Plumbing

UPDATE
OK guys & girls , got some updates to show you. Picked up a couple hole saws and got started DIY Bubble killer to reduce water splash/bubbles and noise in the sump. ..... If you've never seen a closeup of an arbor and hole saw, here it is.


It fits most hand drill chucks. Note the alignment pins and threads on the arbor.



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I am redoing the plumbing on my tank, I am wondering after glueing the PVC doI need to do anything special? Will the live stock be ok with the glue? How long should I want until I start running water through the PVC again? Thanks for the help!

Hi fellow addicts, My name is Sheldon Wiseman and I live in Moncton, New Brunswick Canada. I have been involved in the hobby for about 8 years now. I started out like most folks with a 20 gallon "Nemo" tank after watching the movie with my kids about 30 times. Well 8 years and an entire line of credit later, I am now up to my dream system. Unfortunately, this current system is not my wifes dream system. It is far too noisey, and I can not figure out why. The purpose of ...

I have a question about the wet assembly on my vortech. On one side or quarter of the wet assembly there is a section that does not have grills/it is solid. Which direction should this face or does it matter?

As many of you know, I've been slowly upgrading my 50 gal long reef. It's been plagued with algae issues since I inherited it nearly 5 years ago. Last year I added a deep sand bed and upgraded from 2x55W PC lighting to 4x54W T5HO. A couple months ago I added a sump, but no refugium. Due to limited space, I decided to try an Algae turf scrubber. So here's the construction photo's and updates on how it's working.

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