Saltwaternooby
SPS junkie
Is someone getting the "ghost overflow" from synergy reef?
100 Gallon Renovation
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silentscream
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Total impulse buy. :crazy1:
I hope the hype is real and I don't get buyers remorse.
Saltwaternooby
SPS junkie
LOL i emailed them about getting one a few months ago and they never emailed me. So i made this based on their dimensions but slightly bigger, my oustide box is glass siliconed on.
silentscream
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hey, nice work! how do you get the overflow grate to stay on, are you using some kind of magnets as well?
Saltwaternooby
SPS junkie
Thanks. I thought of that, but didn't want to go through the hassle, it just has acrylic squares that but up snug on both ends of the faceplate. That and the water pressure hold it with no issues.
silentscream
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I got the Ghost Overflow in the mail on Friday, but just didn't have time to update until today. I will say that I am happy with the product, but as someone with a small amount of acrylic work behind them, I'm not in love with it. There are a few errors in the measuring process that makes for some funky fitment of the magnetic lid/teeth, though I am probably being anal. If I was building this, I would not have been happy with selling the piece until those fitment issues were corrected. In the end, it looks cool and I'm sure it works wonderfully, and I would never be able to machine in some of the cool finishing touches.
Next on the list is to buy some diamond hole saw bits to install the overflow and return lines. Once that is out of the way, the stand will be the only thing holding me up.
Next on the list is to buy some diamond hole saw bits to install the overflow and return lines. Once that is out of the way, the stand will be the only thing holding me up.
Tweakes182
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After looking at all of the acrylic work you did I think you have every right to be nit picky you did a great job on your sump and refugium. Contact Vanessa Lowe @ sales@synergyreef.com I am sure they would like to hear your thought about the overflow. They were very helpful in donating to the MARS raffle. I personally would like to hear a review on how well it works this is what I am planning on using when ever I buy a glass tank.
silentscream
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Thanks for the kind words and passing along their contact info. I think when a company builds acrylic projects in an assembly line manor, these things can happen. I saw a post in the Ghost Overflow thread in the advanced topics subforum where their laser machine was cutting out several dozen overflows at once.
It still looks cool and I'm excited to get it mounted to the tank.
It still looks cool and I'm excited to get it mounted to the tank.
Saltwaternooby
SPS junkie
It does look cool, not sure it's worth the extra for the laser engraving for me. It looks like to me the bulk heads are upside down, gaskets on the bottom and not inside the box?
silentscream
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The overflow shipped with the bulkheads installed upside down so it would fit in a smaller box. I just need to flip them around.
Saltwaternooby
SPS junkie
Ok just checking
silentscream
New member
I unintentionally took a bit of a break from working on the tank for the last couple weeks. I sent my stand back up to my father's shop to get repaired and have just been doing lots of springtime housework. I recently got the stand back and now I need to get back into high gear if this thing is going to see water before the end of the month.
First up, the part I've dreading but actually turned out easy
Ta-da!
...and back inside the house. Returns added to each side of the overflow.
I'm very excited for the new design, it opened up a huge amount of space otherwise blocked by the original overflow. Today I'm going to southgate glass to get an 8x5" glass tile cut to patch up the holes on the bottom. I've got to clean the tank up nicely before moving on as well. Coming soon, stand pictures!
First up, the part I've dreading but actually turned out easy
Ta-da!
...and back inside the house. Returns added to each side of the overflow.
I'm very excited for the new design, it opened up a huge amount of space otherwise blocked by the original overflow. Today I'm going to southgate glass to get an 8x5" glass tile cut to patch up the holes on the bottom. I've got to clean the tank up nicely before moving on as well. Coming soon, stand pictures!
Saltwaternooby
SPS junkie
Good stuff, drilling a tank is ALWAYS nerve racking
silentscream
New member
Here's a little bit of what's been happening lately.
Want to see what $50 worth of glass looks like? Well, there you go. 8x5.75x0.5"
Here it is with black silicone to match
Here it is with the holes filled in with silicone from the bottom. I also applied the black vinyl background, which after re-installing the ghost overflow, it now really lives up to its name.
My friend came over this evening and helped me get the tank back on top of the stand, I'll have some more pictures to post in the next few days as I finish painting the bottom platform for the sump and refugium.
Want to see what $50 worth of glass looks like? Well, there you go. 8x5.75x0.5"
Here it is with black silicone to match
Here it is with the holes filled in with silicone from the bottom. I also applied the black vinyl background, which after re-installing the ghost overflow, it now really lives up to its name.
My friend came over this evening and helped me get the tank back on top of the stand, I'll have some more pictures to post in the next few days as I finish painting the bottom platform for the sump and refugium.
silentscream
New member
Here's the latest developments in the Reef Renovation:
Cut a piece of PVC and siliconed it to the bottom. I wasn't originally going to use black silicon, but it was all I had on hand from patching up the original overflow holes and I wasn't going to buy a tube of clear just so I could use a small amount and potentially cover it with sand down the road. I kind of like the contrasting black silicon now.
Lastly, I've been working over the last couple days forming the aquascape using Epo-putty. This picture is early on in the process.
Finally, my ode to Peter's (nineball) 1350 gal reef from Canada. He's a big inspiration and was my favorite build in the forums. My wife pointed out that one of the rocks looked like a dinosaur skull, so I couldn't resist forming some teeth for it.
Cut a piece of PVC and siliconed it to the bottom. I wasn't originally going to use black silicon, but it was all I had on hand from patching up the original overflow holes and I wasn't going to buy a tube of clear just so I could use a small amount and potentially cover it with sand down the road. I kind of like the contrasting black silicon now.
Lastly, I've been working over the last couple days forming the aquascape using Epo-putty. This picture is early on in the process.
Finally, my ode to Peter's (nineball) 1350 gal reef from Canada. He's a big inspiration and was my favorite build in the forums. My wife pointed out that one of the rocks looked like a dinosaur skull, so I couldn't resist forming some teeth for it.
silentscream
New member
silentscream
New member
Built a heater bracket today. I originally thought I'd weld it to the actual side of the sump, and I may still do that down the road, but for now I like the idea of having this movable holder.
I've been busy on the tank lately, including cycling the rock and getting the refugium up and running with a Tampa Bay Saltwater package. Pictures to come soon!
I've been busy on the tank lately, including cycling the rock and getting the refugium up and running with a Tampa Bay Saltwater package. Pictures to come soon!
Coral2Coral
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Very detailed and informative! Learn a lot fallowing your project.
