What's your problem

Now that i got your attention on whats your problem
maybe someone can help me with mine its simple enough,
I made a diy overflow with pvc drain pipe and just used pvc glue its leaking
at one of the joints what should i do ?

Ps: If anyone else has a problem thats simple enough but still has you puzzeled post below and maybe someone can help

James

What about tech 7. It can be used in water but maybe stop the overflow fora while

sincgar wrote:

What about tech 7. It can be used in water but maybe stop the overflow fora while

I think i should have used tech 7 and the pvc glue at the same time its my first time for a diy overflow system and i have a spare 5ft tank to play around with so dont have to worrie about doing harm to any fish

Im over worked under paid and under appreciated
Other than that I need more space to set up more tanks

; )

hammie wrote:

Im over worked under paid and under appreciated
Other than that I need more space to set up more tanks

; )

there is no help for you lets just say your F****d lol

I thought the same lol

? Hi James .Pvc pipe weld will do it. Any good hardware should sell it. Dismantle your overflow make sure its dry, glue it and reassemble. Once the glue sets you wont ever seperate it.

paulv wrote:

? Hi James .Pvc pipe weld will do it. Any good hardware should sell it. Dismantle your overflow make sure its dry, glue it and reassemble. Once the glue sets you wont ever seperate it.

thanks paul i give that a try
it looks like people have very few problems i taught this would have got more posts lol

I cant find contraceptive pills to stop my shrimps from breeding

anthonyd wrote:

I cant find contraceptive pills to stop my shrimps from breeding

we have 5 kids so i cant help there
maybe someone else can solve your problem

I had a wasps nest on the extension of my house up untill yesterday,
Had it treated and removed by a professional,
Unfortunately for me my rainwater water comes from that roof and the whole thing is contaminated with wasp poison,
Was up on the roof all day yesterday with a deck scrub and a hose trying to wash it off,
I've ordered a bag of active carbon to filter the
whole thing,
Nightmare

Would charcoal not do a fairly decent job on the likes of that before it gets to the activated carbon? I cant remember where I heard it, but I remember someone telling me that charcoal was good for removing toxins from water!!!
Weather or not it would have its own ill effects on the fish however I dont know

irish-zx10r wrote:

paulv wrote:

? Hi James .Pvc pipe weld will do it. Any good hardware should sell it. Dismantle your overflow make sure its dry, glue it and reassemble. Once the glue sets you wont ever seperate it.

thanks paul i give that a try
it looks like people have very few problems i taught this would have got more posts lol

biggest can of worms has just being opened, bitchin room 101

We will ask john to create a new section called " talk to irish-zx10r"

Anthony

anglecichlid wrote:

I had a wasps nest on the extension of my house up untill yesterday,
Had it treated and removed by a professional,
Unfortunately for me my rainwater water comes from that roof and the whole thing is contaminated with wasp poison,
Was up on the roof all day yesterday with a deck scrub and a hose trying to wash it off,
I've ordered a bag of active carbon to filter the
whole thing,
Nightmare

They are impossible to get them stay away was it from the wasp or the people that contimanate your water hope u get sorted have u tryed the carbon or charcole

anthonyd wrote:

We will ask john to create a new section called " talk to irish-zx10r"

Anthony

Its Dear Linda lol its strange enough people highjack other posts to either ask a question or solve a problem of there own. Some people don't like starting a new topic so this might help I. Am not all that helpfull but there is plenty here that know lots

@paul my problem was air was getting in from a joint I forgot to glue hopefully it will work on my next try

Dear Linda can you magic my doesn't even stock easycarbo LFS into a seahorse branch?


Or on a more serious note, what do you use to stop your rock work from scratching the tank glass?

P.S hope your issue is sorted

Q_Comets wrote:

Dear Linda can you magic my doesn't even stock easycarbo LFS into a seahorse branch?


Or on a more serious note, what do you use to stop your rock work from scratching the tank glass?

P.S hope your issue is sorted

keep the rocks away from the glass lol egg crate under the sand will keep rocks from moving.
I got sorted with one problem my overflow and sump is working i need one of these

www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-3-4-MATCO-PVC-COMPA...2b6f21#ht_120wt_1153

does anyone know where i can get one my local hardware only has metal and no plastic ball valves

irish-zx10r wrote:

anglecichlid wrote:

I had a wasps nest on the extension of my house up untill yesterday,
Had it treated and removed by a professional,
Unfortunately for me my rainwater water comes from that roof and the whole thing is contaminated with wasp poison,
Was up on the roof all day yesterday with a deck scrub and a hose trying to wash it off,
I've ordered a bag of active carbon to filter the
whole thing,
Nightmare

They are impossible to get them stay away was it from the wasp or the people that contimanate your water hope u get sorted have u tryed the carbon or charcole

The lad that removed the nest contaminated the roof!
Unfortunately there was no escaping it,
It had to be done,
Now I have a carbon filter on my gutter going into my icb,
And I will change it after every downpour,
And then I'll filter it again through another carbon filter before it goes into any tanks,
Hopefully it works out.

anglecichlid wrote:

irish-zx10r wrote:

anglecichlid wrote:

I had a wasps nest on the extension of my house up untill yesterday,
Had it treated and removed by a professional,
Unfortunately for me my rainwater water comes from that roof and the whole thing is contaminated with wasp poison,
Was up on the roof all day yesterday with a deck scrub and a hose trying to wash it off,
I've ordered a bag of active carbon to filter the
whole thing,
Nightmare

They are impossible to get them stay away was it from the wasp or the people that contimanate your water hope u get sorted have u tryed the carbon or charcole

The lad that removed the nest contaminated the roof!
Unfortunately there was no escaping it,
It had to be done,
Now I have a carbon filter on my gutter going into my icb,
And I will change it after every downpour,
And then I'll filter it again through another carbon filter before it goes into any tanks,
Hopefully it works out.

you wont have to wait long before there is a downpour this is ireland after all
hopefully it wont take to long before you are sorted.

how'd the overflow work out??????

I was tempted to build one of these but knowing my luck i'd cock it up and flood the house,,,,,,

any good tips if people are building one ?????

carlowchris wrote:

how'd the overflow work out??????

I was tempted to build one of these but knowing my luck i'd cock it up and flood the house,,,,,,

any good tips if people are building one ?????

carlowchris wrote:

how'd the overflow work out??????

I was tempted to build one of these but knowing my luck i'd cock it up and flood the house,,,,,,

any good tips if people are building one ?????

I am going to do a video over the next few days,
its simple enought but if your like me you have to know all detail on how it works before it is put into use.
all you need is pvc pipe 7 90deg bends 1 tee piece pvc glue 1 check valve. at first i couldn't figure out why it wouldnt work
it was simple enough the joints were taking in air its stopped the overflow from syphon what i did to solve the problem
was put my diy overflow into a tank of water and blew air in when all the bubbles stopped and all joints were fixed it worked straight away.


here is a experiment with an aldi pump and a overflow box.

Uhhh james I love it when u talk diy

paulv wrote:

Uhhh james I love it when u talk diy

hey hey HEY!!! take it private guys!

there are just some things you can't UNsee

paulv wrote:

Uhhh james I love it when u talk diy

@ Paul
maybe u can explain it better
one or two females in a tank full of males is asking for trouble

@ LemonJelly
i dont know whats going through your mind whatever it s it cant be good lol

irish-zx10r wrote:

paulv wrote:

Uhhh james I love it when u talk diy

@ Paul
maybe u can explain it better
one or two females in a tank full of males is asking for trouble

@ LemonJelly
i dont know whats going through your mind whatever it s it cant be good lol

he's only 2 letters away from talking diRTy to you... but hey, I'm not judgin'

1 or 2 females in a tank full of males reminds me of a few student partys in Galway way back.

calm down there lads ha

new problem I have one or two cichlids that need trearment for white spot I have a big bottle of koi anti parasite could I use some in 5 liters of water and treat the cichlid