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jrthomas40
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with the over flow boxes it will continue siphon and drain water until the siphon is broken...i wish i could give you a link to the overflow boxes it would give you a better idea how it works
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jrthomas40
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siphon is broken when the u-tube sucks air sometimes there is an airline tube that will break siphon for you...but no i havent seen the DIY overflow box
justilorah
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i hve 2 - 10g tank could i connect them some how to make my sump bigger ? the way my stand is setup i cant put a 20g in it without cuting the stand but i can just squeeze the 10s in i just tryed it .
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jrthomas40
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yeah...i think DIY projects are great you learn so much more and sometimes you spend a little extra money but in most cases you still spend less than if you were buying one premade....but yeah i think it would work
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jrthomas40
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you can get both 10s in it?? you can connect them but aside from getting holes drilled into them and connecting with bulk heads and pvc i dont really know how to connect them....http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...p&search_type=
if you watch the first video the guy explain every step to making the sump as he goes along even has one about drilling the tank but in my opinion if you can get at least 10% extra water in the sump you are doing good so for a 45g a sump that can hold an extra 4.5-5 gallons of water you are doin good
if you watch the first video the guy explain every step to making the sump as he goes along even has one about drilling the tank but in my opinion if you can get at least 10% extra water in the sump you are doing good so for a 45g a sump that can hold an extra 4.5-5 gallons of water you are doin good
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jrthomas40
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Originally Posted by new-guy
http:///forum/post/2488937
i would just put a charcoal bag in the drain side under the pipe right? i dont understand how this filters like my canister?
what i do is getting a stocking like women wear put the carbon in it tie the end and put it in my filter sock i have hanging off the drain pipe
http:///forum/post/2488937
i would just put a charcoal bag in the drain side under the pipe right? i dont understand how this filters like my canister?
what i do is getting a stocking like women wear put the carbon in it tie the end and put it in my filter sock i have hanging off the drain pipe
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jrthomas40
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Originally Posted by new-guy
http:///forum/post/2488932
its the very last thread on this page check it out and let me know what you think....
yeah lots of people have been doing those lately and they seem to work better than the hang on overflow boxes but those would work great and pretty much the same concept
http:///forum/post/2488932
its the very last thread on this page check it out and let me know what you think....
yeah lots of people have been doing those lately and they seem to work better than the hang on overflow boxes but those would work great and pretty much the same concept
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jrthomas40
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when you all get to making yours i will help you in anyway i can
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jrthomas40
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yeah you can....you can either put it in the fuge or you can put it where the water drains into the sump to kinda help break up so many bubbles
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jrthomas40
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just the skimmer should be fine...you can remove the canister....but the canister only holds filter media right??
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jrthomas40
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i dont see anything wrong with have extra filtration if you want to keep it i say keep it but it is not necessary if you are going to do the sump/fuge