25 gallon reef

[karazy]

Originally Posted by new but handy

hey
just fyi Koralias are supposed to be terrible on a timer. They don't turn back on after they shut off

thanks for the tip NBH, but i already decided to try not to use any powerheads.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

That's a knife valve you've got there. What are you using it for?

Very nice shots of it BTW. Almost 'menacing' in the dark room with the direct light source above Good work

[karazy]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

That's a knife valve you've got there. What are you using it for?

im using it for my herbie overflow system. its alot like a gate valve, so should work generally the same.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by karazy

im using it for my herbie overflow system. its alot like a gate valve, so should work generally the same.

It will be a little harder to control the slight adjustments needed for a herbie but yeah they work (I used them for the first herbie I ever tried a few years back).

[karazy]

how did they seem to work?

slight adjustments seem like they might be kinda hard, but once i got it dialed in just right i'll make a mark so if i ever bump it wont be a pain to readjust perfectly.

also, the prices on gate valves now adays seem crazy!

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by karazy

how did they seem to work?

slight adjustments seem like they might be kinda hard, but once i got it dialed in just right i'll make a mark so if i ever bump it wont be a pain to readjust perfectly.

also, the prices on gate valves now adays seem crazy!

It worked just fine. May take some time to get dialed in as you say but then its pretty much good to go.

You shouldn't have any problems and yes much, much cheaper.

My advice to anyone buying gate valves is to always buy the double threaded ones, so you can use them over and over on different set ups!

[karazy]

or just get either a double union gate valve, or put on 2 unions