Tropheus Caramba Red Bishops

[barrettsline]

Sure thing. Just keep in mind that if you need to make any cuts less than 1 inch, you'll need to use something else

Good to know. Lowes has a tile saw I may look into for $89. Highly rated (4.5 stars and 257 reviews).


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[Austy16414]

Lol good stuff. Looks like the wet/dry is getting put on hold again :aua:

[ptran]

Believe it or not, it's not running at the moment. When I turned off the pump to do a water change, it wouldn't turn back on. I haven't had time to mess with it yet, but I'm assuming it's just an air bubble or something stuck in the impeller

:icon_hang: Doh! Bummer dude. Sounds like a bad pump.

[Austy16414]

Sure thing. Just keep in mind that if you need to make any cuts less than 1 inch, you'll need to use something else

[barrettsline]

I bought it. The 20" cutter was $30. Not a bad thing to have laying around

Turns out you can actually get Lowe's to cut it if you buy their tile, but I'd already bought from Home Depot

Not bad at all. Thanks for the info.

[Austy16414]

I bought it. The 20" cutter was $30. Not a bad thing to have laying around

Turns out you can actually get Lowe's to cut it if you buy their tile, but I'd already bought from Home Depot

[barrettsline]

I ended up using a tile cutter to score the tile and break it off. Such a pain when you're only trying to take off an inch

Rent it, buy it, borrow it? I may buy one simply for other projects around the house is why i'm asking.

[Austy16414]

Got it.

I ended up using a tile cutter to score the tile and break it off. Such a pain when you're only trying to take off an inch

[barrettsline]

Austy, sent you a PM.

What did you use end up using to cut your tile with?

[Austy16414]

I like the natural look of sand as well, but it will be nice not having to worry about maintaining a substrate.

I didn't buy the pump new, and it was running fine so I didn't take it apart at first. Unfortunately I'm getting no noise when plugged in. I'll try a few of these approaches this evening and see if any help. I'm just puzzled because it was running fine, then I turned it off for 20 minutes, then I plugged it back in and got nothing. Just like that

[barrettsline]

Not bad looking Austy. I still like the look of sand in a tank, but I did get a free hospital so I may give this a go.

As far as the pump goes when you plugged it in could you hear the hum of the motor? (If not, thats bad).

A few things you can try:

Look to make sure there is no visible obstruction.

Try to free spin the impeller by hand.

Use the palm of your hand to give a glancing whack to the body of the pump.

Try a different socket to plug the pump into.

I have yet to see a mag pump that was running, seize up because of an air bubble from a water change. Not to say it can't happen but I highly doubt that is your issue.

Did you buy the pump new? If not did you take it apart completely to verify the impeller and housing were clean and free of debris?

[Austy16414]

Believe it or not, it's not running at the moment. When I turned off the pump to do a water change, it wouldn't turn back on. I haven't had time to mess with it yet, but I'm assuming it's just an air bubble or something stuck in the impeller

[ptran]

The tank look a lot cleaner already with the wetdry lol.

[Austy16414]

Thanks man. The reflected light makes the fish pop too.

Yea, I had to take an inch off for it to fit the width of the tank. The tiles were 18" long each, so I was able to lay 4 without cutting for the length of the tank

[ptran]

Long day of fish fun is complete. Swapped out my sand for some ceramic tile (thanks for the idea Sunny). I'm really diggin it. Here's a video, be sure to click HD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGAjaV0iXDg

Looks very clean bro. The tile also reflect a lot more light on your tank.
Did you have to cut the tile to fit?