MrDecisive
Seedling
Hi,
Totally new at this. I've always wanted a tropical tank since I was a boy and when a Rio 125L came on the for sale list at work for £90 I took the plunge. I've been reading a lot and have started assembling bits and pieces - substrate's, missing filter sponges, dragon stone, aquascaping tools etc in preparation for the initial layout prior to planting. However!
When I filled the tank and tried the pump it was really loud and making a terrible rattling noise. Closer inspection showed the impeller shaft was bent, the inside of the adapter was caked in crud and the seals were not so tight.
I played about with it for a bit but could not really get anywhere with it so decided to buy a new pump and keep this one as an emergency spare.
I plumbed for the Eccoflow 600 from Juwel as this was said to be compatible with the Bioflow M filter. I put the pump in last night (it is super quiet which is great news) but the outflow from the pump does not align with the hole in the side of the filter box so I can't attach the outflow extension pipes?
It's only a few millimetres out but enough to stop the pipe going on.
I'm thinking I'll just cut the hole a bit bigger but wondered:
A) Is this a problem other people have seen?
B) Is cutting the hole a bit bigger an okay solution to the problem?
Cheers
MrD
Totally new at this. I've always wanted a tropical tank since I was a boy and when a Rio 125L came on the for sale list at work for £90 I took the plunge. I've been reading a lot and have started assembling bits and pieces - substrate's, missing filter sponges, dragon stone, aquascaping tools etc in preparation for the initial layout prior to planting. However!
When I filled the tank and tried the pump it was really loud and making a terrible rattling noise. Closer inspection showed the impeller shaft was bent, the inside of the adapter was caked in crud and the seals were not so tight.
I played about with it for a bit but could not really get anywhere with it so decided to buy a new pump and keep this one as an emergency spare.
I plumbed for the Eccoflow 600 from Juwel as this was said to be compatible with the Bioflow M filter. I put the pump in last night (it is super quiet which is great news) but the outflow from the pump does not align with the hole in the side of the filter box so I can't attach the outflow extension pipes?
It's only a few millimetres out but enough to stop the pipe going on.
I'm thinking I'll just cut the hole a bit bigger but wondered:
A) Is this a problem other people have seen?
B) Is cutting the hole a bit bigger an okay solution to the problem?
Cheers
MrD