Recent content by ashemo

Since I'm on a roll here.... Are air line check valves really necessary? (For reference, my pump resides on the floor under the tank stand.) I've used them in the past, and not used them, too. I never have had trouble without them when turning the pump off for service, etc., and even during...

I don't know if you're still looking for a stand (just joined the forum), but for my office 10 gal., I bought one of those "knock-down" cabinets (Sauder, I think) at a local department store. I replaced the cardboard back with some 3/16" hardboard, and ran a piece of u-channel along the inside...

I'm in the same boat. My many-year-old Supra air pump is losing efficiency (again) and I can no longer find rebuild kits. I have religated it to driving a bubble wall in my 30-gal tank, and began searching for a new pump to drive my undergravel filter. I purchased a TetraTec Deep 24-2. BOY...