building overflow? - Page 2

tony45power · 04/27/2008, 08:54 PM

i dont understand i am stupid tonight lol.....i only h have 2 drains in my tank as of right now. can i use one for a drain with a ball valve and 2nd drain as the emergency valve? and the third i dont understand. if i drill another i will add a vinly tube and place it into thwater?

Tswifty · 04/27/2008, 09:06 PM

you would use a bead of silicone or superglue to glue it right above your normal operating water line in the calfo.

This way if the water level begins to raise, above normal operating height, the opening of the tubing will be submerged, and the 3rd standpipe will be brought under syphon until the water level drops below the tubing again.

tony45power · 04/28/2008, 06:58 PM

ahh i gotcha! i understand it now but when i see it physically i would really understand the tube method but it makes sense!

ruarox · 04/28/2008, 07:20 PM

thank god player did you find where to get acrylic from here on the island

tony45power · 04/28/2008, 07:21 PM

no i seen the website thats it.

Tswifty · 04/28/2008, 08:32 PM

Yeah it's one of those things you don't completely understand till you hook it up and witness it in action. After I did that, it was like...

Ohhhhhh, I get it now

tony45power · 05/08/2008, 07:44 PM

ok i piped the tank and just set it up temporarly in my gargae. i got it working awesome!!very quite. but i have it hooked up with no overflow. i am going to get a black piece of acrylic cut and make an over flow. im gonna go down 6 inches and 4 inches out! i will post some pics.
its a 110 gallon tank 6' long. i drilled and installed 3x 1 1/4" bulkheads.

04/27/2008, 09:06 PM	#27
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	you would use a bead of silicone or superglue to glue it right above your normal operating water line in the calfo. This way if the water level begins to raise, above normal operating height, the opening of the tubing will be submerged, and the 3rd standpipe will be brought under syphon until the water level drops below the tubing again. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

04/28/2008, 08:32 PM	#31
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	Yeah it's one of those things you don't completely understand till you hook it up and witness it in action. After I did that, it was like... Ohhhhhh, I get it now __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

04/27/2008, 08:54 PM	#26
tony45power Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: islip ny longisland Posts: 401	i dont understand i am stupid tonight lol.....i only h have 2 drains in my tank as of right now. can i use one for a drain with a ball valve and 2nd drain as the emergency valve? and the third i dont understand. if i drill another i will add a vinly tube and place it into thwater?

04/28/2008, 06:58 PM	#28
tony45power Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: islip ny longisland Posts: 401	ahh i gotcha! i understand it now but when i see it physically i would really understand the tube method but it makes sense!

04/28/2008, 07:20 PM	#29
ruarox Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: bayshore Posts: 165	thank god player did you find where to get acrylic from here on the island

04/28/2008, 07:21 PM	#30
tony45power Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: islip ny longisland Posts: 401	no i seen the website thats it.

05/08/2008, 07:44 PM	#32
tony45power Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: islip ny longisland Posts: 401	ok i piped the tank and just set it up temporarly in my gargae. i got it working awesome!!very quite. but i have it hooked up with no overflow. i am going to get a black piece of acrylic cut and make an over flow. im gonna go down 6 inches and 4 inches out! i will post some pics. its a 110 gallon tank 6' long. i drilled and installed 3x 1 1/4" bulkheads.