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canyon15

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I would like to make my own but not go through acrylic bending if i can avoid it. My thought is that a HOB power filter could be converted to an overflow. Let me know what you think. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
 
I decided that for a couple $ more i could get one made correctly instead of hoping i would make one right the first time. I didn't have the tools to do it properly and didn't want to buy them for a possible one time use. Thanks for checking to see how i made out. :)
 
I went the pvc route when I made mine myself. Cost me about $15 in pvc pipe and a little bit of silicon. I figure mine maxed out around 150gph, but it's real easy to upgrade. What kind of price did you find on a premade one? Cheapest overflow box I found was around $50 before shipping.
 
ebay, expect i keep getting my bids sniped in the last 2 mins of the auction or the auction has inflated shipping rates (more so than normal) and when the auction closes s/h is equal to, or greater than your bid.
 
That is exactly where i found it but for me up here in the north even with exchange, duty and shipping it is still cheaper than buying it for a canadian store.
 
i never said it wasn't cheaper than a local LFS, its just not a killer deal that you would come to expect on ebay. its a trend that has been going on for the past 4 yrs, where people are inflating their s/h charges to make more of a profit, and its complete crap, and i hate it.

i would love to get a few sheets of acylic and start mass producing overflow boxes shipped a fair price, and put all those 'turds' out of business on ebay.
 
Been tempted to do that myself Jprox. If it weren't for the cost of the electric motors, I could probably put a hurting on several filter manufacturers too. They'd win because of volume discounts on the electric stuff that I know I couldn't afford to buy hundreds or thousands of. It's just irksome to see a slightly bigger item go for 15 to 20 dollars more, when you know all they did was add 2 cents worth of plastic it.
 
you know i am alright with the big 3 making a profit on filters, i mean if you do your shopping you can find them for 20-30 bucks, or go to walmart and get the same filter (under a generic name) for 60% of the orginal price. the filters are injected or blow molded, which requires having those vaccum plastic molding devices on hand which must cost a pretty penny, to install and mantain

i just get urked by arcylic devices retailing for so much, when all they do is glue together little sheets of plastic. looks at what this turd is asking for.. http://cgi.ebay.com/Adjustable-U-Tu...yZ117435QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
 
There is a prime example of someone jacking up the shipping to hopefully insure they make a profit. That just gets to me.
 
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