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  1. kschweer

    Pump question

    I'm sorry I had you confused with someone else asking about pumps. I apologize. What size tank will the pump be feeding? The reeflow pumps can use a lot of energy. I recently switch out a manta ray for another pump at my bosses house and the difference in the electric bill was surprising.
  2. kschweer

    Kschweers rebuild. 57g rimless

    So I have been sick for a few days and haven't got much done. I primed and painted the doors. I put the second coat in them yesterday after work and when I got to the shop today a rag had fallen off the shelf next to where the doors were drying and ruined the one. After work today I sanded...
  3. kschweer

    Pump question

    If I ends up being too much flow you can always use it to feed your reactors and/or T off the main line and plumb it back to the sump with a ball valve to divert some of the flow.
  4. kschweer

    Pump question

    Only info I could find
  5. kschweer

    Plumbing question now

    No problem Jonathan. If space is tight you can see if a "street" 90 will work instead of a regular 90 and a small piece of pipe. Won't save a ton of room but when space is tight every little bit helps
  6. kschweer

    Plumbing question now

    +1 to union ball valve. A little more money but well worth it in tight spots.
  7. kschweer

    Plumbing question now

    Shouldn't be an issue just make sure that you can get the union all the way undone. I usually try to keep the "threaded collar" on the pipe side instead of on the side with the valve or 90. Hopefully that makes sense. Not sure why I'm having a hard time explaining
  8. kschweer

    What PO4 test kit?

    In case you needed it here's another one for hanna. Thanks for bringing this up, reminded me I need to get reagents.
  9. kschweer

    Question on plumping tank

    I think I get it now...lol. If I remember correctly the bean animal set up runs one drain as a full siphon (main drain), one almost like a durso, and one as an emergency. If so you should have no problem moving 600-800 gph if not more. As far as a pump you have a lot of options. You could go...
  10. kschweer

    Question on plumping tank

    I'm a bit confused. Do you have any pictures to show what you are talking about?
  11. kschweer

    Question on plumping tank

    If you have 3 1" bulkheads draining I would not suggest combining them to a 1.5" pipe. You would essentially be reducing your drain by half. If you have to combine them you want to combine then to at least a 3" pipe.
  12. kschweer

    Question on plumping tank

    What size and how many bulkheads are being used for the drain?
  13. kschweer

    Dinoflagellates

    If you look around on a few other forums a bunch of people have used peroxide successfully against dinos. I have used it in the past with success for hair algae as well. A black out will temporarily help just to give you a bit of an upper hand on the situation. However it will not totally...
  14. kschweer

    Kids got the itch back...

    Looking good!
  15. kschweer

    The 210 tank build

    Wow awesome urchin! That black/scopas is a great fish. They are really neat when they get bigger, some have a grayish blue color to them. Congrats on the pick ups guys
  16. kschweer

    Question on plumping tank

    Could you be a little more specific? Where is the 90 located and what is it "for".
  17. kschweer

    Kschweers rebuild. 57g rimless

    Me too. May sound weird but I would say plumbing is my favorite part.
  18. kschweer

    Kschweers rebuild. 57g rimless

    Thanks zip! Lol Jose I don't know why I couldn't make up my mind. Hopefully the stand will be done this weekend and I can move on to fun part. Plumbing and aquascaping!
  19. kschweer

    Kschweers rebuild. 57g rimless

    Lol. So I really was overthinking it and snapped myself out of it. I went with my original plan of black. I primed everything and got a coat of paint on the stand. Tomorrow I will prime and paint the doors and get another coat or two on the stand.
  20. kschweer

    Kschweers rebuild. 57g rimless

    Ok so I'm probably really overthinking this paint thing, but I want to make the right decision first. I'm decided on paint just not a color. I'm thinking of going with a dark grey color. What do you guys think?
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