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  1. DonW

    Diy three ten

    All that skill and still haven't mastered the broom. :) Look great, gunna be a nice tank. Don
  2. DonW

    Ro/di question

    Bad idea. You can however use the water to water plants or fill a washing machine if you want to find a use for waste water.
  3. DonW

    Raising the titanic, a 4x4 Coldwater tidal pool build

    You wont need timber near that big. Is this going to be a covered stand? Don
  4. DonW

    Raising the titanic, a 4x4 Coldwater tidal pool build

    I noticed that when I saw you last week but didnt want to say anything. :)
  5. DonW

    Have a problem and a question

    Take a look at the original Aqualan.com Don
  6. DonW

    Have a problem and a question

    Yes you can use all gravity if the water level is above the tank being topped off. We used gravity long before powered ato system. Just as accurate and reliable.
  7. DonW

    Advise Please on 280 gallon stand

    Don't worry about it just build it out you will be fine. You can add plywood the same as your sub floor but I wouldn't worry about it. Don
  8. DonW

    Advise Please on 280 gallon stand

    I forgot to mention. If your going to go with the pre made glue lam and its made from fir bring a straight edge with you. Make sure its dead flat, if not dont stress out. You can bring it by my place and ill flatten and parallel it for you. Don
  9. DonW

    Advise Please on 280 gallon stand

    Sorry for the slow response but yes that will work great. Have fun Don
  10. DonW

    Advise Please on 280 gallon stand

    Yes makes sense. First I would cut the wall out from floor to ceiling with exception of the top and bottom plates. Next I would frame it in just as if you were installing a window including a real top header with your 2x's on 12" centers, of course the bottom would be 2x matching the wall...
  11. DonW

    Advise Please on 280 gallon stand

    Are you wanting the tank to sit flush with the wall on the inside of your house, meaning tank sitting on the wall, Or will it be behind the wall? Where do you want to put your sump and other gear, under or next to the stand? Don
  12. DonW

    New house, new baby and new tank...Dailydriven911's 34g Cube!

    Stand
  13. DonW

    Any use a Doser to run effluent on a Calcium Reactor?

    Your thinking to hard. A aqualifter has less than 3ft of head. A peri pump will pump a mile there is no head. Those pumps you use at work will pump a mile or more especially the feeding tube pumps. We used feeding tube pumps modified to kill the alarm and never shut off for years to run ato's...
  14. DonW

    Any use a Doser to run effluent on a Calcium Reactor?

    All an aqualifter is is a tiny air pump. It uses a rubber diaphragm just like an air pump. The only difference is that the air intake has a hose fitting instead of a filter. In short its a pass through design meaning siphoning through the pump is possible. With the aqualifter you rely on valves...
  15. DonW

    Any use a Doser to run effluent on a Calcium Reactor?

    Dc pumps can't. Ac pumps can. Think hospital of course they run 24/7.
  16. DonW

    Any use a Doser to run effluent on a Calcium Reactor?

    Possibly but not likely. The aqualifter doesnt have enough lift and is a straight through design. If you put a valve on it to control effluent it probably will not pull. If you put a valve on the inlet of the reactor Im sure you will have the same issue they work better pushing. The peri pump...
  17. DonW

    New house, new baby and new tank...Dailydriven911's 34g Cube!

    Wow those are some terrible pictures, sorry about that they looked alot better on my phone. Don
  18. DonW

    Any use a Doser to run effluent on a Calcium Reactor?

    If you want to use a peristaltic pump pull the effluent dont push it. This keeps a negative pressure on the reactor. Negative pressure keeps all the air out and will allow you to drop the ph lower without adding more co2. The peri pump will pull a very consistent rate. Don
  19. DonW

    I am above the law no one can touch me now!

    Nobody can pad the post count like krish. I can remember years ago when id wake up to find he replied to every post. I think he stayed awake all night just posting.:)
  20. DonW

    Retractable sliding sump/refugium under stand.

    Try Boshield t-9. Works great on hinges and anything metal around your tank it was made for marine environments. Don
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