help. need some suggestions fast!!!!!
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todj2002
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can u guess what side the mh is on haha. soon to be one on each side. im not happy with my plumbing for the scrubber. i forgot to take into consideration the water level in the rubbermaid and there is not enough srubber area. im going to do some re-plumbing. i got an idea to make it much better. tomorrow is another day!
todj2002
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short vid i made. horrible qaulity sorry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AA1jkNfGnQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AA1jkNfGnQ
todj2002
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vid just before i gave up for the day and went to bed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0elOI-ucJKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0elOI-ucJKw
todj2002
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Originally Posted by Rigdon87
http:///forum/post/3159357
Like the vid.looks like its coming along nicely,can you give some specs on your diy overflow,scrubber and pump your using
i cant remeber the pump manf. or gallon per/h rating. got it a long time ago. i know it does not have enough turn over for this tank tho. i think it was 400 gph. i also hooked up a maxijet 1200 to return water from the sump to assist in the turnover rate. idk what they r rated at, 200 gph maybe. it will be upgraded after i get another 250 mh for the other side of the tank. the overflow design i got from a thread here. it is all 1" pvc. seems to work fine and not to noisy. no worse than my eshopps. the scrubber is going to be totally rebuilt. not happy with what i have now. poor planning. i will post pics when its done. i am a firm believer in the scrubber tho and will always have one on my system.
http:///forum/post/3159357
Like the vid.looks like its coming along nicely,can you give some specs on your diy overflow,scrubber and pump your using
i cant remeber the pump manf. or gallon per/h rating. got it a long time ago. i know it does not have enough turn over for this tank tho. i think it was 400 gph. i also hooked up a maxijet 1200 to return water from the sump to assist in the turnover rate. idk what they r rated at, 200 gph maybe. it will be upgraded after i get another 250 mh for the other side of the tank. the overflow design i got from a thread here. it is all 1" pvc. seems to work fine and not to noisy. no worse than my eshopps. the scrubber is going to be totally rebuilt. not happy with what i have now. poor planning. i will post pics when its done. i am a firm believer in the scrubber tho and will always have one on my system.
todj2002
Member
well... tonight i put the eshopps on the tank along with the diy. i figure having them both will be a good backup. my tank looks so empty now! i need to pick up some live rock. later this evening i am going to get the timers and electrical taken care of. stayed up so late last nigh messing with everything that i am tired tonight. i am psyched to have my new tank tho!
novahobbies
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It's all looking great. Thanks for posting the pics of the overflow....I'm toying with trying this as a replacement for the HOB overflow on one of the tanks I maintain. She just doesn't seem to get a lot of flow through her E-shopps lookalike box. Seems to me the u-tube siphon should be bigger...it's around 3/4 inch inside diameter
asharp13
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i dont understand how you get the water up and over the side wall of the tank. can you explain to me how that works? do you just suck on that open end to get the water going and then let gravity take over? and how do you calculate how much water you have comming in through the overflow and out through your return pump. i ask becasue if the levels arent equal wouldnt the DT overflow, or you would lose the water level in the DT and the overflow would run dry?
todj2002
Member
Originally Posted by asharp13
http:///forum/post/3159955
i dont understand how you get the water up and over the side wall of the tank. can you explain to me how that works? do you just suck on that open end to get the water going and then let gravity take over? and how do you calculate how much water you have comming in through the overflow and out through your return pump. i ask becasue if the levels arent equal wouldnt the DT overflow, or you would lose the water level in the DT and the overflow would run dry?
i made a diagram - its not very good but im at work and dont have much time. u need to make sure the overflow can take water out of the tank faster than your return pump can put it back in dt. thats pretty simple to do. most pumps have flow control. to get it started u have to drill a hole in the top of the tube that goes over the tank and insert tubing to suck the air out and create a vacum to start the siphon, then plug the tube so no air can get in. you can also start it with a pump and leave it connected to a pump is the best thing to keep all air out of tube so u have less of a chance for siphon break. if u can make the over the tank tube out of something clear it is ALOT better because then u can see whats happening in there and make sure all the air is out. the water level remains the same in the tank all the time. it cant get higher or lower than the intake tube. this equals no more low water in ur dt, only ur sump. i made a ato in my sump so i never need to add water. hope this helps you. kinda wrote this fast as i need to get back to work. haha busy!
http:///forum/post/3159955
i dont understand how you get the water up and over the side wall of the tank. can you explain to me how that works? do you just suck on that open end to get the water going and then let gravity take over? and how do you calculate how much water you have comming in through the overflow and out through your return pump. i ask becasue if the levels arent equal wouldnt the DT overflow, or you would lose the water level in the DT and the overflow would run dry?
i made a diagram - its not very good but im at work and dont have much time. u need to make sure the overflow can take water out of the tank faster than your return pump can put it back in dt. thats pretty simple to do. most pumps have flow control. to get it started u have to drill a hole in the top of the tube that goes over the tank and insert tubing to suck the air out and create a vacum to start the siphon, then plug the tube so no air can get in. you can also start it with a pump and leave it connected to a pump is the best thing to keep all air out of tube so u have less of a chance for siphon break. if u can make the over the tank tube out of something clear it is ALOT better because then u can see whats happening in there and make sure all the air is out. the water level remains the same in the tank all the time. it cant get higher or lower than the intake tube. this equals no more low water in ur dt, only ur sump. i made a ato in my sump so i never need to add water. hope this helps you. kinda wrote this fast as i need to get back to work. haha busy!
