please..feedback on Continous siphon overflow box - Page 2

sjm817 · 12/05/2006, 05:59 PM

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Originally posted by wild fin
i have a all glass fish tank, how much work would go into drilling. it wouldn't crack upon drilling. and if i was to find a glass shop to do it. what size bulkheads would i have to get in order for him to drill the holes

AGA is typically tempered glass on the bottom panel. It can not be drilled. You would drill the back. Typical is a 1" bulkhead which requires a 1.75" hole.

papagimp · 12/20/2006, 11:33 AM

So if I were to hook an airline tubing up to the cpr style overflow nipple, and hooked the other end into the "air intake" on a small powerhead, would this work in lue of the aqualifter pump?

reefkeeper1 · 12/20/2006, 12:27 PM

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So if I were to hook an airline tubing up to the cpr style overflow nipple, and hooked the other end into the "air intake" on a small powerhead, would this work in lue of the aqualifter pump?

Yes, until you're on a trip to Taiwan, and you learn via email that there's "something weird" about the water level in your tank since the nipple got jammed with gunk. Just my experience. For some reason, there wasn't too much damage to the tank inhabitants or the floor.

papagimp · 12/20/2006, 12:36 PM

lol, I don't go to tawain or anywhere else for that matter so I'm not worried about a clog. If I do have to leave the tank unattended for longer than 12 hours I can unplug the return pump, I keep a HOB filter in the fuge just in case I decide to disconnect the sump/fuge from the rest of the system for anyreason.

jefathome · 12/20/2006, 01:33 PM

I believe that you could still use the Aqualifter in a utube style overflow... if you felt the need...

Just hook it up with airline tubing just like you would do to manually start the siphon.

Anyone have experience with the aquasilencer?
What is it, how does it work, and can you DIY one?

12/20/2006, 11:33 AM	#27
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	So if I were to hook an airline tubing up to the cpr style overflow nipple, and hooked the other end into the "air intake" on a small powerhead, would this work in lue of the aqualifter pump? __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

12/20/2006, 12:36 PM	#29
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	lol, I don't go to tawain or anywhere else for that matter so I'm not worried about a clog. If I do have to leave the tank unattended for longer than 12 hours I can unplug the return pump, I keep a HOB filter in the fuge just in case I decide to disconnect the sump/fuge from the rest of the system for anyreason. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

12/20/2006, 01:33 PM	#30
jefathome Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 2,915	I believe that you could still use the Aqualifter in a utube style overflow... if you felt the need... Just hook it up with airline tubing just like you would do to manually start the siphon. Anyone have experience with the aquasilencer? What is it, how does it work, and can you DIY one? __________________ Without Geometry, life is pointless Current Tank Info: NEW 150g in-wall Solartube display; 60g 4x2ft frag tank; 3g work Pico.... all Reef tanks