New 210 with dual overflows

RedDelPaPa · 01/03/2016, 03:48 PM

Hi folks. Not new to freshwater aquariums but new to drilled tanks with overflows. I just bought a 210 with dual overflows. This tank will be a big freshwater african cichlid tank. Plan is to use to 500gph aquatop canister filters plumbed into the overflow boxes without a sump. In looking at this carefully, I'm not seeing how this is going to work. How do I use the overflow boxes and the plumbing kits they come with to skim the water surface and keep the canisters primed with no chance of sucking dry with a minimal drop in the water level?

Thanks for any help folks,
Nate

Bono · 01/03/2016, 04:05 PM

The only way this could work would be an auto top off on the tank itself. With most reef tanks we use sumps and the topoff sits there. On a 210 why not use a large wet/dry with bioballs?

RedDelPaPa · 01/03/2016, 04:07 PM

Thanks for the reply. Seems to me even that would be highly dangerous. Reach in the tank and pull out a decent sized rock and the pumps suck dry and burn up.

Tell me more about this wet/dry idea. How does that work?

01/03/2016, 03:48 PM	#1
RedDelPaPa Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 4	New 210 with dual overflows Hi folks. Not new to freshwater aquariums but new to drilled tanks with overflows. I just bought a 210 with dual overflows. This tank will be a big freshwater african cichlid tank. Plan is to use to 500gph aquatop canister filters plumbed into the overflow boxes without a sump. In looking at this carefully, I'm not seeing how this is going to work. How do I use the overflow boxes and the plumbing kits they come with to skim the water surface and keep the canisters primed with no chance of sucking dry with a minimal drop in the water level? Thanks for any help folks, Nate

01/03/2016, 04:05 PM	#2
Bono Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Lakewood Ranch Fl. Posts: 872	The only way this could work would be an auto top off on the tank itself. With most reef tanks we use sumps and the topoff sits there. On a 210 why not use a large wet/dry with bioballs? __________________ Living it up in Florida Current Tank Info: 210 gal, 300lbs LR, Aquamaxx Skimmer, 3x Reefbreeders LED's & T5's.

01/03/2016, 04:07 PM	#3
RedDelPaPa Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 4	Thanks for the reply. Seems to me even that would be highly dangerous. Reach in the tank and pull out a decent sized rock and the pumps suck dry and burn up. Tell me more about this wet/dry idea. How does that work?