Re: [NANO]Nature's River(Hardscaping in Progress,*RIVER MADE
So i came home today to find a filter waiting for setup! So i got to the tank and cleaned the filter throughout as there where still a few bits of dirt from the previous owner. Then i cut all the pipes to length and put all the connectors and outlets on. Im going to buy a crook outlet because im not fond of spray bars, so for the time being i whipped up a makeshift one which looks OK... NOW, when i got to filing the filter and priming it, it hit a brick wall. I accidentally put the filter inlet/outlet the opposite way around, A NIGHTMARE!! This caused some soil to spill all over my 'river' and make a large cave underneath the filter inlet. The filter was sucking water in through the outlet, and blowing out the inlet! After switching the pipes, finally, it started working
After an hour it was clear enough to take some pics, here they are
The filter next to the tank. Eheim 2213 thanks Malawistu!
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Pipes in place, the outlet looks awful haha, ill have a crook soon.
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Filling up.
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Half way there.
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Filled up and still a bit merky from the switcheroo incident.
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Forgot to mention about my botch job of keeping the pipes in place until i get some suction cups haha!
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A bad pic, but, you get the idea
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An extremeeeely bad pic, but it shows how the soil spilled onto my lovely river, nooo! I've fixed this now so its back to normal, sort of
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I will post some pics of the tank all cleared up tomorrow!