sump/fuge size

[renogaw]

Originally Posted by baloo6969
i beg to differ. The siphon can break. You raise that out of the water, then put it back in it will not start right back up. I tested this out last night with some PVC pieces i had(surprised i had all the elbows) it does break, even if you shorten or lengthen the sump side pipe.
and yes, it will overflow if there was a power outage. See the reason this was going to be used was to attach a sump to a fuge. if the power went out, the return pump for the fuge would cut off, the tank would continue to drain, filling the sump, while the sump is filling, the fuge would continue to fill.
inevitably causing a overflow.

so this technically is not a good idea to use?

 

[baloo6969]

idk man, i can see a few uses for it, but it will break a syphon...i made one exactly like the pic, and i was able to break it several times, and it's a bear to get started too.

 

[larryndana]

baloo6969, would an aqualifter be able to keep the siphon?

 

[baloo6969]

probably, but u'd have to put a check valve on the 3rd to the right vertical tube...and the Al would have to be on the bottom U
ignore this statement

 

[baloo6969]

but after you do all this, wouldent you just have the tank drilled?

 

[renogaw]

to start the syphon you could suck on the tee fitting and maybe put a ball valve under the tee fitting.
i don't think it's worth it to drill a 20 gallon QT and wouldn't know where to start plumbing wise LOL

 

[larryndana]

yeah, i don't think its worth putting an overflow on a small tank. i'm thinking of trying this on a 30gal, a overflow box is to big for this size tank. i still think it will work great with a aqualifter, i don't think it would brake its syphon.

 

[kynekke]

*tosses renogaw a quarter*
It's definitely not as nice as yours but I loved the design!

My husband made fun of me for my use of silicone heh, I got it EVERYWHERE! It's glass though, I plan on scraping the excess off.

 

[renogaw]

looks great don't worry about the excess silicone, it becomes a nice place for crabs to rest on hehe.

 

[larryndana]

Originally Posted by renogaw
looks great don't worry about the excess silicone, it becomes a nice place for crabs to rest on hehe.
i like to watch mine base jump, they crawl up the side and jump off....well maybe they just fall off.

 

[smellslikefish]

How long does it take silicone to dry? I want to try this on my current sump while my tank is running.

 

[renogaw]

sorry, didn't see that you asked this question.
took about a day to set up completely.