One of the Reasons I Don't have a Sump

[BCOrchidGuy]

If I'm not mistaken she's saying, I don't want to deal with drilled tanks or overflows, to much risk. The sump didn't have anything to do with it but if there was no sump there would be no reason for all the holes in the tank.

Then again maybe I misunderstood (again)

Doug

[Saltysteve]

Drill a small hole, {about 1/8in.}, in your return line. Some drill just below the water line and some just above, depending on what your sump can hold. Drill it on a slight upwards angle, so the water squirts down into the tank.

Clean any build up from the hole, by poking it clean on a regular basis. If the pump shuts down, the siphon break hole will break the siphon, shutting down the back flow of water.

Thanks!
I drilled my tank 2 inches down from the top

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by BCOrchidGuy

If I'm not mistaken she's saying, I don't want to deal with drilled tanks or overflows, to much risk.

Doug, you nailed it Of course, there are many disasters without a sump that I can look forward to, one of which sadly happened last week The only good thing about tank disasters is that we can all learn from them. I hope.

[megatron_55]

Originally Posted by Flatlander

Actually more tank overflows with externals than drilled tanks. I have never trusted anything that has to go up before down. But I know they are widely used.

?? Listen to yourself Anyhow . . . if you do your research there are some overflow boxes that has a pump so that there is no syphon break when a power outage occurs . . . EVER!! . . . Or you can DIY as long as you now which pump will work . . . RESEARCH IS KEY IN THIS HOBBY . .

Thanks for coming out . . .

[mr_alberta]

Originally Posted by megatron_55

?? Listen to yourself Anyhow . . . if you do your research there are some overflow boxes that has a pump so that there is no syphon break when a power outage occurs . . . EVER!! . . . Or you can DIY as long as you now which pump will work . . . RESEARCH IS KEY IN THIS HOBBY . .

Thanks for coming out . . .

How does the pump run when the power goes out?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by megatron_55

?? Listen to yourself Anyhow . . . if you do your research there are some overflow boxes that has a pump so that there is no syphon break when a power outage occurs . . . EVER!! . . . Or you can DIY as long as you now which pump will work . . . RESEARCH IS KEY IN THIS HOBBY . .

Thanks for coming out . . .

Hmm, pretty rude post. Hope Doug has a better sense of humour than me....

[Doug]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Hmm, pretty rude post. Hope Doug has a better sense of humour than me....

No, not really and I just edited my two paragraph answer. Whats the sense.

[eddie holland]

ya its all fun and games till a fellow reefer looses a tank.mucks spidy sences must be going off now (free stuff cant hold back)anyway it does suck. but my basement is being work on now. and new tank on order
muck pm me i need some info from ya if its free
thanks ed

[Willow]

there are probably hundreds of thousands of tanks drilled using sumps over the years. its just a matter of proper planning, setup and plumbing that keeps them from breaking and flooding. whatever the risks are i would much rather have the benefit of my sump rather than hanging crap all over the inside and outside of my tank. when you get into bigger sized setups it's pretty much unavoidable that you are going to need a sump for all the larger equipment.

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by megatron_55

if you do your research there are some overflow boxes that has a pump so that there is no syphon break when a power outage occurs . . . EVER!! <snip> . . . RESEARCH IS KEY IN THIS HOBBY . .

These types of overflows do not, in fact, have a lower failure rate than others.

Never say never.