I do have one question how high do you go with the bio balls...Half way, 3/4 of the way ?
At least 3/4 of the way. What are you using as a shower head to feed the beast and how much flow do you plan to go with?
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I believe from the instructions I'm trying for 2500-3000 GPH and Im gonna grab something from home depot
I filled mine up with K1 all the way near the top...
If you're following Ethan's design the suggested flow rate is about half that. I think I used about 1200 gph and it worked great.
I stand corrected 1500 gph, thanks icu
I bought this to use at the end of the hose to spray into the top of the PP.
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I tried it with a spray head made from a pvc end cap, and found it does not produce any more foam. I ended up just running mine without the spray head.
Well I'll try it without it first to see how it goes and if it's not needed then Ill put it on Ebay..Thanks for the input!
Guys I need a 6 inch pvc cap for my PP. It's the thick wall pvc pipe used for sewage I believe. I tried to buy it from home depot but it was a little to small and wouldnt fit. Can you please tell me which cap I need. Thanks for any help.
Probably need a sch 40 cap. The one from HD was most likely for thin wall pipe.
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Are you trying to keep the noise and splashing down? A piece of foam or matala matting did a great job on mine.
If you are using the green pipe and trying to find fittings, good luck. You should be able to find, at a good plumbing supply an adapter to change the green SDR type pipe to a Schedule 40 pipe and then find schedule 40 fittings.
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Every HD, Lowes and Menards around me stocks both Schedule 40 and SDR 35 end caps for 4 and 6 inch pipe. Surprised you can't find any in your area. You mentioned thicker wall so it's probably Schedule 40 and a very easy item to find. Typically the stores separate the Schedule 40 and SDR 35 pipe and fittings so it might be in another area close by. SDR 35 pipe is slightly smaller outside diameter for the same sizes.