Expert Advice needed!

realest · 09/24/2007, 10:58 PM

I am looking into purchasing a overflow box for my refugium tank.

I am not sure which one is better, so i would like to get your opinion on this.

I have been looking at 2 brand. CPR or Livereef. Which one work the best and what is your opinion your experince?

Thank you

MalHavoc · 09/25/2007, 05:12 AM

Lifereef, by far. Stay away from any overflow that requires a powerhead to keep the siphon clear of bubbles. I had two Lifereef overflows on my 180 and they were flawless.

chatyak · 09/25/2007, 08:18 AM

Lifereef hands down!

realest · 09/25/2007, 08:09 PM

Thanks for the advice, but damn that thing is expensive!!

balmiesgirl · 09/25/2007, 08:58 PM

I had a CPR and it worked great. I was worried about having to use an lift-pump on it to insure that the syphon was maintained. I bought a backup but never had to use it. I did have to change the little sponge about every three months. My favorite thing about it was that the overflow box part that was on the inside of the tank was MUCH smaller than regular ones, so my tank looked nicer.
I've never seen a Lifereef overflow so I cant give an opinion on those.

09/24/2007, 10:58 PM	#1
realest Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 258	Expert Advice needed! I am looking into purchasing a overflow box for my refugium tank. I am not sure which one is better, so i would like to get your opinion on this. I have been looking at 2 brand. CPR or Livereef. Which one work the best and what is your opinion your experince? Thank you

09/25/2007, 05:12 AM	#2
MalHavoc Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 10,850	Lifereef, by far. Stay away from any overflow that requires a powerhead to keep the siphon clear of bubbles. I had two Lifereef overflows on my 180 and they were flawless. __________________ Jason "Empathy, he once had decided, must be limited to herbivores or anyhow omnivores who could depart from a meat diet. Because, ultimately, the empathic gift blurred the boundaries between hunter and victim, between the successful and the defeated." -- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K Dick

09/25/2007, 08:18 AM	#3
chatyak Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,090	Lifereef hands down! __________________ Fishville

09/25/2007, 08:58 PM	#5
balmiesgirl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: southern Utah Posts: 183	I had a CPR and it worked great. I was worried about having to use an lift-pump on it to insure that the syphon was maintained. I bought a backup but never had to use it. I did have to change the little sponge about every three months. My favorite thing about it was that the overflow box part that was on the inside of the tank was MUCH smaller than regular ones, so my tank looked nicer. I've never seen a Lifereef overflow so I cant give an opinion on those. __________________ It's not a hobby....IT's an ADDICTION!!!! Current Tank Info: 12 g nano and 120 tall reef set up w/ 20 g refugium , pair of clowns, 3 chromis, radiant wrasse, arc eye hawk and a coral beauty angel.4139 gph flow. Big BIO load so WEEKLY 20 gal. + water changes

09/25/2007, 08:09 PM	#4
realest Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 258	Thanks for the advice, but damn that thing is expensive!!