SonsOfLeda
New member
I've decided to go with a euro-braced top in my new system (72"x24"x30"), and was wondering about my desired water height and how my planned dual Tunze 6205s will impact it.
I'm going with a single toothless, centered on the back wall, internal overflow. From my calculations, there will only ever be a maximum water height of ~1/3" (probably closer to 1/4" normally) flowing over the overflow wall. So, to avoid any major issues, I need to lower the height of the overflow at least that much below the rim of the aquarium (obviously I will lower it more than that though to be safe).
My question is this: how much should I lower my overflow to avoid "splash over" from the pumps? Is that even something I need to be worried about with proper pump placement? Would 1" from the rim be about right? Lower? Higher? With 1", I'd have ~2/3" of play before the water came up to the top of the rim.
Thanks!
- Eric
I'm going with a single toothless, centered on the back wall, internal overflow. From my calculations, there will only ever be a maximum water height of ~1/3" (probably closer to 1/4" normally) flowing over the overflow wall. So, to avoid any major issues, I need to lower the height of the overflow at least that much below the rim of the aquarium (obviously I will lower it more than that though to be safe).
My question is this: how much should I lower my overflow to avoid "splash over" from the pumps? Is that even something I need to be worried about with proper pump placement? Would 1" from the rim be about right? Lower? Higher? With 1", I'd have ~2/3" of play before the water came up to the top of the rim.
Thanks!
- Eric
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