DIY overflow box
by Aquaboy on Friday, May 7th, 2010 | 13 Comments
Here is a DIY overflow box that I did. I couldn’t get all that pvc and plumbing stuff cause I don’t know what it is and I can’t explain it well enough to find what I need so I just used stuff I had laying around the house.
What happens if you have a power outage? Will it restart or make a mess?
damn thats ghetto loljk it awsome
ive seen to many messes from professionall made setups. you wont convince me one bit
i like this looks arent the best but it does work try small specimen containers from local fish store for ur overflow boxes ive been using 2 specimen containers as my overflow box on salt aquarium for over a yr they work wonders they only cost 5 or 6 dollars for a small one and are easy to drill or scissor as long as u dont get the unbreakable ones those u have to put heat on for making holes and flexing
great job! Looks like a very effeiceint and cheap filter system. I might try to do it some time or another.
I COULD HUG YOU!!!!!!
thanks, a cheap way of doing it.
thank-you so much.
when you understand how it actually works then please delete the comment, because if you took your time ot look at it you would realise it will not flood and the siphon will not break, its ingenious
Shut off the electricity all you want. I routinely shut of the filter and restart it. Since I have discus, I change the water every day. The siphon holds while the water is low and restarts automatically. It’s been running for 5 months now and I haven’t had a flood or any problems like that.
let me shut off the electricity. well see how big of a mess you get
3) I filled both sides and plugged the drain with my finger so that the outside container could be filled almost to the top. Then I stuck one end of the tube onto the drain tube and the suction sucked water out of the inside container into the tube. Kind of complicated, to explain, but I hope it makes sense.
Thanks for the comments! There are 3 ways I used to start a syphon. 1) I put the whole thing in a tank and turned it around a couple of times until the tubes had no more air. Then I stuck it on the side of whatever tank I needed it for. 2) Before connecting the tubes, I filled both sides with water and then filled the tubes with water and stuck them where I wanted them.
Hi there great setup. Can you tell me how you started the syphon (how do you take the air out of the tubes)? Thanks
wow thats a pretty nice little network you got going there.