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When you feel like your being watched....dont get paranoid. Its just the hawkfish! LOL...

My recliner sits in front of the tank and when I am sitting in it, the hawkfish perches himself right over my right shoulder.
 
10gnano said:
looking good...I have an eheim return pump if your interested, it in the classifieds.
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Sweet! I am actually interested... are you stuck on 60$? If so i might need to wait a few weeks.. i just paid off my truck wooohoo. I got a statement that said i only owed 2200 so i got alil excited and paid it off.. now my savings is at 18 bucks hahaha. But i am definitely am interested...

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IPisces said:
When you feel like your being watched....dont get paranoid. Its just the hawkfish! LOL...

My recliner sits in front of the tank and when I am sitting in it, the hawkfish perches himself right over my right shoulder.
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Haha that is sooo cool.. i love how he just posts up on everything..

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Hey Damien, like Dave said what size exactly are you looking for? I have a 1-3/8" and 1" plus some smaller ones...

Cheers, Todd
 
Well to be honest ive never drilled a tank, and am gettin mixed info.. i was planning on 2x 1" bulkheads for flow to sump/refug.. then 2 for return flow back to tank with loc line inside.. so i have been reading for a 1" bulkhead some say use 1 3/4 and other places say 1 1/8 to 1.5 for 1" bulkhead.. any recommendations there? Now for return flow.. would it better to go smaller? I dont have the loc line parts yet but i figured i'd get some input before i start buying stuff....

Ohh and btw thanks dave and todd for the quick reply's

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Damien, a H-U-G-E piece of advice DO NOT DRILL UNTIL YOU HAVE BULKHEADS IN-HAND schedule 40 & 80 as well as brand-to-brand or duty rating are all different. IMO having two 1" drains with a 3/4" return would be sufficient for most apps but depends on what return pump being used. You can run a Loc-line 'Y' inside to direct flows.

Cheers, Todd
 
so i was just looking online.... then i started thinking, i can buy online and wait for shipping... or does Lowe's or Home Depot carry these? seeing as we have a lowes right around the corner... this might be the way to go... or would you recommend just getting it from a site that advertises it for an aquarium?
 
Lowes and Home Depot do not carry bulkheads at all. I've tried several locations. McLendons carries the Schedule 80 ones but they are a bit pricey. I believe Red C and BRA carry some of the Schedule 40 or standard duty ones but I would call them first to be sure. Online is quite a bit less but as you said... you have to wait for them. In our searches it seems Bulk Reef Supply has the biggest selection and good prices IMO. They also give complete measurements on their website so you could drill while you were waiting for them if you had to but like Todd suggested, I would wait until they are in your hands just in case.
 
eww said:
Lowes and Home Depot do not carry bulkheads at all. I've tried several locations. McLendons carries the Schedule 80 ones but they are a bit pricey. I believe Red C and BRA carry some of the Schedule 40 or standard duty ones but I would call them first to be sure. Online is quite a bit less but as you said... you have to wait for them. In our searches it seems Bulk Reef Supply has the biggest selection and good prices IMO. They also give complete measurements on their website so you could drill while you were waiting for them if you had to but like Todd suggested, I would wait until they are in your hands just in case.
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sweet thanks for all the info!

i will hit up rob at red c and see if he has any, if not then i will order them online... and just wait... pft.. waiting who does that anyway!?!?
 
Ok so ima daddy! Well i been a daddy but... my mollies had lil babies.. my daughters were having a sleep over and they come running in talkin bout there are baby fishies! So anyway.. my question is... should i take them out and put em in a small tank? I got a little 10 gallon tank.. should i throw alittle sand and some water from my DT in it, just to keep what they are use too? Or do you think they will be fine in my DT? They are hangin at the surface...

Sooo.. any input?

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10gnano said:
What's a puppet hand? Some sweet new coral that just came out
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Haha no "muppet" they always raise there hands up and shake em.. and say yay! Say when i say muppet hands 9 times outta ten i raise my hands up and shake em.. hahahahah

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I got an ecosystem 60 hob refug and an neptune systems aqua 3 with everything but ph and orb probes..

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