do i need an overflow - Aquarium Advice

pufferman · 08-02-2005, 10:36 PM

hey all,
i m planning a behind tank refugium. I was planning that i would siphon water out from the tank and just pump it back via a pump. The siphon would not be controlled, but the pump would. A Rio 1100 provides about 320 [acronym:7d60a8cd0f="Gallons per hour"]GPH[/acronym:7d60a8cd0f]. Is the pump compatible with 3/4" vinyl tubing drain?

Brodie · 08-02-2005, 11:08 PM

What would happen if that pump failed?

Brenden · 08-02-2005, 11:14 PM

Drill a small hole right below the water line so if the pump fails it will break suction and not overflow your refugium.

pufferman · 08-03-2005, 01:47 AM

thanks, can a siphon be started in a [acronym:e525cdeecc="Plastic pipe"]PVC[/acronym:e525cdeecc] pipe? If so, how?

seaham358 · 08-03-2005, 06:36 PM

You need a overflow box... There is no cheap safe way to get around some things. Some [acronym:19be777496="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:19be777496] may work for a time but when you come home to a flood and hours and hours of cleaning and a dead tank you will wish you spent that $70 on a over flow box... [acronym:19be777496="Just My Opinion"]JMO[/acronym:19be777496]

08-02-2005, 10:36 PM	#1
pufferman Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Jose California USA Posts: 333 Images: 5	do i need an overflow hey all, i m planning a behind tank refugium. I was planning that i would siphon water out from the tank and just pump it back via a pump. The siphon would not be controlled, but the pump would. A Rio 1100 provides about 320 [acronym:7d60a8cd0f="Gallons per hour"]GPH[/acronym:7d60a8cd0f]. Is the pump compatible with 3/4" vinyl tubing drain? __________________ 30 gallon [acronym="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym] tank;EHEIM ECCO 2235 Canister Filter w/Miracle-Working Chemi-Pure TetraTec UV1 [acronym="Ultra Violet"]UV[/acronym] Sterilizer;Rio 50 Powerhead ;130w [acronym="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym] lighting;33 Lbs. of Tonga Branch [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym];Nature's Ocean Live Sand (the bagged stuff) Livestock:2-Ocellaris Clownfish;9-Scarlet Reef Hermit Crabs;1-Regal Tang;Zoanthids, Pineapple Brain coral, Sebae Anemone, Colt Coral, Galaxea Tank Specs as of December 29, 2005:Ammonia:0;Nitrite: 0;Nitrate=0;[acronym="Copper"]Cu[/acronym]:0 [acronym="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym]: 8.3 [acronym="Specific gravity"]SG[/acronym]: 1.028;Temp: 79-84 degrees F (Adjusts throughout the day)

08-02-2005, 11:08 PM	#2
Brodie Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 340 Images: 14	What would happen if that pump failed? __________________ Be ocean minded, keep our beaches clean.

08-02-2005, 11:14 PM	#3
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,878 Images: 32	Drill a small hole right below the water line so if the pump fails it will break suction and not overflow your refugium. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

08-03-2005, 01:47 AM	#4
pufferman Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Jose California USA Posts: 333 Images: 5	thanks, can a siphon be started in a [acronym:e525cdeecc="Plastic pipe"]PVC[/acronym:e525cdeecc] pipe? If so, how? __________________ 30 gallon [acronym="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym] tank;EHEIM ECCO 2235 Canister Filter w/Miracle-Working Chemi-Pure TetraTec UV1 [acronym="Ultra Violet"]UV[/acronym] Sterilizer;Rio 50 Powerhead ;130w [acronym="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym] lighting;33 Lbs. of Tonga Branch [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym];Nature's Ocean Live Sand (the bagged stuff) Livestock:2-Ocellaris Clownfish;9-Scarlet Reef Hermit Crabs;1-Regal Tang;Zoanthids, Pineapple Brain coral, Sebae Anemone, Colt Coral, Galaxea Tank Specs as of December 29, 2005:Ammonia:0;Nitrite: 0;Nitrate=0;[acronym="Copper"]Cu[/acronym]:0 [acronym="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym]: 8.3 [acronym="Specific gravity"]SG[/acronym]: 1.028;Temp: 79-84 degrees F (Adjusts throughout the day)

08-03-2005, 06:36 PM	#5
seaham358 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 3,296 Images: 21	You need a overflow box... There is no cheap safe way to get around some things. Some [acronym:19be777496="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:19be777496] may work for a time but when you come home to a flood and hours and hours of cleaning and a dead tank you will wish you spent that $70 on a over flow box... [acronym:19be777496="Just My Opinion"]JMO[/acronym:19be777496] __________________ 9/02-125 REEF, 125 lbs LR,LS 4x160 VHO, Reef Devil /Sump, Fuge 7/03-55 FOWLR 60lb LR, 50 lb SD sand 2x40 NO strip light, Reef Devil/sump, Fuge TANK PICS http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=98202

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