Grizzly Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Today i decided to get the small convicts out of my 2' tank. i want to use that tank to try breed some nice dwarf cichlids soon. However i had nowhere to put these fish, then i remembered that my brother had a smal 1'x1'x1' tank that he uses to store his aquarium stuff in. i was kind enough to give/lend it to me. My next delema was that i had no spare heaters. so i decided id make some sort of cascading system. I used a bit over .5m of that black pipe (ID-12mm). Im not sure of what its proper name is. 3 cable ties and a small powerhead. The pipe was divided into two sections. The first was used as a 'siphon' to equalise the water levels, where as the next was used to pump water from the small tank into the larger one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 i was kind enough to give/lend it to me. i love it when you give yourself stuff you want. it's a good philosophy when it comes to fish Nice set up dude very resourceful. Where did you get the pipe from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Nice looking job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 umm we have a big roll of it behind one of our sheds . most farm supply shops and plumbing shops should have it. it feels pretty hard and plasticy. with the help of a heat gun it bends well. the pump i scavenged from my Trio ??2000?? filter. it has a variable output, im only using the smallest setting. Theres sumthing like a 50mm water level difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 The black pipe is called Alkathene This was my Cascade project before my son took over the bach where my fishroom was. http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/grumpy ... 0Tanks.htm Nice setup BTW Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 thanks Bill yes i read that page while i was posting it up its funny how often you do the research after making whatever it is you're making its kinda like reading the intstructions only once you've managed to break it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 doesn't look broken to me at all. looks great :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 great setup. thanks for sharing. give me some idea for my next project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Theres a real cool cascade tank for holding plants at the animates in christchurch. It goes round in a circle but in both directions. Probably about 10 small tanks in all, a cool idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 these is also one here at the animates at in kaiwharawhara/// filtering sysytem using just a canister filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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