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    Emergency pump loan

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    UPDATE:

     

    I was now loosing about 8g over a 20 hour period. Thank god for extra towels and my wife tag teaming with the towel brigade.

    I knew the risk of using and old salt water pump from someones shelf but needed to anyway.

    I decided I had little to loose and decided to take the loaner pump apart and see what I could do.

    Through this, I was able to take my old pump and the loaner pump and use different parts from each to create 1 pump.

    I ended up using my motor, fan, back cap and rear volute housing, Dave's impeller and front volute housing and my o-ring.

    Had a lot of clean up work on the motor shaft and needed to use a die on it to allow the impeller to spin back on and seat in place.

    Then I installed the new rear seal into my original rear volute housing and the front seal onto Dave's old impeller. 

    No leaks,  throws water like it was new, and runs cool and quiet. NICE!

     

    MORAL: salt water pumps sitting for extended periods may leak unless meticulously cleaned before shelfing. 

     

    Come into work this morning to find one of my 4 door flower coolers is not cooling and hot. SHOOT - lol

    Emergency pump loan

    in General Discussion

    just finished cleaning up an old HH from DaveLin he is letting me borrow.

    Getting ready to fire it up.

    Thanks for all the texts and offers.

    If you didn't know it,

    know it now,

    the fish community is the best community of friends you will have in your lifetime.

    Rock on

    Emergency pump loan

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    My hammerhead has died and I need to borrow something 1.5" in x 1.5" out till the new one comes.

    Anything like  that that can circulate water temporarily is helpful

    Anyone got something I can borrow for about a week - 10 days tops?

    I'm in McLean, VA

    text me 

    5712200776

    Thank you

    Replacement LEDs for Chinese black box?

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    I need two ballasts that will fit inside the box.

    Not sure if it matters what channel - white or blue but two of mine have a ballast out in them.

    comes on and goes off during the day which indicates a ballast (or what ever you like to call it) to me.

    Anyone?

    pm me if you have any available

    Uv flow rate help

    in General Discussion

    I've been using a 40W and I have been putting about 300gph, your 57w could probably handle 375gph

    I replace my bulb each year and clean  the sleeve at least once a year in vinegar.

    Same unit and sleeve since 2004 but have put a new bulb each year or real close to it.

    You won't be disappointed and don't listen to the nay sayers of UV. Been using it for about 30 years.

    Plumbing a bulkhead to tubing instead of PVC

    in General Discussion

    Are you happy with the temporary solution to make it permanent or can you post a pic?

    I can not grasp what you are trying to do.

    I have about 35 years of accumulated fittings looking to make someones day.

     

    btw if I like the pic of your rigging enough, I might make it a temporary profile pic since I've had the pizza pic up since like 2005

    Live Aquaria woes

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    BRK also QT's . While I haven't bought much lately, I did have better than good success with his stuff too.

    You realize that you still should QT yourself regardless of where you buy from.

    Members too, since your tank and parameters are likely different and the fish is going from one environment to another.

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