betta 680

[androo]

ok guys just filled it up now and waiting for it to heat up i have turned the ocean runner pump on and some of the pipes where dripping i have put ptf tape round them sealed 2 up ok but the 3rd wont have none of it ots dripping slightly still wots the best method to cure them please?

the oceanpump also hums quite annoying realy i dont know if is the pipe slightly vibrating on the cabinet:frown:


andy

[Tangman]

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ok guys just filled it up now and waiting for it to heat up i have turned the ocean runner pump on and some of the pipes where dripping i have put ptf tape round them sealed 2 up ok but the 3rd wont have none of it ots dripping slightly still wots the best method to cure them please?

the oceanpump also hums quite annoying realy i dont know if is the pipe slightly vibrating on the cabinet:frown:


andy
Hi Andy are the pipes soft or hard, if soft cable ties are as good as anything. If hard use solvent weld. Ocean Runners are not the quietest pumps try sitting it on a piece of foam. HTH Twiggy:D:D

[androo]

hay eric its adams tank if that makes sense:D dont know if its a ocean runner pump it just hangs there with the pipes and yer there hard pipes where do i get the pip weld from its only one bloody pipe whats doing my head in:censored:

just salting up now

andy

[lr85ninety]

i have some but im across the bridge mate but its here if your desperate

[androo]

thanks mate thats appreciated that thanks for the offer:D

not desperate mate but would like to know where to get some from please if anyone could tell me?

thanks


andy

[lr85ninety]

i believe you can buy the stuff from large orange diy shop failing that but it online it'l probably be cheaper anyway search for weldon and you want the quick drying stuff, if its just a weep then i would try run a bead of silicon round it but if not and its more of a constant drip then best to disconnect to pipes and solvent weld it properly HTH

[androo]

i believe you can buy the stuff from large orange diy shop failing that but it online it'l probably be cheaper anyway search for weldon and you want the quick drying stuff, if its just a weep then i would try run a bead of silicon round it but if not and its more of a constant drip then best to disconnect to pipes and solvent weld it properly HTH


hopefully get to this big orange store today if its open:rolleyes:

many thanks


andy

[Tangman]

Hi Andy you will be able to get solvent weld from Bluzoo i would have thought. If the joint has already been stuck and its leaking from the joint, you wont be able to seal it again the best thing is mix some Milliput up and smear it tight around the joint and wait for it to set and start up the pump again. HTH Twiggy:D:D

[MR Teee]

Andy, if the ball valve joints are dripping, then make sure the little o,rings havnt fallen out or they will never seal, no matter how tight you screw them up. The rest are solvent welded and should be ok.

What I did with the pump on the back was to have a couple of shelf brackets supporting it, that way you can put a little bit of foam under it, and it quietens it down alot.

[Ocean Corals]

hopefully get to this big orange store today if its open:rolleyes:

many thanks


andy

I have it in stock if you cant find it anywhere else............ Good to see you've got a tank sorted

Paul

[androo]

hay adam thanks for that its on one of the solvent welded ones i think mate all the others seem ok:D

its not from the pump mate its from the spinner at the top the pipe bits what come from there i think its just a slight drip at the moment so im hoping i can seal it:D

andy

[MR Teee]

ah, thats probably happend in transit, as the others have said, blob some more solvent weld over it :)

[androo]

i will do adam thanks the big orange shop was shut today:confused: suppose there allowed a wkend of to at sometime eh???

anyway im all salted up now got some good bits of rock from steve c so letting that cycle at the moment:D i have set my apf 600 which i got of james which i am using at the moment until i get adams of him(ati) letting my apf skim while im curing my live rock:D

might take some pics but i have to say adam there is some serious flow going on there mate:jawdrop:

thanks

andy

[androo]

I have it in stock if you cant find it anywhere else............ Good to see you've got a tank sorted

Paul


hay paul i hav'nt sorted my tank out mate realy i am going to get rid of my fish i have shut down my nano and my big tank and i am going to stick with the betta tank for now i think i am going to have a good sort out:D

thanks

andy

i would'nt mind your tank to be honest paul but a bit tight for space at the minute and since i have took 2 tanks down our lass like the space:rolleyes:
see you soon when my tank is up and running

[androo]

i have stopped my drip:D

just fitted my back ground to gone for a blue did think about black but decided against it for now:rolleyes:

put my sand in to it was left over stuff i got of james which i think is great stuff not to fine :D

just need to decide what im going to do now only put my sand in along the front realy and where i have lifted my egg crate up on piping i need to hide that gap but dont want my sand to deep realy?

any ideas maybe some live rock rubble?

andy