eBay overflow
- Thread starter Joe Fish
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Why isn't it safe? If my electronics are hooked up to a nice big APC UPS for battery backup. What else do I have to worry about?
ok then not you but an experienced driller from a lfs..for like 30 bucks they come, drill it even if there's water in it and they have the $$$ tools.
An overflow isn't appealing and isn't safe...sure it can go well for years but the risks are just too high.
I can't drill mine since it's an old school braceless all tempered glass tank..all sides ! It would explode.
Still, i don't use an overflow..(even tough i built some and tried at first ) ..i prefer my only other option : a drilled sump placed higher than the tank..at least i sleep better
An overflow isn't appealing and isn't safe...sure it can go well for years but the risks are just too high.
I can't drill mine since it's an old school braceless all tempered glass tank..all sides ! It would explode.
Still, i don't use an overflow..(even tough i built some and tried at first ) ..i prefer my only other option : a drilled sump placed higher than the tank..at least i sleep better
actually a few weeks ago i get a call at work from my gf telling me there was a power outage in the area..i think oh great i get to go home to mop up water but i actually get home to find not a drop and the power was definitly out cause the time on the microwave was reset.....suposivly the power was out for a few hours!!! i guess the hole i drilled in my return actually worked btw ive gotten air in the u tube where it semi lost the suction and it wasnt the end of the world... the water level raised a little higher than normal in the display but no biggie.... the only time ive flooded the sump was before i drilled that hole in the return
btw ive gotten air in the u tube where it semi lost the suction and it wasnt the end of the world... the water level raised a little higher than normal in the display but no biggie.... the only time ive flooded the sump was before i drilled that hole in the return
I have gotten some air trapped in the center/upper part that goes over the wall of the tank and it hasn't been any trouble. I suck the air out about every two weeks so far. After I set mine up I too was worried about it staying primed, but I did MANY "power outtage" tests over n over to test it out. No problems. Even if it did lose it's prime the lower sump section would run out of water before the tank overflowed.... I thought ahead when making the last section of the sump. Now the only problem would be the pump running dry and getting toasted............."knock knock knock" on wood.....