Recent content by hal000

another thread that has info https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/297379/diy-sump

still going to get plans up. just been crazy working with xmas coming up.

there are other threads on this i would read tru all of them. https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/288154/diy-overflow-check-it-out https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/297379/diy-sump as they all contain useful info on this!!!!!!!!!!! IMO all overflows are noisey,it is water flowing straight...

Originally Posted by reefkprZ a question for you on this (as a point of clarification for others) I notice your mentioning tank size here but not return pump size. do you not think return pump speed should be the defining point of overflow design? now as an observation from my point of view. it...

yes no overflow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! also it will look nicer, by fragging some GSP,zoas or palys. they will soon cover the pipe. and the gsp take of in no time. this also gives them a spot where they wont, take over the tank. also coraline loves pvc, and will cover pvc way befor glass, helping to...

yes, unless you had some serious return pumps. 3000 + gph. i would only only use 2x 1 1/4 this will handle 2000 gph, no prop. enough for any normal running system. anything over 1 1/2 is monster size, for monster tanks or monster fish! ( tanks over 400 gallons, and very high turn over. or...

i will get up to date plans for this up tomorrow. i am seeing older versions of this popping up on here. it's not that they are bad, it's just that the systems run better now with the mods that have been made. those plans are from systems over 5 years old!! they tend to be problamatic! a change...

i dont know if you'll have seen my thread on this but here it is. https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/297623/pics-diy-pvc-overflow there is also another thread started by Isistius that i posted useful info on this, here it is https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/288154/diy-overflow-check-it-out

i also posted pics https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/297623/pics-diy-pvc-overflow of my setups. with these overflows about a week ago. a couple of things to help you out. the plans you have are a little old! a few things have been modified. to make these run better. if you click link you'll see...

ask your lfs they usually have them behind the counter, with bulkhead kits. if not search online for bulkhead slipscreens! DO NOT use end caps it will slow flow to much leading to probs, until you slipscreens. an old fish net would be better. do not go with 2 inch as it would be to bulky and...

that black sprinkler pipe, is not tank safe, it will leach toxins in the water. it has to be drinking water approved. if black is what you want, they do make black pvc, but you may not find this locally. it can be found online. the black pvc in my 1 pic, was actually, spray painted with...

they do work great. and they are not that ugly, they dont take up that much space,and they cover with coraline very fast.and IMO are more reliable then store bought. also if you look at the 1 pic you'll see that they only take up about 1 inch or 2 of width from back of tank, far less than a...

sometimes if you pull them out the tank,even for a second. it may take up to a week or two to open back up. also if the air temp outside the tank differs from greatly from the tank they will stay closed longer. somtimes just moving them in tank will make them close up for a week, just remember...

looks like it somehow got injured, and has just healed up wrong,kinda like a scar. or maybe a siamese twin

ok i fixed the 1st pic. this is what it should look like. 2nd pic: shows where an airline should be built inside the pvs pipe,black is flexible airline,blue is rigid, the rigid is bent and glued to the very top inside of pvc. this is needed to suck the air out, and prime it. this only needs to...