How do sumps work???

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I didn't want to drill my tank so to get the water to the sump I made a double syphon I found on the internet, plz excuse the very poor drawing.
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davemal said:
I didn't want to drill my tank so to get the water to the sump I made a double syphon I found on the internet, plz excuse the very poor drawing.
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Just make sure your sump is able to take the water if the power goes out till the syphon breaks and your tank can take the water from your sump when it starts up again or you'll have an overflow issue. Drilling your tank really isn't hard, its worth it if your doing a sump.
 
its a double syphon if the pump stops it wont drain back, its hard to explain but works very well. Drilling tanks is a risk I didn't want to take, it can go wrong. This was the cheapest and safest way I could find to get a sump to work on my tank. Not sure how it affects but old glass is also more brittle
 
davemal said:
its a double syphon if the pump stops it wont drain back, its hard to explain but works very well. Drilling tanks is a risk I didn't want to take, it can go wrong. This was the cheapest and safest way I could find to get a sump to work on my tank. Not sure how it affects but old glass is also more brittle
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Just looked at the pics again. I see how it works now. Its quite an interesting contraption.
 
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