EXOTIC MARINE OVERFLOW BOX?

Kustom71 · Aug 14, 2019

Does anyone know if exotic marine is still in business? I emailed him the other day with no response yet im looking to get one of his overflow setup for my 75 gallon setup.

Antics · Aug 14, 2019

I spoke with @TaylorPilot about an issue I was having a couple weeks ago and he was very responsive.

Coastie Reefer · Aug 14, 2019

His overflows are awesome so I hope so.

AbjectMaelstroM · Aug 15, 2019

I could not find one in stock anywhere. So I'm going to end up going with Reef Synergy or Tideline directly from Planet Aquariums when I order my rank.

TaylorPilot · Aug 18, 2019

Sorry for the late response guys. I am out of town on business for my job. I turned the website off because I won't be home till the 28th. I have had about 12 people email me about an overflow this week, so I am going to go ahead and turn the website back on tomorrow for overflows. But know that I won't be home for 10 days, and it will be another week or so before orders can start going out. I will obviously make them in the order they are purchased, so the sooner you get the orders in the sooner you will get yours.

AbjectMaelstroM · Aug 18, 2019

TaylorPilot said:
Sorry for the late response guys. I am out of town on business for my job. I turned the website off because I won't be home till the 28th. I have had about 12 people email me about an overflow this week, so I am going to go ahead and turn the website back on tomorrow for overflows. But know that I won't be home for 10 days, and it will be another week or so before orders can start going out. I will obviously make them in the order they are purchased, so the sooner you get the orders in the sooner you will get yours.

Will EM overflow fit hole pattern/size drilled for a Synergy Reef Shadow?

TaylorPilot · Aug 19, 2019

Our 20" and 32" with 1" drains (not the 32" with 1.5" drains) are a direct drop in replacement for the synergy 16" injection molded overflow. If you have one of their larger ones, we would need to coordinate to have a custom one made.

Antics · Aug 19, 2019

TaylorPilot said:
Our 20" and 32" with 1" drains (not the 32" with 1.5" drains) are a direct drop in replacement for the synergy 16" injection molded overflow. If you have one of their larger ones, we would need to coordinate to have a custom one made.

That's fantastic! How does the in-tank water level compare with Synergy's weird drop off on the rear box?

AbjectMaelstroM · Aug 19, 2019

TaylorPilot said:
Our 20" and 32" with 1" drains (not the 32" with 1.5" drains) are a direct drop in replacement for the synergy 16" injection molded overflow. If you have one of their larger ones, we would need to coordinate to have a custom one made.

Awesome! Order placed!

Any word on 40B sump kits?

Jimbo662 · Aug 19, 2019

AbjectMaelstroM said:
I could not find one in stock anywhere. So I'm going to end up going with Reef Synergy or Tideline directly from Planet Aquariums when I order my rank.

I would stay away from the Tideline. That's what I had on my PA tank for the first year. Bad design and was extremely hard to keep quiet. I switched it out for an Exotic. They're dead silent and very well build.

TaylorPilot · Aug 19, 2019

Antics said:
That's fantastic! How does the in-tank water level compare with Synergy's weird drop off on the rear box?

It depends on the amount of flow. Our systems have a minimum water height of 1" below the top of the box. So where ever the top of the current box you have is in relation to the tank, the water level will be 1" below that when the return pump is turned off. When it turns on, the water will rise a little, but not near as much as a system with teeth.

TaylorPilot · Aug 19, 2019

AbjectMaelstroM said:
Awesome! Order placed!

Any word on 40B sump kits?

I am going to turn those back on after the 1st of the month. All those little pieces take up so much time on the CNC, that I want to get most of these overflows cut out before I start taking those orders.

fishface NJ · Sep 10, 2019

Has anyone placed an order in the past month? Thinking of placing an order

AbjectMaelstroM · Sep 11, 2019

fishface NJ said:
Has anyone placed an order in the past month? Thinking of placing an order

Yeah. Should be arriving today according to Ups.

GlassMunky · Sep 11, 2019

AbjectMaelstroM said:
I could not find one in stock anywhere. So I'm going to end up going with Reef Synergy or Tideline directly from Planet Aquariums when I order my rank.

Run away fast! Both of those are terrible designs, and I had ecoxtic build me a custom one and am MUCH happier with it

AbjectMaelstroM · Sep 11, 2019

GlassMunky said:
Run away fast! Both of those are terrible designs, and I had ecoxtic build me a custom one and am MUCH happier with it

Yeah that's what I've found out. My exotic marine should be here today. If only I had my SCA tank to put it on.... Lol.

Oh well, a month isn't that long to way.

Kustom71 · Sep 11, 2019

AbjectMaelstroM said:
Yeah that's what I've found out. My exotic marine should be here today. If only I had my SCA tank to put it on.... Lol.

Oh well, a month isn't that long to way.

I also placed an order and should be arriving today!
Cant wait to drill my tank