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  1. thanks bro..i got this at home. but when fixed up and place the fan on top, dunno will it be stable? dun wan the crates to come off and the fan dropping into the water.

    My suggestion is to get one big piece egg crates and trim it to the size of ur tank, joining might not be as strong.....LFS do sell the egg crates in a big piece. Below is a pic of my egg crates with AC fans.

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  2. 150 wat only

    Hi, I have use a 150w MH for my 3ft tank, temp. will raise but my 3 x 5 inch AC help to bring down the temp. by 4-5 degrees. (31--->26) Evaporation rate is rather high at 4L/day.

    PM me if you wan to get my type of fan. Below is a pic of my setup.

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  3. tank is 3 by 1.5by 2. do i need to use a air stone in my tank to make sure there is sufficent O2 content in my tank ?

    I have almost the same tank as you except height is 2.5ft......so far no sign of fishes or corals shortage of oxygen, I have a overflow, return and rotating PH to help circulate the water though, I think the stirring of the water on the surface should have sufficent interaction with the air to bring oxygen to the tank.

    If you want to be sure, just position your return header half in water and half in air, but will have lots of small bubbles in the tank which is quite annoying.

    James

  4. how sure are u that the green pipe will not burst since flwrate so strong? notice that there is no metal rings to secure to the return pvcs unlike the those at the suction part!

    what diameter of piping and pvc are u using and how much do the gate valve cost(the one with the blue tap)

    Rubber hose can take up to super high pressure, plus the fact that your return pipe if open through there's hardly any back pressure so not possible for rubber hose to burst.

    James

  5. Hi there

    I have 3 eheim pumps in my sump, 2x1260 n 1x1262, they r mainly used for skimmer, chiller n return.  I m thinking of drilling holes in my sump n run them externally. B4 doing it, I wud like to have some advises or considerations to take note Wat I notice is that...currently if I off the switch, my return pump backflow water thru n out of my pump until it reaches the sifon break.  Will water be backflow out of my eheim pump when there is a power failure.  Yr advise n comments please.  Thanks.

    Have been using my E-heim 1260 since start up 1 week ago. Using just 26mm hoses for suction and 16mm hoses for discharge to PVC return piping before the ball valve. Have tested for power failure, so far no issue of overflowing the sump.

    Key is the length of your return pvc in the overflow compartment, it should be just nice at the level of the overflow so if the pump fails, the siphon will break almost immediately, only the water inside the pvc pipe will flow down to the sump. The external useage help me cut down 2 degrees. E-heim is damn hot. Below is a pic.

    Just ordered a external suction head for my sicce extrema, will convert my skimmer pump to external to farther help cut down on the temperture.

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  6. snooker players,

    please confirm your attendance.

    Date: 5th February 2004

    Time: 7pm

    Location: Marina Square SuperCue

    Event: Friendly Cue-ing Session

    1) Bwilly

    snooker players,

    please confirm your attendance.

    Date: 5th February 2004

    Time: 7pm

    Location: Marina Square SuperCue

    Event: Friendly Cue-ing Session

    1) Bwilly

    2) James72

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