Ok so I want a sum/fuge but I don't have a tank that is equipped with an over flow or return pumps and I don't want to shell out money for one. But never mind those details I already have a design for a sump/refugium, but I don't know how to get the water from the tank to the sump/fuge and then back again
How do I do it
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jimmyj7090
aka John K
Ideally drill the tank and install a proper overflow.
Second option is a "hang on back" overflow, which will work but is inherently less reliable. Several companies make them.
Second option is a "hang on back" overflow, which will work but is inherently less reliable. Several companies make them.
mcgyvr
New member
many of us didn't have a tank with overflows/return pumps.. but we add them.
"reef ready" tanks are a joke/old technology..
drilling and installing something like a bean animal/coast-coast overflow is the "best"..
read this.
http://www.beananimal.com/projects/silent-and-fail-safe-aquarium-overflow-system.aspx
you also have herbie/durso setups (with cons pointed out in the article above).
But hang on overflows do work too.. they just require more maintenance/baby-sitting to ensure you don't lose the siphon which equals a flood.
But its going to cost you money.. as with everything in this hobby.
A few sayings for you..
reefin' ain't cheap.
and
do it right or regret it later..
or pay now or really pay later
"reef ready" tanks are a joke/old technology..
drilling and installing something like a bean animal/coast-coast overflow is the "best"..
read this.
http://www.beananimal.com/projects/silent-and-fail-safe-aquarium-overflow-system.aspx
you also have herbie/durso setups (with cons pointed out in the article above).
But hang on overflows do work too.. they just require more maintenance/baby-sitting to ensure you don't lose the siphon which equals a flood.
But its going to cost you money.. as with everything in this hobby.
A few sayings for you..
reefin' ain't cheap.
and
do it right or regret it later..
or pay now or really pay later
reepher315
Humble Student
+1
I used a DIY HOB style overflow. It ran for 9 months and never lost siphon but it did slow down over time. Needed to be reprimed now and again. Cost me all of 14 bucks and a trip to walmart.
I used a DIY HOB style overflow. It ran for 9 months and never lost siphon but it did slow down over time. Needed to be reprimed now and again. Cost me all of 14 bucks and a trip to walmart.
mcgyvr
New member
until the aqua lifter dies or the tube gets clogged.
I had the aqualifter too on my HOB when I had that setup and it worked great..
BUT I sleep MUCH better at night with a proper BeanAnimal overflow now.. I was always worried about the HOB weir when I had it.
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