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which glass pipes for a ada mini-m?

  • cal aqua fluxus

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  • ada lilly pipes

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  • aqmagic flo pipes

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cal aqua fluxus set vs ada lilly pipes vs flo pipes

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bsmith
has anyone had the cal aqua pipes, lilly pipes or the flo pipes? what is your experience with each?

here are the fluxus pipes,
http://www.calaqualabs.com/Filtration.html
$60 w/ shipping

lilly pipes,
http://www.adgshop.com/Filtration_System_s/6.htm
$148 w/o shipping

flo pipes (cant find the inflo pipe?)
http://stores.ebay.com/AquaticMagic_Filtration_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ4729934QQftidZ1QQtZkm
outflo pipe $30 in flo $???

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slickwillislim
I haven't tried any of them, but if I was in your position I would get the mini pipes from ADA... Are you worried they won't give enough flow?

I have a mini M and I made some diy lillie pipes similar to the mini ones from ADA and I think they work great.

I have there mini diffusor and I can confidently say that their glass work is leagues above the other glass aquarium products I have seen.
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bsmith
slickwillislim said:
I haven't tried any of them, but if I was in your position I would get the mini pipes from ADA... Are you worried they won't give enough flow?

I have a mini M and I made some diy lillie pipes similar to the mini ones from ADA and I think they work great.

I have there mini diffusor and I can confidently say that their glass work is leagues above the other glass aquarium products I have seen.
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im not worried about the flow rates at all, im just trying to see what other people think about the ones they have.

i really think that the cal aqua pipes are a great bargain.
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garuf
I've just bought a set of cal aqua nano's, I'll review quality when they arrive.
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bsmith
garuf said:
I've just bought a set of cal aqua nano's, I'll review quality when they arrive.
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i would really like to hear your thoughts, when they arrive.
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garuf
So far they look nice, my tank is 30cm deep and the inflow is 15, which could prove a problem, this said the substrate is 3-6cm deep so the distance between the bottom of the inflow and the substrate is only 10cm so it might not be that bad, we'll just have to wait and see.
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garuf
Cal aquas arrived today, first impressions, Lovely, small but very high quality.
Fitted, they're near on invisible and the lily produces a visible vortex on the waters surface, (much to my surprise)
I'd like a longer inflow but find it to be much better than the Eheim I was running previously.
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CmLaracy
the Ada pipes are better, the calaqua's are cheaper, that the BL
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garuf
How are the ada pipes better?
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A Hill
garuf said:
How are the ada pipes better?
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They say ADA?

If I was buying pipes It would depend on the amount I had to spend on them, If money was no object ada all the way. But I would probably realistically in the future if I have a tank that I want pipes go with a lesser expensive but still high quality pipe like the cal aqua ones. Maybe try my hand at making my own? Add some colored glass to the ends, could look really cool!

-Andrew
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garuf
Fish Newb said:
They say ADA?

-Andrew
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I was going to say that but didn't want to cause any trouble.
Seriously though, Justification is needed for such a sweeping statement.
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bsmith
Thanks for the responses fellas, keep em' coming.
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G
I'm gonna start a 60P soon.

I totally want the ADA pipes so I can work to a whole ada set up eventually (yeah right xD), but I'm gonna probably go with the nano set from cal aqua.
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jinx©
garuf said:
I was going to say that but didn't want to cause any trouble.
Seriously though, Justification is needed for such a sweeping statement.
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I agree with garuf.

CM, If you own a set of both and can explain the pro's and con's of each that would be great.

For myself, I've not often bought into hype and name brands if I know of something tried and true that can be used for a fraction of the cost.
Call me cheap or perhaps frugal...lol
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Matsu49
Actually the ADA Lily pipes are $107

Inflow Mini V-1 13mm $50
Outflow Mini P-2 13mm $57
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G
http://cgi.ebay.com/Flo-Live-aquari...hZ015QQcategoryZ46310QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

$50 for the set of flo pipes...

Not sure if I wanna spend the extra $40 for the large aquariums set pipes for the cal aqua ones now xD. $157.25 shipped for ones at ADG for a 60P i think. extra $60, but is it worth it?
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Y
I added my new Fluxus nano pipes over the weekend and love them! Cal aqua lab's outflow is shaped differently ada, personally I prefer the shape of cal aqua lab's better. After a day of running the protein layer at the top of my tank cleared up. The pipes are a little thinner than ada but definitely a great bargain especially if you buy the package, I'm very happy with them! :)
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bsmith
Dose anyone think that the "vortex" that the outflow produces would off gas any co2 you would be inject into the tank?
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plantbrain
Wait till you break one or have to clean them all the time to get them nice and clear looking.
They are a lot of work to have them look nice all the time and they are fragile.

Why not just plumb from the bottom?
Either DIY drill your own holes of make tanks and have the glass place cut the holes etc if you cannot?

Very thin glass is tough, but most tanks, even 6 gal nanos can be drilled if you are careful and gentle.

If you can DIY your own small tank, have the glass place cut the holes for you, they make small bulk heads etc, then a simple small cnaister or one of those Tom's mini's work well.

Regards,
Tom Barr
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plantbrain said:
Wait till you break one or have to clean them all the time to get them nice and clear looking.
They are a lot of work to have them look nice all the time and they are fragile.

Why not just plumb from the bottom?
Either DIY drill your own holes of make tanks and have the glass place cut the holes etc if you cannot?

Very thin glass is tough, but most tanks, even 6 gal nanos can be drilled if you are careful and gentle.

If you can DIY your own small tank, have the glass place cut the holes for you, they make small bulk heads etc, then a simple small cnaister or one of those Tom's mini's work well.

Regards,
Tom Barr
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True, but I don't want to drill a $95 ADA tank :(

And yukilovesfish:

Do you have ADA pipes to compare them with? If you do, how differently are they shaped, and what are the different outputs they put?
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