#HOMEMADE OVERFLOW BOX HOW TO#

The flow of the pump has a lot to do with it. And there are ways to address this with muffling. However I did not find it objectionable for hobbiest tanks. Yes, with all overflows like this there is the problem of the sound of the water. I also plan to have black fittings and pipe (but that raises the price a little bit, but for those who are bothered by the white pipe and fittings it's an option.) However in all my tanks I've always had tons of rock which hide most of it. Yes, I know it's kinda sucky to have pipes sticking down into your tank on the viewing side. The two fittings facing down are your outlets going down to your sump. In picture 2 you are looking at the back side, the side outside the tank. The flat screen would be your inlet to the overflow. Ie, that flat screen would be in the tank water, as well as the 2 legs. In picture 1 you are looking at the tank side. Joined Messages 75 Reaction score 25 Review score +0 / 0 /-0 Location San diego. Advertisement pepetj 2 I have built 4 of those units. If so what size PVC did you used and how much does it drain (in gph) Any information will be appreciated, thanks. Basically three pieces of PVC connected with two 90 degree elbows. I tested this with pumps rated at 1000gph and the single chamber had no problem keeping up with such a rating. Thread starter LeChef Start date Tagged users None 1 LeChef Community Member Review score +0 / 0 /-0 View Badges. 1 I was wondering if any one that has done a DIY overflow box used a homemade PCV u-tube. So 2 chambers would be 2000gph, 10 chambers would be 10,000gph, etc. Each camber has a capacity of about 1000gph. Distance from the back to the tank to the wall would be just a bit over 2'. These are made of 1.5' chambers with 1' flow path. This is a dual (2) chamber unit but you can build them as wide as your tank. But others have different perspectives and we are looking for feedback before we go into production with it. I ran two in my own tanks for years before we started the patent process to make sure I had everything figured out.

It's main features is that it'll very narrow so it'll put your tank closer to the wall, that it's scaleable and except for one part it's all made out of common pvc fittings. What it is, is a way to build your own overflow out of pvc fittings for less than $20. But we feel we'd like to show the reef/aquarium industry what it is. The part is not yet for sale on our website but the patent has been approved and we have a 2nd one pending. No teeth u just lower the front panel a.little. It might be a little thin and flimsy or cheap. I had also added a 2 centimetres hard foam behind the external tank to level the internal tank.Īdded 2 more hoses to a total of 4 hoses to increase the speed of siphoning so that there won't be any slow down of over flow.We are looking for feedback and opinions about a part we are about to sell. I guess you could prob just go get the plastic at a.hardware.store and do it. So here is the modification to put a more porous filter medium instead and make a larger hole at the back of the internal tank. Īfter the first video on the DIY overflow box, I discovered that the filter medium that I had placed in the internal tank had blocked the water from flowing in causing a gradual slow down of over flow which is pretty dangerous!!

#HOMEMADE OVERFLOW BOX HOW TO#

I learn from another youtube video how to make it. I know it's a lot to take in but that's how I did it. But I drilled too large a hole so I used some aquarium friendly silicon glue to seal up both sides of the connector.īottom are a small section of hose and connect back to plastic pipes that I link down to the DIY filter sump system below the aquarium. - Hose connector that connect two end of 1/2 inch garden hose (normally found in big supermarket)įor the connector, I make a large hole big enough to put the connector at the bottom and screw it back.- Soldering iron or electric drill to make holes for water to enter and tying the cable tie of both tanks.- 01 x big specimen fish tank (just make sure larger then the smaller tank).My PVC pipe overflow is quite short in length since the tanks I'm placing them are both 13' high, and placed at 10-3/4' from the floor. I am building another one since I am going to run two tanks with the same Wet/Dry sump filter.

- 01 x small fish fry external breeding plastic tank (which i hang inside) Pepe Santo Domingo I built one with 1/2' PVC and it works wonderfully.

This project takes some effort and materials to make. Now with the overflow box idea, you can reset the siphon like within a minute of sucking the air using the air tube from the middle of the hose. Previously I had tried using pipes to make complicated siphoning system which have hard to reset when bubbles find it's way into the pipes. Remove it and use the filter bag on the two big hose instead! WARNING: do not put the filter medium in the internal tank, realised the filter medium choked the over flow over time! This idea of overflow is not new, it's how you siphon water from higher level to lower level using a hose.

Homemade overflow box