Anyone ever make an overflow box out of PVC only?
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Topic: Anyone ever make an overflow box out of PVC only?
Posted By: chris.rogers
Subject: Anyone ever make an overflow box out of PVC only?
Date Posted: June 25 2007 at 3:58pm
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Well, have you? What size of tank was it for? Please share details and experience. ------------- Ils sont fous, ces Romains! |
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Posted By: bbeck4x4
Date Posted: June 25 2007 at 4:37pm
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posted once allready, but it disappeared? check out http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/overflow.html - http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/overflow.html for plans on how to build a good one, also run a airline into the top of the overflow and to the airline fitting on a powerhead to keep airbubbles from forming. it also might have the ability to restart the prime in the event of a power outage. ------------- Family Portraits /Google trusted Photographer for Google Maps for Businesses |
Posted By: chris.rogers
Date Posted: June 25 2007 at 4:42pm
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Yeah, I saw that... but I think making it out of elbows and pipes (heck, even flexible hoses) would be a lot easier for me to mess around with than acrylic, you know? I guess I'm more after unforeseen pros and cons of doing it with acrylic-- if anyone has. ------------- Ils sont fous, ces Romains! |
Posted By: El Vato
Date Posted: June 25 2007 at 5:25pm
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chris,
I have an overflow in the office that I will sell you cheep. OR you can trade me my drill bits back.LOL T ------------- Logan, UT |
Posted By: lewistonbaker
Date Posted: June 25 2007 at 8:04pm
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Sounds like a great deal to me. I'd go for "OR you can trade me my drill bits back.LOL". You can't beat that price anywhere.
Dale ------------- Dale and Terri Baker 150 gal. Salt in Cache Valley |
Posted By: jeffras
Date Posted: June 25 2007 at 8:27pm
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I have 3 pvc u tubes connecting my sump to my fuge. Is that what you are asking about? I guess I don't understand this part "overflow box out of PVC only" ------------- Jeff Rasmussen |
Posted By: chris.rogers
Date Posted: June 25 2007 at 9:50pm
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Trey: oh snap! Yeah let me find that! Crap! jeffras: Not exactly. :) Rather than getting together a bunch of small pieces of acrylic and putting them together, or rather than buying an over flow box, I was thinking about putting together an overflow box out of pvc. That's all. Wondering if anyone else had done it. ------------- Ils sont fous, ces Romains! |
Posted By: msemanuel
Date Posted: June 26 2007 at 7:19am
| el vato I would be intrested in buying your over flow if you want to sell it. I live in logan to |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: June 26 2007 at 9:09am
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I have made many overflows using a Lee's Specimin box, the kind of box the LFS use to put the fish in after they catch it for you. I have plans and a pic that I can email to you if interested. Just send me your request mailto:[email protected] - [email protected] ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: chris.rogers
Date Posted: June 26 2007 at 11:57am
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Mark: Email sent. ------------- Ils sont fous, ces Romains! |