DIY overflow box. weekend project

[BrettCK]

So I built an overflow box over the weekend. Thought i would share. Works great, completely amazing. the hardest part was trying to silicone it, which i did a pretty messy job but maybe I'll try for a cleaner looking version next time. Questions or comments welcome

 

[Gorgok]

That looks dangerous. External acrylic box held together by silicone...

 

[asudavew]

Yeah. Silicon and acrylic don't play very well together. Likely just a matter of time before the pieces separate unless you glued them with Weldon too.

Check out the BeanOverflow thread. You look pretty handy and the Bean overflow beats the heck outta of a siphon setup. I have had both.

 

[BrettCK]

Most fish tanks are held together with silicone. Besides, the worst that could happen is failure and at most a quart of water winds up on the floor. Dangerous? Nah.

 

[BrettCK]

Yeah. Silicon and acrylic don't play very well together. Likely just a matter of time before the pieces separate unless you glued them with Weldon too.

Check out the BeanOverflow thread. You look pretty handy and the Bean overflow beats the heck outta of a siphon setup. I have had both.

Yeah it was a spur of the moment "see if it works" kinda thing. I will make a version 2.0 soon enough. What is weldon and where can i get it?

 

[shocker444]

Yeah it was a spur of the moment "see if it works" kinda thing. I will make a version 2.0 soon enough. What is weldon and where can i get it?

Weldon is a acrylic adhesive it come in a couple different types do some research on it..

 

[BrettCK]

Thanks guys. I think im on the right track on finding the right adhesives now. All in all it is going to be much better than pvc pipe shenanigans. I've had so many headaches with pvc siphons. And they're ugly.

 

[Gorgok]

Most fish tanks are held together with silicone. Besides, the worst that could happen is failure and at most a quart of water winds up on the floor. Dangerous? Nah.

When the box falls apart it will siphon all the water it can, which is limited by the inside box height and whatever the pump can add. So it really depends on return section size how much water you would spill, and then you might burn out the pump...

 

[BrettCK]

When the box falls apart it will siphon all the water it can, which is limited by the inside box height and whatever the pump can add. So it really depends on return section size how much water you would spill, and then you might burn out the pump...

Correct. And All taken into account upon setting water levels and testing the rise and fall both ways...