is it any good

kzickovich · 04/01/2008, 10:25 AM

Well after my cpr overflow box failed it's time to clean up the mess and buy a good overflow box. I know everyone suggests the lifereef but I seen one on foster and smith called eshopps it also uses a U tube design unlike my cpr but it's half the cost. Is there a reson for the price difference? Would I end up just buying a lifereef in a few months when this fails? Anyone use these things and happy with it?

Tswifty · 04/01/2008, 10:34 AM

I use a simple U-tube one, no name ebay one... worked fine for 2 years for me with no issues.

papagimp · 04/01/2008, 10:35 AM

I've been very pleased with both my eshoppes overflow boxes, never overflowed on me yet. I've used several different brands of u-tube style overfflows and so far, they all seem pretty equal, never had a mess and the oldest running overflow has been going on 3 years. ONe has ran for the last year without ever even having to start a syphon on it

, through several power outages as well. The eshoppes box should be just fine, and a heck of alot better than the cpr.

04/01/2008, 10:25 AM	#1
kzickovich Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Zion Il Posts: 959	is it any good Well after my cpr overflow box failed it's time to clean up the mess and buy a good overflow box. I know everyone suggests the lifereef but I seen one on foster and smith called eshopps it also uses a U tube design unlike my cpr but it's half the cost. Is there a reson for the price difference? Would I end up just buying a lifereef in a few months when this fails? Anyone use these things and happy with it?

04/01/2008, 10:34 AM	#2
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	I use a simple U-tube one, no name ebay one... worked fine for 2 years for me with no issues. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

04/01/2008, 10:35 AM	#3
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	I've been very pleased with both my eshoppes overflow boxes, never overflowed on me yet. I've used several different brands of u-tube style overfflows and so far, they all seem pretty equal, never had a mess and the oldest running overflow has been going on 3 years. ONe has ran for the last year without ever even having to start a syphon on it , through several power outages as well. The eshoppes box should be just fine, and a heck of alot better than the cpr. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011