diy overflow

[CHOMPERS]

Looking good!

 

[IRoman]

wait, I stand corrected...sort of. to be more specific, the tee needs to be higher than the top of the horizontal pipe making the inside loop. (sorry to make it sound confusing) You might be ok. Test it in a bucket to see if it restarts. When it stops draining, add more water to the bucket to see if it drains more water without your help.

Oh okay, I think Im still good then, I'll have to find a bucket

 

[IRoman]

Looking good!

Thanks chompers!!

 

[soggysandwich]

looks good. did you paint the pvc? if so what kind of paint did you use?

 

[IRoman]

looks good. did you paint the pvc? if so what kind of paint did you use?

Thanks, I used something called Krylon fusion. I didnt actually know what kind to get but I searched the threads and thats what everyone here seems to recommend

 

[IRoman]

Since you will be moving a lot of water it will be wise to use two. There is safety in redundancy. Just ask my wet carpet...

edit: I was agreeing with rally but was not aware of issues with larger piping...don't see why though

Okay I was looking through this again, Why would I need two of them? If the power shuts off? 1 wouldnt flow enough?

 

[ethnics]

you dont NEED two, just more flow if u have a stronger return pump. each of your overflows should be around 5-600gph so havin two would mean it could support atleast a 1000gph pump wih proper headheight

 

[IRoman]

you dont NEED two, just more flow if u have a stronger return pump. each of your overflows should be around 5-600gph so havin two would mean it could support atleast a 1000gph pump wih proper headheight

Oh okay, I think I understand, Thanks ethnics

 

[IRoman]

you dont NEED two, just more flow if u have a stronger return pump. each of your overflows should be around 5-600gph so havin two would mean it could support atleast a 1000gph pump wih proper headheight

I'm quoting this big because I didnt listen to this. I put 1, 1" overflow on my 125g. My mag 9.5 was starved for water and would not function right. I had to build another overflow and attatch with a "T" My tank now cycles perfectly (at least from my newb opinion )

 

[ku-ku]

coooooool