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Unread 03/15/2018, 08:01 AM   #1
donsods
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Overflow to Sump

I am considering adding pipefish to my planned SH tank. Because of their propensity to get into overflow boxes and columns, I need a another method of getting water from the top of the tank down to the sump. Have been thinking of putting two 1/4 to 1/2 inch pipes near the surface connected to bulkheads, then covering the pipes with some cylindrical prefilter. No siphon. No food or pipefish in my sump. Thoughts or tips?


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Unread 03/15/2018, 10:00 AM   #2
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I am considering adding pipefish to my planned SH tank. Because of their propensity to get into overflow boxes and columns, I need a another method of getting water from the top of the tank down to the sump. Have been thinking of putting two 1/4 to 1/2 inch pipes near the surface connected to bulkheads, then covering the pipes with some cylindrical prefilter. No siphon. No food or pipefish in my sump. Thoughts or tips?
I was thinking that you could use something like aquamesh to keep your fish out of the overflow, but then you would be blocking all the gunk that you would want to flow into your sump. Maybe the most course mesh could still let that through and block your fish.


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Unread 03/15/2018, 03:56 PM   #3
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Craft store mesh.
Assorted colors and sizes.
Deep Blue brand 24x24x24 cube cornerflow photo below.




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Unread 03/16/2018, 05:50 PM   #4
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Appreciate the pic. My question is to the skimmer portion of the column, not the stand pipe. Don’t have a diagram. Considering 2 bulkhead fitted holes on the back of the talk, piped to the sump. The short pipes protruding into the talk would be covered with a cylindrical pre-filter. No animals going into the pipes/sump. Any thoughts or cautions?


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