did you put them in the basket. and if you dont mind im going to do something very similar to this with my 120gallon and a 29gallon sumpGruntking;5146979; said:
DIY sump and overflow build
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Well here are some updated pics.
So far so good, water stays crystal clear and no particles whatsoever.
The only complaint i have this far is that i might have made the divider a bit too high, this restricting water flow to the pump. The trouble im having is that the pump brings the water level in the chamber down a bit too fast and it sometimes sucks air which releases alot of particles into the water. Although i know this isnt bad, it sure is annoying.
I turned down the flow a tiny bit on the pump to see of that would help. The other thing is that i lose probably a gallon of water every day since my tank is topless, so every week or so you would have to lower the overflow intake a bit. Luckily for me i do w/cs every week so it isnt that big a deal
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So far so good, water stays crystal clear and no particles whatsoever.
The only complaint i have this far is that i might have made the divider a bit too high, this restricting water flow to the pump. The trouble im having is that the pump brings the water level in the chamber down a bit too fast and it sometimes sucks air which releases alot of particles into the water. Although i know this isnt bad, it sure is annoying.
I turned down the flow a tiny bit on the pump to see of that would help. The other thing is that i lose probably a gallon of water every day since my tank is topless, so every week or so you would have to lower the overflow intake a bit. Luckily for me i do w/cs every week so it isnt that big a deal
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Hmm instead of lowering the flow rate of the pump, why not drill some holes in the divider to allow more water to flow through?
Heck I don't even think the divider is necessary since water can only flow from the right(down the basket) to left (pump).
Just tie all your media up into mesh bags if you are afraid they would damage the pump
Heck I don't even think the divider is necessary since water can only flow from the right(down the basket) to left (pump).
Just tie all your media up into mesh bags if you are afraid they would damage the pump
Did i read that you used silicone to put your overflow together?
If so, don't be surprised if you have to break it down in the near future and use PVC glue on it. I built an overflow with silicone (off a friend's advice) and it failed horribly after it had been tested, came right apart.
If so, don't be surprised if you have to break it down in the near future and use PVC glue on it. I built an overflow with silicone (off a friend's advice) and it failed horribly after it had been tested, came right apart.
Thats the point of the pvc glue. It actually melts the pieces together. I'd hate for your overflow to leak all over your floor.
Gruntking;5162176; said:
But why would you NOT want a permanent seal? PVC is dirt cheap, so you would never have to reuse the pieces that were used on this overflow? Just seems like a big risk to possibly come home one day and see the drain pipe running to the sump popped off and you have a couple of gallons of water that got sucked out just chillin on your floor.
Also, silicone doesn't melt or mend the pieces together at all, it just gunks up the connections to where it would be hard for water to drip out, excessive strain on those pieces however, can easily break them apart just as you were saying.
Peace of mind would be worth more than a couple of dollars to me. Plus, the PVC glue is like 3.99 or 4.99.
Just saying, congrats on the completion of the sump though.
