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04-15-2007, 02:52 PM
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overflow vs. drilling
Just wondering why bother drilling a tank when you can just use an overflow box? is it not easier?
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04-15-2007, 02:56 PM
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Do you mean a HOB overflow box??
The main reason is just the extra risk and worry of having a piece of equipment that could potentially fail and flood your floor
I have used HOB overflow boxes and took great care to set them up so they wouldnt fail and never had a problem with them, but a internal drain below the waer level is just a better way to go
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04-15-2007, 02:56 PM
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Eat more PIE
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Drilling is by far the way to go,overflow boxes can cause floods lose syphon get plugged trap air bubbles all sorta problems drill that baby dont be scared.
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04-15-2007, 05:12 PM
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Little Fishy
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I got a lifereef overflow box, I wasn't going to drill it myself and everywhere I inquired about it would not gaurantee not breaking it.
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04-15-2007, 05:14 PM
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but wouldn't an interal flood everything
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04-15-2007, 05:15 PM
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Milkshake Man
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Originally Posted by zero186
but wouldn't an interal flood everything
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??? What are you trying to ask on this?
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04-15-2007, 05:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phishy
I got a lifereef overflow box, I wasn't going to drill it myself and everywhere I inquired about it would not gaurantee not breaking it.
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Nobody will guarantee drilling a tank they didnt sell. Its standard practice. But most who have any experience will still galdly drill it for you and be comfortable doing so.
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04-15-2007, 05:33 PM
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never mind stupid question
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04-15-2007, 05:36 PM
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Milkshake Man
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never mind stupid question
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only stupid question is not asking it  I was wonder because i can try to help explain it.
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04-15-2007, 05:57 PM
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How can an overflow box flood? it takes water out the same way a drilled hole at the top of the tank does.
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04-15-2007, 05:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tynan Rasmus
How can an overflow box flood? it takes water out the same way a drilled hole at the top of the tank does.
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It is more to flood than a drilled tank because this siphon U tube that most of them have can get clogged and or lose its siphon. This will cause what ever water is left in your sump to get pumped up into the tank and then flood over the rim of the tank.
Drilled tank is less likely to do so because it is gravity feed to the sump not by siphon.
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04-15-2007, 06:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tynan Rasmus
How can an overflow box flood? it takes water out the same way a drilled hole at the top of the tank does.
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if you are talking about a INTERNAL overflow box that inside it has a drain hole drilled into the tank.......then it is no different.
I think we all assumed you meant a HOB overflow box. 
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04-15-2007, 06:03 PM
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Milkshake Man
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I think we all assumed you meant a HOB overflow box. |
Well you know what they say when you assume 
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04-15-2007, 06:03 PM
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but cant more water from drilled over flow the sump
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04-15-2007, 06:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fly Guy
if you are talking about a INTERNAL overflow box that inside it has a drain hole drilled into the tank.......then it is no different.
I think we all assumed you meant a HOB overflow box. |
Sorry, yes I am talking about an external HOB overflow box.
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