Help With A New Sump

[Matthew5664]

Cool tank's guy's

Aquascaper> PM me your address and I'll sent it over to you. (can send for free using my works postroom)

What is the surface scum? skimmate sort of thing?

 

[Aquascaper]

The surface scum will be undissolved organic waste and any free floating diatoms/algae. If you run a skimmer then you'll find that this won't be a huge problem anyway.

 

[Matthew5664]

The skimmer I have is a seaclone and as you know there only good as a paperweight of a bin ornement. so I've got the powerhead off it and it's sittling doing nothing. When the new sump goes in I was hoping to get a V2 for it. However I'm using the ecosystem method so I may forget about the skimming alltogether.

Did you want some Caulerpa

 

[SkiFletch]

The surface scum will be undissolved organic waste and any free floating diatoms/algae. If you run a skimmer then you'll find that this won't be a huge problem anyway.

Yup, also plain old dust from the room and skin oils

 

[Matthew5664]

MMMMmmmmmm....... having that on my toast in the mornin' !!!!!!

Had a play around with some large bits or acrylic and hey presto a two tier rat cage

So the tanks got some water salt and little bit of lemon juice in and I'm going to run a powerhead in it for a day or to to get all the nastys out

So we're on the way

 

[Die_Grinder]

Had a play around with some large bits or acrylic and hey presto a two tier rat cage

So we're on the way

they are called a jenny rat cage and they sell them in pets at home for about £69 ...

 

[Matthew5664]

they are called a jenny rat cage and they sell them in pets at home for about £69 ...

Yes I know I got it about 4 months ago but with the introduction of my new rat I had to make it into a two tier cage with a large sheet of acrylic to divide it into two. I wasn't claming to have mad it myself!

 

[Aquascaper]

That can't be watertight!

 

[Matthew5664]

the first 1/2 gallon goes in well

 

[Matthew5664]

Took the advice and went down to a swimming-pool outlet near me and got some 1/2" pipe work including the ball valve for the return from the sump. ( 5 elbow 1 tee 1 ball valve £15.00)

And at the LFS got more silicon, hoseconnectors, 12mm hose off cut and some sand

Also reserved a very nice Coral Beauty

And with that some more LR and food and 2 snails and 3 hermet crabs and in goes on and on and on .......

(had to limit myself, can see it when i gat home and the GF goes crazy)

 

[Die_Grinder]

they are called a jenny rat cage and they sell them in pets at home for about £69 ...

Yes I know I got it about 4 months ago but with the introduction of my new rat I had to make it into a two tier cage with a large sheet of acrylic to divide it into two. I wasn't claming to have mad it myself!

lol sorry m8, u cant see the devider you put in lol B)

i cant stand rats "shivers" they make my skin crawl. i can stand anything else just not rats. speaking of... better feed my blues and my pink toes.

 

[Aquascaper]

Just a word of warning.................don't rely on the ball valve 100%

They are prone to failure especially with saltwater, etc. running through them. It doesn't take much residue to prevent the ball from sitting properly and thus not making a watertight seal. Always make sure there's enough room in the sump to handle a back syphon and a couple of holes in the return line where it goes into the tank does wonders

Having had a 40g sump flood it's not a nice experience to wake up to

 

[Matthew5664]

No Methinks not! some people have troble with the ball valves because: (Plumbers hat on)

The seals inside work on compression but not two much, when you over tighten a fitting the seal pop,s out of it's housing causing a leak!

Die_Grinder> blues and my pink toes.?

 

[Aquascaper]

The seals inside work on compression but not two much, when you over tighten a fitting the seal pop,s out of it's housing causing a leak!

I stand corrected, the only ball valve i've ever used got food and algae matter trapped around the seal and this left enough of a gap for the tank to back syphon gradually overnight leaving me with a nice smelly puddle in the morning.................so they're still crap

Aqua 'Two Holes' Scaper

 

[Matthew5664]

lol