overflow box

[l.roach]

i am wanting to hook up a refugium or sump on my 55 gallon tank. i want to know if i can make my own overflow and HOW? or if anyone has an extra they can get rid of cheap, please help.

 

[barebucta]

I have a CPRCS90 600 GPH that I'm selling for $60. Bought it used, but ended up getting a bigger one before I could install it. e-mail me neilrambaran@hotmail.com

 

[kpatrick]

check out the online auction site! I got mine on there pretty cheap and it works great

 

[acekjd83]

i made my own out of a bio-wheel case. i just cut a hole in the bottom, ran some PVC up into it, and put a durso-style head on it. once you plug it in, it primes itself, and pulls more water than would be passively siphoned. i did cut off the intake pipe so that if the return pump from the sump stops, then it will only empty to where i cut the overflow tube.

 

[dvincent]

Originally Posted by L.Roach
i am wanting to hook up a refugium or sump on my 55 gallon tank. i want to know if i can make my own overflow and HOW? or if anyone has an extra they can get rid of cheap, please help.
Check this link if you want to make your own melev's reef

 

[squidd]

Or a couple of specimen boxes, a bulkhead, a U tube and some common hdwr store plumbing parts..around $25..,

 

[woodymdt]

Hey squidd!
What thread is it where your overflow with the speciman boxes is detailed??
I'd like to re-visit the sump/fuge project.

 

[squidd]

It's on here somewhere...(with a couple links to it in some other threads)..
I had some computer problems recently and lost my hard drive with all my "saved links" file...
Silly me didn't do any backups

so it's gonna take a bit to find them all and refile for quick reference...
Do a search on this forum and you should find a parts breakdown and maybe a few pics...