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Sonic, I do not see how a hole in the return pipe can prevent all causes of flooding. But perhaps it has the potential to help in some cases by preventing syphoning from this pipe if done correctly. Please elaborate.

There are two pipes connected to my external filter and various seals and ...

If you drill a small hole in the return pipe below water level a canister filter wont be able to empty the tank.

Small update:

My 7 loaches are thriving in the tank and are all over the place not hiding much at all. two of them are even comfy beeing hand fed. Adding dither fish really changed their behaviour.

I have picked a new tank for them to live in. This tank will be the centerpiece of my livingroom ...

adding dither fish seem to solve the the problem. added 15 tiger barbs (replaced the 3 guppies)

Have added 7 clowns to the tank 3 days ago. All are still hiding most of the time in caves.
Hope they will become more social in a while. Im not sure if its due to new environmet or the lack of a dither fish that does it. But i do remember clowns as a very shy in the beginning ?

I dont want to ...

Hi,

About to build a tank for a school of junior clown loaches. Better grow from child to old in our tank than at a aquariumfish factory.

Will use this thread as my personal build log. Hope its ok to keep such logs here.

Tank Data So Far

Rio Juwel 240 purchased 2nd hand.
Am-Top 3337 External ...