Looking at the Eshopps Eclipse Internal Overflow for a nano build, anyone have any experience with this overflow?
Eshopps Overflow Review?
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I have one on my drilled 40 breeder, I haven't used it yet unfortunately, but installation was pretty quick and painless. From other videos I've seen it's very quiet and works very well.
I have the small on a 30 gallon. It's very quiet when set up properly and the quality is good. The template is a solid piece of acrylic and a holesaw is included. You definitely need to get a valve for the main drain to get the water level right in the overflow box. preferably a gate valve. I used a ball valve, but it's just harder to dial in the flow.
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Thanks all. Does it give you any guidance as to how far from the top of the glass to drill, i'm assuming the template provides this? I have a Reef Savvy ghost on my 80G, one of the drains with a gate valve, likely plumb this the same way.
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Use the template as a water line guide, on rimmed tanks your best bet is to drill from the inside out and put the template on the inside, otherwise you wont mount it hight enough
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Gotcha, thanks; it's a rimless tank.
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This +1 !!! I even tried to slide it under the rim a little on the inside of my 40B. My waterline is just about 1/4 inch above the bottom of the rim.
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The Eshopps Eclipse seems as if it is made for "rimless" tanks based on the template layout. I used the large size on my rimmed 90. It was a bit tricky to get it mounted high enough so the waterline wasn't too deep. I like it but the back (outside) wall of the overflow has bowed outward in the middle. The cover still fits ok but it seems like the plastic might be a bit too thin for it to bow.
Do you have a build thread where I can see some pics of your overflow and plumbing setup? I will be using the same overflow on a 30g.
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Very helpful indeed! thank you.Here's a pic from before I filled the tank. Hope this helps!
Link to your build thread?Here's a pic from before I filled the tank. Hope this helps!
Also where'd you purchase all that schedule 80 pvc and fittings?
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https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-mixed-reef-tank-in-the-woods.317105/
I bought all of the valves from BRS: Cepex shut off, and Spears gate valves, are the best quality and rebuildable. I also bought quite a bit of the elbows, adapters, etc. from them as well. Bought the pipe and some of the elbows, etc. from a local irrigation supply. They were the only place I could find the schedule 80 pipe and fittings. Here's a tip. Buy "clear" pvc primer from Amazon. Very hard to find locally. Most pvc primers are purple and ugly looking. Hope this helps your build. Cheers!
I bought all of the valves from BRS: Cepex shut off, and Spears gate valves, are the best quality and rebuildable. I also bought quite a bit of the elbows, adapters, etc. from them as well. Bought the pipe and some of the elbows, etc. from a local irrigation supply. They were the only place I could find the schedule 80 pipe and fittings. Here's a tip. Buy "clear" pvc primer from Amazon. Very hard to find locally. Most pvc primers are purple and ugly looking. Hope this helps your build. Cheers!
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Now I'm a bit nervous, I didn't mount mine that close to the lip of the rim....However I have a valve on the drain so I should be able to adjust as needed.This +1 !!! I even tried to slide it under the rim a little on the inside of my 40B. My waterline is just about 1/4 inch above the bottom of the rim.
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FWIW I did buy this over flow and it arrived yesterday, will update my build thread after install. First impressions are good. Looks like a solid product, well built and straight forward enough. The small version, which is the one I bought, is rated for up to 75G, so it should be more than enough for this 20G build i'm working on.
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Worst case scenario, if it runs below the rim you can simply run a piece of black tape (like electrical tape), apply window tint, or just tape off a nice straight line and paint it black to match the rim. Might make it look like a big rim around the tank, but to me that looks better than seeing the waterline on a rimmed tank.
This was what I was planning if I missed the mark on drilling the hole, but right now I think I'm good. We'll see when I get the tank plumbed in its permanent place... hopefully this weekend.
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Mine runs about 1/2" below the black rim. No worries.
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The Eshopps Eclipse seems as if it is made for "rimless" tanks based on the template layout. I used the large size on my rimmed 90. It was a bit tricky to get it mounted high enough so the waterline wasn't too deep. I like it but the back (outside) wall of the overflow has bowed outward in the middle. The cover still fits ok but it seems like the plastic might be a bit too thin for it to bow.
Hi. Is your Eshopps still working well? Is the bowing cause for concern? I have an Eclipse L and have just noticed the bowing on mine. It has only been set up for about a month. Many thanks.
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Good to know. Thanks.
