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lol can't wait til its finished. i'm sure my kid will love the trip down there then.

yea i was confused by that as well. i downloaded the instruction manual to make sure and it can take water straight from the overflow but that means spending more money to get the ballvalve(which jetskisteve pointed out). meh i'd be happy just having it actually in my sump running full tilt rather then thinkin of the technical ways of using the actual skimmer. this tank is getting even closer to completion thanks to the info on this site and all you helpful people.

lol jetski hit nail on the head. i can only dream of a deltic atm... i think i will opt for 1 overflow... unless i go bigger then 5". and thanks for the sump link kp

now that i fully think about it, restricting the 2nd overflow wouldn't work. i may have to get both overflows to join with a pvc pipe which has two lines off it. 1 to the fuge and 1 to the skimmer section. the fuge line will have a valve to slow down flow thru that section. i think modifying the fuge a little would help too. instead of having bubble traps, just have a single piece of glass that keeps the water level high and plumb a piece of pvc with an elbow thru the wall and into the return pump section... that way there is heaps of room should the return pump stop working. so many choices... :lol:

lol very tru. not for long tho. i'm gonna need to upgrade it very soon. :lol:

perhaps a tee with a valve leading to the fuge? i can restrict the other overflow into the fuge with another valve i guess i need to work out how much is actually goin into the skimmer. the skimmer can handle 250G an hour. thats close to 1000l an hour.

i never really thought of doing it that way kp. cheers for that suggestion.

i thought it sounded familiar. thats the skimmer i have at the moment.

i was going to buy a return pump and skimmer from jetskisteve Pump: Luguna 5 Skimmer: Aquamedic T1000 and yes i was gonna restrict the spray heads closest to the return piping to try and even out all the flow. i plan on using a sort of rack system so the live rock will get constant waterflow around as much of the surface as possible, and to get it off the substrate as well. i wanted to try out false sidewalls instead a false back because i want to make a tank stand that wraps the front of the tank. that way i can do adjustments from behind the stand and not worry about piping getting in my way.

ok i made a little diagram of how i want to set up my tank. plumbing will have to be adjusted for tank differences but this is just a planning stage. i wanted to hide the plumbing a bit more then normal without sacrificing water movement. directional heads can be put on a few of the returns to kill dead spots in the tank. now is there any reason why this setup wouldn't work? i was contemplating maybe a 1 way valve to stop water flow back into the sump through the return. as you can see i went with the stockman overflow, but i've planned enough room to change it to a durso should the twin stockmans deem insufficient. Any feedback would be appreciated.

so hows the tank coming now evil? i'm keen to see your tank fully up and running. its helping me sort my tank out as well.

cheers for clearing that up. thats 1 mistake i don't want to re-enact... plastic fittings here i come... lol

how will it react in a marine environment? thats why i was leaning more toward plastic. i know there are traces of arsenic in brass from memory. found out about it at my last job. i'll see whether i can get plastic fittings thru my old mates... no harm in trying. cheers for that alan i was gonna be getting these fittings for free or extremely cheap suphew. :lol: thats why i thought it might pay to ask before i commit myself to completing the plumbing then having to break it all down and swap to plastic. cheers anyway.

sweet. thanks for that. now its time to pay a visit to some old workmates and raid their supplies 8)

when it comes to pipe fittings etc, would it be better getting plastic or brass pipe fittings? i'm really not sure on the brass fittings as they may leech stuff into the water. is it fair to assume this?

wow those are freaky. never seen them before.

Penejane has only recently converted 1 over i think. i read it in evil's tank build thread in the saltwater section.

its gonna be called AniMall from memory. think its on great north road. they're just in the midst of changing over the signage and stuff

for $150 i'd say he got a helluva good deal! lol congrats i was following that auction too but its just a bit too far too get it . hope all goes well.

pupuke is dedicated fish shop as well. they're good.

jansens is a petshop chain. they have a website too if you need the address. as for clubs, there should be a list of clubs on the home page on the right side of the screen. any of the clubs mentioned on this site is really good. they'll help you if you ever need any advice etc.

well you can join a local fishkeepers club and get a discount at hollywoods etc. have you tried jansens?

:bounce: yay! that shop is closer to me. now i don't have to go to the shore to get rock, salt, etc, etc.

thats great info. i was wondering how i would set-up a quiet overflow and all the answers are right in your diagrams. cheers

have you tried tying your driftwood down with sinkers?