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LilyPad Pump Problems August 6th, 2011, 09:16 PM
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    I have one tank with a flowing stream and one with a waterfall and both work well, I know john doesn't like the water features but I think there awsome, if done right. Well What I did is use a tall plastic container(that I got crickets in), cut notches around the rim then raped the whole thing in screen then put the screen end down into the drainage layer. After I got it secure with substrate I lowered the pump in and haven't had any problems. I then used a coconut to cover us the pump well. Its kinda hard to see in these pics but I hope it helpsName:  SDC11727.jpg
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    Thanks for all the tips guys!! What I have going now is a small pond in the corner. I could get the pump to run while it was in the little container (wrapped in filters, covered with mesh screen) but I could not get the waterfall to work, the tubing must be bad. So I put the pump in its little container, directly into the hydroton, put river rocks and a moss ball around it, and let it run. So right now they just have a little filtered pond. I think they'll like that just as much, it's the moving water that draws them to it. We'll see! I've spent the whole day working on this, so hopefully now it works. Thanks for all the ideas, they're very much appreciated.
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    Here is the result of my day of working on this pump situation, I kind of like it! Now I just have to worry about drowning crickets.



    And then while I had the frogs out of the viv anyways, tucked safely in the critter keeper, I worked on a few other things, including adding some plants I've had sitting around for a while.









    The frogs should have fun exploring when they wake up tonight!
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    Wow, a lot of work but it came out great.

    I gave up on water features a while back after I fought with one and finally when it was working great, the pump started humming loud enough to hear downstairs. That was enough for me :-)
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    Yeah, that's kind of what was happening to me Don. I woke up one morning and it was so loud...after that, the waterfall never worked properly again. If it fails now, I'll siphon out the water and fill it in with substrate and add more plants. With 4 frogs, it's just kind of nice to have 2 different water holes.
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    it looks great! I know water features can be a pain, but most good things you have to work for so...

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    Irish, I will most definitely be trying your idea for my next build, it looks like a really good idea!
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