dremel, just bigger? can it be dialed down to be used on as many things as the dremel can? i'm probably going to go pick one up tomorrow evening

i know a dremel is a good tool to own, which is why I won't hesitate to buy it, i just want to go the safest route, i really don't want to crack the tank. But I also don't want to be grinding away for an hour to get 1 hole with the dremel. I just bought a house a little less than a year ago...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 You would trace out the outline of the bulkhead and use a dremel with the bits I linked to enlarge the hole to fit your bulkhead. Using a holesaw that size I'd opt to set it up in my drill press. You cam cut any size hole cheaply with the bits link and a...

Quote: Originally Posted by SCSInet The diamond coated hole saws are for a conventional drill, not a dremel. The diamond coated dremel bits for for dremels. this is what i figured, I was just confused that i was given a link to the dremel bits when i need a 1.5" hole

ok, thanks for the tips guys. i'll be on the search for the 1 1/2" diamond coated hole saw bit tonight. But is something that size going to be for a dremel? that link, like i mentioned, only had small bits up to 1/4", and i imagine the bigger ones would not fit a dremel.

why do i need the dremel or rotozip? does it require higher rpms or something? and that link only shows rotary bits that go up to 1/4" doesn't seem right

ok, so ive got everything I need, but now i'm questioning if it is actually acrylic or glass. I thought the front display was clear glass and the back wall and filter compartments were black acrylic. So I started to drill into the back, and after my first battery went dead in my cordless drill...

yep, that is correct

does anyone have any thoughts on that before I get this project under way in the next couple days?

thanks, I was going to make it 1", but then figured i would make it easier on myself by not having to drill 2 different size holes, thus needing to buy 2 hole saw bits. what about the design with the 90 on it? any thoughts on that?

Hi, i've got a couple other questions for ya, Should I use a larger plumbing for the over flow than I am for the return? i planned on using 3/4" for the return. i'll be using a mag 2 for the return with about 3 ft of head with one 90 in there. is 3/4" fine for the overflow? I feel like it is...

thanks a bunch! thats what i figured, its just more comforting to hear it from somebody else instead of just assuming