none overflow sump?

[BichirKing]

as the cannister gets dirty the flow is reduced. for some reason I was think h.o.b filter then plumbing it to the sump, but rereading your post I guess the rim is to thick for that.

 

[Zanzag]

Overhead sump? Put the pump in the tank. K1 in an overhead bin and a drain and an airstone for movement.

 

[adamsfishes]

Agree with the above, don't do this. You'll likely end up flooding your house at some point. Just add a canister.

 

[Jason98]

as the cannister gets dirty the flow is reduced. for some reason I was think h.o.b filter then plumbing it to the sump, but rereading your post I guess the rim is to thick for that.

It's got the euro style braising where it goes around the edge so I can't hang anything over the back. There's just enough room for the pipes of a canister

 

[Rocksor]

That's my only problem I can see with this idea. I have like a spill tray that's about 3inchs high that all my equipment sits in so if the sump was to overflow it would run into this tray. If I have the intake pipe close to the top then surely the siphon would eventaully stop when the water level drops and it draws air in? I know it would have probably overflowed by then but my tray would have caught the water so then I would only need to remove that water and clean my tray.

You could drill a hole on the intake pipe (inside the aquarium) somewhere below the water line and see if the gravity siphon breaks once the hole is above the waterline.

 

[Jason98]

You could drill a hole on the intake pipe (inside the aquarium) somewhere below the water line and see if the gravity siphon breaks once the hole is above the waterline.

I never thought of that idea. I think I might try and make a small version as a test and see what happens and if my dodgy idea doesn't work then I'll just add the canister? I would like to see if it works tho.

 

[BichirKing]

this could be customized to fit your bracing

 

[Jason98]

this could be customized to fit your bracing

I have looked at doing this, iv just to modify it over my braising like you said ?

 

[Tobiassorensen]

Simply build an pipeoverflow with some pvc. Then you can fit it exactly after your tank. Its built in an hour

 

[Tj203]

this in not a good plan. it is a disaster waiting to happen. i would not do this in my house if you paid me, unless the tank is in the basement next to a floor drain then ok