custom overflow pipe design

ibmgeek · 11/07/2006, 11:10 PM

i am going to setup my 90 gallon tank to be viewable from all 4 sides, so i need to see if anybody has a similiar setup and what design have you chosen. Is there any alternatives to doing the durso? My tank has a 2inch bulkhead so i am guessing flow is not a problem. prefer not to build an internal overflow pipe. any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.

excuse my ignorance but cant i just put a pipe all the way up and then put like a sort of bowl on top of the pipe, like that the water slides.?

thanks in advance.

ibmgeek · 11/07/2006, 11:29 PM

bump...

ibmgeek · 11/07/2006, 11:42 PM

no idea guys?i posted recently so i understand why no responses.

ibmgeek · 11/07/2006, 11:55 PM

bump...

itZme · 11/08/2006, 12:43 AM

Wow! Have a bit of patience my friend ... there will be help as soon as possible

Search for a thread about the "Herbie Method" for your drains. I have implemented it on my setup and I flow roughly 2,000 gph through 2 1" bulkheads with no bubbles, noise or standpipes.

If I find the link I will post it for you but the search function should be available for us non-paying members in a couple hours when traffic slows down here.

I think you mean that you are going to have a center overflow and drain setup is that correct?

Hope that helps,
-- itZme

ibmgeek · 11/08/2006, 05:53 AM

yeah about the patience, i needed to know as fast as possible because i am ordering all my equipment today,sorry. also yeah i have an offset center overflow but i dont have a an internal overflow box. thats why i wanted a fast reply because if i cant find altenatives to the box i will order the overflow box. also i did do a search on the herbie method and saw it but was not really sure if it will work for my setup.

11/07/2006, 11:10 PM	#1
ibmgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 104	custom overflow pipe design i am going to setup my 90 gallon tank to be viewable from all 4 sides, so i need to see if anybody has a similiar setup and what design have you chosen. Is there any alternatives to doing the durso? My tank has a 2inch bulkhead so i am guessing flow is not a problem. prefer not to build an internal overflow pipe. any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. excuse my ignorance but cant i just put a pipe all the way up and then put like a sort of bowl on top of the pipe, like that the water slides.? thanks in advance. Last edited by ibmgeek; 11/07/2006 at 11:28 PM.

11/07/2006, 11:29 PM	#2
ibmgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 104	bump... __________________ 90g Island style tank

11/07/2006, 11:42 PM	#3
ibmgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 104	no idea guys?i posted recently so i understand why no responses. __________________ 90g Island style tank

11/07/2006, 11:55 PM	#4
ibmgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 104	bump... __________________ 90g Island style tank

11/08/2006, 05:53 AM	#6
ibmgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 104	yeah about the patience, i needed to know as fast as possible because i am ordering all my equipment today,sorry. also yeah i have an offset center overflow but i dont have a an internal overflow box. thats why i wanted a fast reply because if i cant find altenatives to the box i will order the overflow box. also i did do a search on the herbie method and saw it but was not really sure if it will work for my setup. __________________ 90g Island style tank

11/08/2006, 12:43 AM	#5
itZme Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: High Springs, FL Posts: 2,944	Wow! Have a bit of patience my friend ... there will be help as soon as possible Search for a thread about the "Herbie Method" for your drains. I have implemented it on my setup and I flow roughly 2,000 gph through 2 1" bulkheads with no bubbles, noise or standpipes. If I find the link I will post it for you but the search function should be available for us non-paying members in a couple hours when traffic slows down here. I think you mean that you are going to have a center overflow and drain setup is that correct? Hope that helps, -- itZme