please..feedback on Continous siphon overflow box

[HornetMech242]

Call LFS and ask if they drill. It is not expensive and they will be able to recommend the drain sizes based on the amount of flow that you need.

Chris

 

[Tombsy]

Ok Qualified: If you can't drill
I'll second the Lifereef, no pump, no holes to clog, never failed once in three years.

 

[Waxxiemann]

I second the drilling plan.

 

[HornetMech242]

I would also highly recommend the drilling. It will avoid a over flow related to a HOB overflow.

Chris

 

[sjm817]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8687392#post8687392 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shannahan14
sjm817 it is exactly that, personal experience. I dont know anyone that does not do a equipment check regularly. Whats the big deal to check the nipple?

I travel and go on 2 week vacations. I'd rather enjoy my vacation than have to worry about daily checks of a poorly designed piece of equipment.

The box you are suggesting can fail just as easily.

Not true. It is far more reliable. LR has no reported failures in 18 years.

I like the CPR because it comes with the option to use the pump, the others do not and must be drilled yourself to use them.

Its not an option on the CPR. Its required. A U Tube overflow does not need one.

The fact is any box can fail if the flow is slow enough for air to accumulate.

Thats is why you use a big enough pump. 200 GPH or so.

I had mine running for 8 months no problems, i guess i just did not have as much junk floating around in the tank to clog the airline tubing?

Not the airline tubing. The nipple fitting in the box itself. It is tiny. A small speck of food is all it takes to clog it.

I am planning my 180 right now and i am going to drill from the beginning and avoid all overflow boxes.
Chris

Good idea! I just tore down my 90G this weekend. I have an AGA 180RR with dual corner overflows and a basement sump. Loving it!

 

[sjm817]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8687441#post8687441 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wild fin
i have a all glass fish tank, how much work would go into drilling. it wouldn't crack upon drilling. and if i was to find a glass shop to do it. what size bulkheads would i have to get in order for him to drill the holes

AGA is typically tempered glass on the bottom panel. It can not be drilled. You would drill the back. Typical is a 1" bulkhead which requires a 1.75" hole.

 

[papagimp]

So if I were to hook an airline tubing up to the cpr style overflow nipple, and hooked the other end into the "air intake" on a small powerhead, would this work in lue of the aqualifter pump?

 

[reefkeeper1]

So if I were to hook an airline tubing up to the cpr style overflow nipple, and hooked the other end into the "air intake" on a small powerhead, would this work in lue of the aqualifter pump?

Yes, until you're on a trip to Taiwan, and you learn via email that there's "something weird" about the water level in your tank since the nipple got jammed with gunk. Just my experience. For some reason, there wasn't too much damage to the tank inhabitants or the floor.

 

[papagimp]

lol, I don't go to tawain or anywhere else for that matter so I'm not worried about a clog. If I do have to leave the tank unattended for longer than 12 hours I can unplug the return pump, I keep a HOB filter in the fuge just in case I decide to disconnect the sump/fuge from the rest of the system for anyreason.

 

[jefathome]

I believe that you could still use the Aqualifter in a utube style overflow... if you felt the need...

Just hook it up with airline tubing just like you would do to manually start the siphon.

Anyone have experience with the aquasilencer?
What is it, how does it work, and can you DIY one?