chimera Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 you better hope that puppy dont crack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 optical float switches on sale for $35.00 in an electrical catalog I saw yesterday. Pies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 pies - where who when???!!! i want to buy some and setup my sump so if the water level drops below a certain level it automatically switches off the return pump (coz it cant run dry) i've only seen some from these guys: http://www.accurate.co.nz/LevelSwitches.htm Im also going to have the power switch in the sump room for the return pump be controlled by a switch upstairs near the back of the tank (so if a pipe bursts while im upstairs i can flick the pump off quickly) not sure if I will have this switch control just the pump or power to the whole room. What do you reckon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ira Posted August 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 $35? NZ? Where? I want one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 aye carumba... http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/tank/80g_sump.html very hard to see where one baffle starts and the other finishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Looks nice, but seems overly complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anal fin Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 :-? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anal fin Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Well after some thought and your ides i came up with a new design for a sump one with the skimmer at the start to remove organic matter and with bio balls underwater at all times i hope.... I visited a few shops over the weekend as i do and they all had different advice... one said yes to bio balls and one said no way dont use them for nitrate reasons so still confused as to use them or not..?? HELP HELP and another shop had air pumping thru the tanks at a huge rate and said it was good for the tanks i always thought air bubbles where bad..?? HELP HELP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 nice, but i wouldnt use bioballs or filter wool. i would only use bioballs in a hermetically sealed chamber for bacteria to grow on/attach too (like a nitratereductor) not physically in your aquarium sump with the rest of your water. but thats only my opinion others will have a different view of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anal fin Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 After even more thought im going to change it again... im not going to use bio balls or filter wool now im going to use golf ball size pieces of base rock should work better and its natural plus its free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 ha haaa i thought you were going to use golf balls for a minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anal fin Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 I think this is it the sump for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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