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I have a 12 month old multi soft coral clownfish love nest 30 gal, 29 lb luxury stone castle for my darlings. I bought a lot of 2 saltwater equipment from a friend. too much to look through at the time. several car loads. trying to recycle as much as I can to upgrade my setup. I will post a picture of the peice of equipment I bought that I want to know how to use. PLEASE DRAW ME A DIGRAM OF HOW I SHOULD USE THIS PEICE OF EQUIPMENT. I am not a smart man but I do undestand pictures of how things work.

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FeatherstoneReefer said:
I have a 12 month old multi soft coral clownfish love nest 30 gal, 29 lb luxury stone castle for my darlings. I bought a lot of 2 saltwater equipment from a friend. too much to look through at the time. several car loads. trying to recycle as much as I can to upgrade my setup. I will post a picture of the peice of equipment I bought that I want to know how to use. PLEASE DRAW ME A DIGRAM OF HOW I SHOULD USE THIS PEICE OF EQUIPMENT. I am not a smart man but I do undestand pictures of how things work.

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It’s a hang on back overflow. Risky if you ever have power outages or snails. The box with the slits goes in the tank and the u tube siphons water from the box with the slits into the other box with the hose. The hose then drains water into a sump below the tank.
 
Will you please post pictures of your setup? I would love to help you out, but I will need pictures of the tank.
 
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Hemmdog said:
It’s a hang on back overflow. Risky if you ever have power outages or snails. The box with the slits goes in the tank and the u tube siphons water from the box with the slits into the other box with the hose. The hose then drains water into a sump below the tank.
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What is it used for?
 
Unfortunately the best way to use that piece of equipment is to throw it in the garbage. Way to risky in my opinion, you’re just begging for a disaster if you use it.
 
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MichaelE said:
Unfortunately the best way to use that piece of equipment is to throw it in the garbage. Way to risky in my opinion, you’re just begging for a disaster if you use it.
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I agree. They can work, but I find them risky and they can drain all your tank water.
 
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ok. Does the tank have a sump?
If so, can we get a picture?
Can I also get a picture of the tank under white light?
 
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FeatherstoneReefer said:
I have a long way to go. my tank is trash.

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Not trash at all, you have coraline, half the people on here can’t grow that, lol. I am curious what your parameters are, but that’s for another thread.. lol. Nice tank. Keep at it.
 
Hemmdog said:
Not trash at all, you have coraline, half the people on here can’t grow that, lol. I am curious what your parameters are, but that’s for another thread.. lol. Nice tank. Keep at it.
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Yeah!
You won't need the overflow. Trash it.
 
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Hemmdog said:
It’s a hang on back overflow. Risky if you ever have power outages or snails. The box with the slits goes in the tank and the u tube siphons water from the box with the slits into the other box with the hose. The hose then drains water into a sump below the tank.
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MichaelE said:
Unfortunately the best way to use that piece of equipment is to throw it in the garbage. Way to risky in my opinion, you’re just begging for a disaster if you use it.
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Been using one for over 20 years. Nothing risky about it. Drill a hole above water line in your return, power outages won't matter, siphon breaks. Always have a tank full of snails, never once had one exactly positioned over the hole to create a problem, and I've had them all at one time or another. I do check the hole a few times a year, to make sure no salt creep or grunge plugs it. But in over 20 years, I think it was partially plugged maybe twice. If your return pump is at a decent gallon/hour, it ain't gonna plug. Play around with how much water you can put in your sump and have it not overflow when the power does go out. Once you have that figured out, make a mark with a black marker and keep your sump water level there. Easy peasy. If you don't presently have a sump, your tank will definitely appreciate it.


Don't fall into the "Gotta spend a lot of money on the newest stuff!!!" trap. This hobby doesn't have to cost a ton.
 
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