Tommy Vercetti

What was the schedule before all of this happened? I like the 25% water change weekly for now, until you see how that goes.

What is your water change schedule like?

If your water is as hard as indicated, I doubt you need to add calcium at all. Gh is mostly calcium and magnesium. I would remove the Wonder shell. But my tap water is hard water.

Looking at the specs for 3/4" pvc pipe and for 3/4" pvc conduit the outer diameter should be the same at 1.050". But that is most definitely not what I find in real life. There is about .007" difference between the two pipes. Maybe in the future I will split the difference and give that a print to see how they fit.

Here is the .stl file for 3/4 inch PVC electrical conduit https://than.gs/m/836514

The grey 1/2" PVC electrical conduit is the same outer diameter as the white 1/2" pipe. So the 1/2" .stl file will work on both the PVC pipe and the PVC conduit. The grey 3/4" conduit is slightly smaller than the white 3/4" PVC pipe, I am working on that .stl file now.

Okay I am heading to Lowes to get the electrical conduit type of pipe. Then I will share the .stl files for that as well.

Get permanently banned from the kitchen with this one easy trick... Tune-in next week when we use common garden tools to never be asked to dust the house again! Hint: gas powered leaf blowers smell bad indoors.

Ha! Thanks Cory. But you are late 🤪, we cover this exact solution a few post up in this thread.

3/4 inch PVC Pipe .stl model is done. https://thangs.com/designer/Tommy Vercetti/3d-model/Jet Lift three qtr inch PVC V1.stl-836336?manualModelView=true

@rockfisher Do you have the tools to do the following?: 1. Drill 1/32" (that is 0.8mm) holes in PVC pipe. For reference this is the smallest bit that I own and requires using a drill with a 3/8" chuck (1/2 chuck will not close small enough to grab the tiny drill bit). 2. Cut PVC pipe (a nice square cut will improve performance). These things will dictate exactly how much I need to do before I ship them to you. For example, if it turns out that you can't easily drill the holes, then I could cut a short piece of PVC and drill the holes for you. But this would mean you lose the ability to tune the amount of holes to your air volume.

the 3/4 inch version is printing now. If it fits the pipe correctly, I will upload and share the .stl file.

I am currently working on a jet lift for 3/4" PVC it is printing right now, should be done in about 45 minutes.

That video was helpful. Here is the 1/2" that I made based on that design. It works incredibly well:

@rockfisher Have noticed that those sweep 90 degree elbows are only available (easily) in PVC electrical conduit? Maybe it would be best to make the lift fit that type of tube. https://www.lowes.com/pd/CANTEX-3-4-in-Conduit-Elbow-Schedule-40-PVC-Compatible-Conduit-Fitting/1000321645 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Carlon-3-4-in-90-Degree-Schedule-40-PVC-Belled-End-Standard-Radius-Elbow-UA9AEB-CTN/202304074

Today I will try to make sometime to make the lift that fits 3/4" PVC. If that's what you want, then that's what we will make.

Here is a link to the .stl file for 1/2 inch PVC pipe: https://thangs.com/designer/Tommy Vercetti/3d-model/Half Inch PVC JET LIFT V2.stl-834123?manualModelView=true

I have no idea. I have never even heard of one before this thread. I did print it though: The little hose barb is probably a bit fragile but the fit on 1/2" PVC pipe is excellent.

@rockfisher I made an .stl file for 1/2 pvc. This is the kind that requires you to drill the tiny holes in the PVC. it is printing right now.

That's no fun! we want custom, overly complex parts here. 🙉

I made this file. it would fit 3/4" PVC exactly: I guess 1/2" PVC pipe would be a more appropriate size

Whoa, look what I found on the interwebs: this 3d printed model is better, in my opinion, for the following reasons: 1. Simple design (I can make an .STL on under 15 minutes) 2. you can drill the holes in a size / quantity to match your air pump. 3. stronger because the PVC is bearing the load (not the 3d printed part)

here is a Cut-Away view of the Turbo v15

Here is the model called Turbo v15, see the square holes inside are fewer than the model above:

The files are labeled in French, I dont know what "Tres Percee" means but the stl file of this model has more holes inside, than the other file: