Left drilled overflow not draining

Reef junky 305 · 05/10/2013, 07:43 PM

I just moved my 175 bowfront to my new house its on its original stand...i have carpet.i set it up put the sand and checked the level with a measuring tape from the roof down and of the wall and everything was almost exact...after i filled with water and sand and the rock its lower on the right..and my left drilled over flow is not draining well its jusd dripping......could it be the the slant....thanks for the help

Yaryman · 05/10/2013, 08:17 PM

Did you check the level with a level?

undertai · 05/10/2013, 08:37 PM

Either not level. Or some (snail) stuck in piping.

saltysailor2329 · 05/10/2013, 08:59 PM

Personally I don't think measuring off the ceiling or wall is sufficient. I think you need to level with a level. I leveled my tank multiple times from when I originally placed the tank, to adding rock and sand through the water filling process.

vair · 05/12/2013, 12:50 AM

Your roof (it's a ceiling) and walls have can't be used to level any thing.

Cove Beach · 05/12/2013, 08:02 AM

Also a tank sitting on carpet is going to shift as you load it and over time as the padding is crushed. Also when you do drain the tank to level it place the level on the bare glass bottom not the top rail as the top rail is probably not parallel with the tank bottom anyway. With dual corner overflows you need to be near perfect to get them to drain evenly.

Badkarma88 · 05/12/2013, 05:02 PM

Like the others have said, its best to just check it with a level.

worm5406 · 05/13/2013, 01:26 PM

+1 to not being level. Look at the water level next to each drain you will prob see that it is slightly off.

Bilk · 05/13/2013, 05:05 PM

Tank on carpet = no

sfsuphysics · 05/13/2013, 07:43 PM

I always like to use the water in the tank as the level, granted start off simple with a half inch of water to check first, but if it's full measure how high the water is to the top of the stand.

undertai · 05/13/2013, 09:08 PM

If you don't want to drain the tank. You can try and cut off a piece of the overflow to make it lower.

Reef junky 305 · 05/20/2013, 11:28 PM

Thanks everyone i used some shims and wood and got it going

05/10/2013, 07:43 PM	#1
Reef junky 305 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 61	Left drilled overflow not draining I just moved my 175 bowfront to my new house its on its original stand...i have carpet.i set it up put the sand and checked the level with a measuring tape from the roof down and of the wall and everything was almost exact...after i filled with water and sand and the rock its lower on the right..and my left drilled over flow is not draining well its jusd dripping......could it be the the slant....thanks for the help

05/10/2013, 08:59 PM	#4
saltysailor2329 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Frederick, CO Posts: 547	Personally I don't think measuring off the ceiling or wall is sufficient. I think you need to level with a level. I leveled my tank multiple times from when I originally placed the tank, to adding rock and sand through the water filling process. __________________ 200g DD has been wet since March 16, 2013!!!! Running 40g breeder w/20L sump is currently acting as the QT.

05/12/2013, 12:50 AM	#5
vair Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Alberta Posts: 465	Your roof (it's a ceiling) and walls have can't be used to level any thing. __________________ Dave --------------------------------- Really I like my bare bottom. "go snowboarding" www.sourceboards.com Current Tank Info: Building a in wall 300G reef tank.

05/12/2013, 08:02 AM	#6
Cove Beach Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sheffield Lake Posts: 1,341	Also a tank sitting on carpet is going to shift as you load it and over time as the padding is crushed. Also when you do drain the tank to level it place the level on the bare glass bottom not the top rail as the top rail is probably not parallel with the tank bottom anyway. With dual corner overflows you need to be near perfect to get them to drain evenly. __________________ Patience, something my reef teaches me every day... 245 Reef Current Tank Info: 245 Star Fire display,Basement Sump system

05/13/2013, 01:26 PM	#8
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	+1 to not being level. Look at the water level next to each drain you will prob see that it is slightly off. __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

05/10/2013, 08:17 PM	#2
Yaryman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Northern California Posts: 140	Did you check the level with a level?

05/10/2013, 08:37 PM	#3
undertai Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 1,110	Either not level. Or some (snail) stuck in piping.

05/12/2013, 05:02 PM	#7
Badkarma88 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 50	Like the others have said, its best to just check it with a level.

05/13/2013, 05:05 PM	#9
Bilk Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 1,374	Tank on carpet = no

05/13/2013, 07:43 PM	#10
sfsuphysics Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 9,103	I always like to use the water in the tank as the level, granted start off simple with a half inch of water to check first, but if it's full measure how high the water is to the top of the stand. __________________ Mike

05/13/2013, 09:08 PM	#11
undertai Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 1,110	If you don't want to drain the tank. You can try and cut off a piece of the overflow to make it lower.

05/20/2013, 11:28 PM	#12
Reef junky 305 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 61	Thanks everyone i used some shims and wood and got it going