lionfish300
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CuzzA, did Mike offer you their Cellular Support Pad- $80?. Do you know if their Ultra Clarity glass is = Starphire?
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PRDubois
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Actually its 100% gravity. I checked with them.
CustomAq_Mike
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I just wanted to say we do now offer 3/4" Siphon Stoppers, and they are listed on our Website. If I may just want make one correction, our H2Overflows are not 100% Siphon, they are actually 100% gravity. Thanks Everyone.
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I just wanted to say we do now offer 3/4" Siphon Stoppers, and they are listed on our Website. If I may just want make one correction, our H2Overflows are not 100% Siphon, they are actually 100% gravity. Thanks Everyone.
Thank you for the correction. Yes, a siphon would be impossible given the design.
Mike, nice to see you guys have the 3/4" siphon stopper. Is it a slip fitting so you can pull it and give it a vinegar soak?
I still can't get over the surface skimming ability of the overflow on a full blown marine reef tank with lots of buoyant surface oils and debris, but that should not deter anyone from buying a tank from Custom Aquariums. I'm extremely happy with my tank. Even though I still haven't filled it yet. :/ So much prep for an automated high end reef. But I'm getting there. Everything is plumbed. Now I just need to skin my steel stand.
The tangs in my current tank are keeping the pressure on me to get it done.
They can do it out of glass, but no acrylic fabrication. I would guess that a high majority of people who buy custom large tanks are ordering full to semi coast to coast overflows with bean animal drains. (I know, semi and coast to coast really doesn't work in the same sentence, but you get my drift.) The fact this setup is dead silent and completely failsafe is why so many demand it and why so many custom tank builders pretty much automatically offer it. Reef Savvy is a perfect example using ReefSynergy's overflow. Perhaps one day the production tank companies will wake up from old tech and start building tanks for marine systems. I absolutely hate my Aqueon's durso overflow. Loud, takes up too much room and only skims the surface closest to the weir.
Edit: And of all the reasons why I tout an emergency drain (sponge, algae, anemone growth, snails,) I never even considered bristle worms. But it makes sense. Our drain plumbing is nutrient rich.
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Edit: And of all the reasons why I tout an emergency drain (sponge, algae, anemone growth, snails,) I never even considered bristle worms. But it makes sense. Our drain plumbing is nutrient rich.
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CustomAq_Mike
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Yes, it is a slip fitting. I understand the concern of the surface skimming, we would almost always recommend 2 H2Overflows on any reef system which with proper circulation, and flow we don't see problems with surface scum build up. We also understand that as good as good as product may be, it may not be for everyone. We are very confident though, that we build the highest quality aquariums, at the best prices.
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Mike, I would agree you guys build excellent tanks and don't get me wrong on the H2Overflow. Two of those on my 90 would be great, but IMO, not on a 96x30 surface. It's just too large of a surface. Perhaps someone in your R&D can come up with a good solution like the DIY PVC overflow I linked earlier.
Mike, I would agree you guys build excellent tanks and don't get me wrong on the H2Overflow. Two of those on my 90 would be great, but IMO, not on a 96x30 surface. It's just too large of a surface. Perhaps someone in your R&D can come up with a good solution like the DIY PVC overflow I linked earlier.
foxvalleypcgeek
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I have a 96x48 surface with them and it works just fine. When you actually do the math its very similar surface skimming to like my 210RR I used to have. The actuall tooth notched area on those overflows is not much at all, and these ones (h20), even though small, are notched all the way around. The raito of skimming area to surface area is very close on 96x36 with 35 inches of skimming vs a 210 at 72x24 with 16 or so inches of skimming. And even at 96x48 its stil just fine with some surface movement.
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I have not filled the tank. I have dry fitted all the plumbing. Next I need to skin the steel stand and build my canopy. My rocks are still sitting in the Gulf. Once the weather improves I'll go check out their progress. Probably sometime in March. I did not order a stand from them. A local reefer in our reef club gave me his steel stand for free. That made my decision on the stand very easy.
JaySchulz
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Hey CuzzA I have a question for you. I've decided to have customaquariums build my up coming tank because of the value and good feedback I've read from you and a few others. It will be a 375 gallon 76"x 48"x 24" T low iron peninsula. I've already got a quote and the pricing is unbeatable.
The only question mark I've been trying to decide on is the overflow. My initial thoughts were 2 Reef Savy 18" ghost overflows. This would give me 36" of overflow divided by 2 because of the overflow teeth. The problem is, for efficient skimming and 4x turnover through the sump I would need 23" of overflow. Especially since a 4ft wide tank has tons of surface area. Second problem is that I've read the ghost overflow on braced tanks creates a pretty low waterline. This would sacrifice good swimming area on an already pretty short tank.
My second thought was to remove the toothed weirs on the 2 ghost overflows and I would have 36" of overflow which would be extremely efficient at capturing an extremely thin layer of water on its way to the dump. The problem with this is I lose another 1/4 inch of waterline.
What's your opinion on the ghost overflow on these tanks?
The only question mark I've been trying to decide on is the overflow. My initial thoughts were 2 Reef Savy 18" ghost overflows. This would give me 36" of overflow divided by 2 because of the overflow teeth. The problem is, for efficient skimming and 4x turnover through the sump I would need 23" of overflow. Especially since a 4ft wide tank has tons of surface area. Second problem is that I've read the ghost overflow on braced tanks creates a pretty low waterline. This would sacrifice good swimming area on an already pretty short tank.
My second thought was to remove the toothed weirs on the 2 ghost overflows and I would have 36" of overflow which would be extremely efficient at capturing an extremely thin layer of water on its way to the dump. The problem with this is I lose another 1/4 inch of waterline.
What's your opinion on the ghost overflow on these tanks?
Jay, you don't want two separate overflows. Just one 36". I agree with not having teeth and instead use gutter guard or have it built in such away that a lid leaves a small horizontal opening to keep inhabitants out. I would have a custom acrylic overflow built. The water line is going to be set by the height of the weir. I don't have any exact numbers but I'm sure someone else on the forum has gone through the process. I would start a thread or two in the basic forum and/or the DIY forum and I'm sure you'll get an answer. Good luck. Sounds like you're going to have a pretty sweet tank. 
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