Flood Proof and 100% Silent HOB Overflow

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Nice job Chompers. I saw your video this week on youtube.com and I really apreciated the. I´m living on Brazil and recently starded om MFK. I want to make a question to you:
How longer you think for a 200 gallon I need to do like your model?
Thanks for apreciated and sorry for my bad english.
 
Hi and WELCOME to MFK.

The modifications to make this work on a 200 gallon tank really depend on the flow rate that you want. You can keep all of the dimensions the same but increase the pipe sizes. Or you can add more pipes.

What flow rate do you need (or what pump do you have, and how high is the top of your tank from the floor?)

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Olá e vindo para MFK.

As modificações para tornar este trabalho sobre um tanque de galão 200 dependem realmente o caudal que você deseja. Você pode manter todas as dimensões da mesma, mas aumentar o tamanho do tubo. Ou você pode adicionar mais tubos.

Que taxa de fluxo precisa (ou bomba de que vocês têm, e como alta é a parte superior do seu tanque desde o chão?)
 
JOHNJONBRAZ;3975988; said:
I´m thinking about using a bomb (pump)between 3.000 and 4.000 liters hour (793 to 1057 gph). The fall is between 70 and 75 inches.
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You can build it just like I did. If you are going to use a larger pump later or two of what you already have, use two one inch pipes with gate valves for your main flow, a single one inch pipe for your secondary overflow, and one more about a half inch taller for the emergency overflow.
 
Chompers, this is the first time I have seen this thread, very impressive work. Don't sell yourself short on the uniqueness of the design. I have seen many overflows on here but I have not seen anyone put this kind of time and thought into putting one together! GREAT JOB! I know building and selling them is way to involved, put a drawing/pdf of the design would be outstanding should you have the time! Again, great job!
 
thats a really good design congrats. It must have took alot of time to get the design right
 
CHOMPERS;2795355; said:
The airline allows air and water to enter the pipe individually. The water then acts as a cap to keep in any noise.

The clear disk is held up by three feet that are first glued to the disk and then to the pipe. That hole in the disk is where the airline goes. Nothing is inside the pipe except for the airline (the feet for the disk are glued to the end of the pipe).
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So this is just plastic holding air line tubing running out of the pipe? Would just gluing the air line piping on the inside of the pipe coming out have the same effect? How deep does the air line tubing have to be in the pipe? Wouldn't water just suck into the pipe and shoot straight up?

I'm having a gurggle issue with my current pipe stand pipes in my in tank overflow. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4924454&posted=1#post4924454
 
Jon M;4924496; said:
So this is just plastic holding air line tubing running out of the pipe? Would just gluing the air line piping on the inside of the pipe coming out have the same effect? How deep does the air line tubing have to be in the pipe? Wouldn't water just suck into the pipe and shoot straight up?

I'm having a gurggle issue with my current pipe stand pipes in my in tank overflow. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4924454&posted=1#post4924454
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I actually used your method with the air line tubing down the pipes and it was dead silent for about 10 minutes and now it's gurgling again. Any ideas why? I'm getting quite frustrated by this thing. :(
 
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