siphon strait from DT to Sump

[Sir_Andros]

Ok guys so im really new and i bought a hb overflow and it made a hell of alot of noise so i tried all kinds on things and nothing got it quite enough for the wife:frusty:. so i then tried a siphon strait from the DT to the sump and its been working great took a little test and adjust with ball valves but i got it flowing great! And its silent tooo!!!!:thumb: which made here happy
Im just curious to know if anyone else has tried and done this.

 

[FluffyxTxRex]

Pics. I am about to build my sump tomorrow and also will be using a HOB overflow. Gj.

 

[rob92]

Have you tested it to make sure it will start back up let's say after the pump was shut off and is there a way to stop the the siphon if the power goes out so you don't drain your tank and overflow the sump

 

[The Flying Turkey]

Your entire DT will drain into your sump (and all over the floor) if your return pump stops.

 

[Sir_Andros]

here are some pics. yes i have made siphon breaks but i have yet to find a way to get it to start the siphon on its own when the power comes back on any ideas would be welcomed i'm looking at maybe a batter back up for the return pump for that reason

 

[Sir_Andros]

and if next question is why is my skimmer going bad i have the valve open on the return bytw its only a week old tank

 

[Sir_Andros]

here the sump rex

 

[GOOKRACING]

and if next question is why is my skimmer going bad i have the valve open on the return bytw its only a week old tank

Is yours tank tamper glass. If not two hole on each corner, one for drain and one for return. This's how I did mine for the 200gallons tank.

 

[Sir_Andros]

I think so i bought it from the lfs

 

[Sir_Andros]

And how did you do the drain? And does the drain make loud noise like a bathrub draining that was the issue with mine

 

[GOOKRACING]

I did try the overflow and it didn't do a good job cleaning the tank. The way I did it has helped out a lot keeping the tank clean.

 

[Sir_Andros]

Can you show me of your drain in the tank i saw the return line

 

[GOOKRACING]

And how did you do the drain? And does the drain make loud noise like a bathrub draining that was the issue with mine

It depend how you adjust the return valve. If you have 3/4 open on the return there is no noise at all. The way I did mine I don't have to worry about a flood at all.

 

[GOOKRACING]

Can you show me of your drain in the tank i saw the return line

The return is right next to the drain at the same height.

 

[Sir_Andros]

Ok i see it now what kind of drain is it talking about the valve on the bulk head

 

[GOOKRACING]

2 1/2" drain and 1 3/4" return.