Sump Without Cutting Glass?

[Munch]

Hi all,

Ive been looking around in the DIY section for a sump that u dont need to cut the tank glass with no luck , could someone please give me instructions and a list of materials needed please?

Cheers
Chris

 

[Yenko]

You could use a "U" shaped tube acting as a siphon to drain into a conventional overflow box.

 

[JRT]

I made an overflow box out of acrylic it works very well and much cheaper than i could buy one for.

 

[DannyBoy17]

If you dont want to cut the glass you will need both an intake pump and a sump pump. The intake pump will probably need some kind of protection from debris. Im just starting my sump today ( ), but my custom tank came with a perfect hole for a sump.

We'll see how it goes Good luck with yours though.

DB

 

[bob`_your_dog]

I made mine up using overflow pipes, works great. Link to overflow.

woks on this idea

 

[JRT]

Looks good but what happens when the power is turned off?

 

[Rivermud76]

You get a wet floor.

Here, this is a link to a skimmerless overflow that uses an overflow box in a unique way.

This should never have an issue if it is built right.

Skimmerless Overflow

 

[DannyBoy17]

How to you strat the siphoning when using an overflow pipe?

DB

 

[bob`_your_dog]

You dont get a wet floor with overflow pipes! You just need to adjust the height of the T-piece to set the level of overflow, when it goes below that level it stops. It takes one or 2 big sucks to get it started, and i used a small airline tube to pull any aditional air left in the 180` bend from the intake. Works like a charm, and cheap

 

[Rivermud76]

And then what happens when the power restarts??? Your overflow based on a siphon that isn't continuous would not restart, the tank would then overflow equalling a wet floor. You have to have a continuous siphon that won't break in order to avoid wet floors.. That why I posted the link...

But, if you are willing to drill you won't have the problem with standpipes and an internal overflow.

 

[bob`_your_dog]

But you do have a continuos syphon, it is created in the flexihose. Take a airline hose create a syphon, then place it at the level of the water, it stops, drop it below the level it will continue - whala easy! I've been using this system for a couple of months now, i can post some better photo's next week if you want, i'm moving my tank so i have to take it all apart anyway.

 

[Rivermud76]

Please do because i am confused as to how your siphon works. I understand teh concept of the link I posted but i jsut don't see it in yours... Probably just the way I am looking at it.