"Silver" Eheim 1250

[Turbokeu]

Yes guys, didn't know what to do this weekend...
Since a long time I didn't like that ugly grey Eheim 1250 in my beautifull Lian Li PC-70...
So here's the result:
Ligthly sanded, degreased, one layer of primer for synthetics, and three layers of silver paint...




Idem, but prefilter in blue metallic paint:


Not bad, although I say it myself:


Outside in the sun, with the 90° PVC turns treated the same way:






Inside again on the kitchen table (you can't imagine what I can do on the kitchen table... )






Couldn't resist it again...

CD

[Boli]

Nice... you should pick out the Eheim logo at the top, unless it is mouted upsidedown in your case.

[Turbokeu]

Originally Posted by Boli

Nice... you should pick out the Eheim logo at the top, unless it is mouted upsidedown in your case.

Yes, the pump is in the right position for the logo, and yes I thought about...
Thinking about a clean and professional way to retrieve the red Eheim logo.

CD

[lolito_fr]

schweet!
...just hope that Bill doesn't spot the 90° inlet

[Turbokeu]

Originally Posted by lolito_fr

schweet!
...just hope that Bill doesn't spot the 90° inlet

You didn't see anything then...
There are 12 (twelve) 90° turns in my loop, the two on the pump included...
And my AquaCoil II cube rad counts 18 (eightteen) 180° turns...

And I have still 3.35 LPM flow with a Eheim 1250, a Cascade and a DD GF4 block.

CD

[Turbokeu]

Part two

I mentionned before I had to paint my airtrap and my Fill & Bleed system too.
Beautifull weather here but not very warm (for the paint)
Nevertheless I did it :

First, I had to change those sharp 90° copper turns on my airtrap by less sharp ones:


Hardsoldered to the 15mm to 1/2" male adapters (pic of original turn for comparison):

Big difference, isn't it?

Now the paintwork:
Before:


After:


The Fill & Bleed system:
Before:


After:




Just have to mount everything into the case when the paint is dry...

CD

[eXacto]

Where did you get the clear tube for your res from? I have been to my local hardware stores (Ace and Orchard) and they don't carry it.

Also what kind of mods have you done to the intake port of the MCP300? I have not seen that kind of attachment on one.

Thanks

[Turbokeu]

Originally Posted by eXacto

Where did you get the clear tube for your res from? I have been to my local hardware stores (Ace and Orchard) and they don't carry it.

Also what kind of mods have you done to the intake port of the MCP300? I have not seen that kind of attachment on one.

Thanks

I bought that 50mmOD/44mmID clear acrylic tube in a little shop in Brussels, specialized in acrylic and polycarbonate sheets, rods and tubes.
It cost me about 27 Euro/meter (32.5us$).
Since the tube is only 10cm long I paid 2.7 Euro (3.25us$).

The pic with the Sicce Idra (=same as MCP300) is quite old, about 2 years ago.
I had to seal the pump house with silicone sealant...

Anyway that pump was so noisy I throwed it in the trash bin...(together with my two Sicce Nova's which were also that noisy)

Using a silent Eheim 1250 now.

CD

[Brians256]

Nice, Turbokeu, as always!

eXacto, I'm lucky to have a company called Tap Plastics as a local store. But, they are on the web with all the stuff you need: http://www.tapplastics.com/

[MMZ_TimeLord]

/me lix Brians256 with luv...

Give a hug to your wife my friend...

[Brians256]

Originally Posted by MMZ_TimeLord

/me lix Brians256 with luv...

Give a hug to your wife my friend...

Be careful MMZ_TimeLord! That's my wife's job. Hrm... don't want to hijack this thread with GenMay stuff.

Move along folks. Nothing to see here. hehe