Overflow plumbing question (Herbie to Beananimal)

JoeSalamone14 · 01/17/2018, 07:39 AM

So I had a random thought. Say one only has 2 holes drilled for a Herbie style overflow on a 125 gallon tank. What if I had the one line (gated @full siphon) and the other line with a t fitting in the box. The middle having a 90 degree elbow extending into a dry pvc emergency pipe, and the other end of the T (which would be pointing upwards) extending so it would act as an open channel stand pipe. Idk if it would work but it was a random thought I had.
So again
-one PVC, gated and @full siphon
-the other pvc in the overflow box would be a T fitting, the upwards facing hole acting as open channel, and the middle left pointing end connecting to an L fitting and above the water line as an emergency pipe.

I guess I’m trying to alter the Herbie into a beananimal?

mcgyvr · 01/17/2018, 08:41 AM

Nope... 2 holes will never make a bean..

jacksonpt · 01/19/2018, 07:52 AM

The issue is that your T-ed line is still just a single drain line... so if the open channel plugged, the emergency drain would also be plugged and thus not work in the case of an emergency.

ca1ore · 01/19/2018, 01:12 PM

Yeah, the inconvenience of a 3-hole bean is that it requires ...... well, 3 holes LOL

01/17/2018, 07:39 AM	#1
JoeSalamone14 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Maryland Posts: 29	Overflow plumbing question (Herbie to Beananimal) So I had a random thought. Say one only has 2 holes drilled for a Herbie style overflow on a 125 gallon tank. What if I had the one line (gated @full siphon) and the other line with a t fitting in the box. The middle having a 90 degree elbow extending into a dry pvc emergency pipe, and the other end of the T (which would be pointing upwards) extending so it would act as an open channel stand pipe. Idk if it would work but it was a random thought I had. So again -one PVC, gated and @full siphon -the other pvc in the overflow box would be a T fitting, the upwards facing hole acting as open channel, and the middle left pointing end connecting to an L fitting and above the water line as an emergency pipe. I guess I’m trying to alter the Herbie into a beananimal?

01/17/2018, 08:41 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Nope... 2 holes will never make a bean.. __________________ Who me?

01/19/2018, 07:52 AM	#3
jacksonpt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Vestal, NY Posts: 3,679	The issue is that your T-ed line is still just a single drain line... so if the open channel plugged, the emergency drain would also be plugged and thus not work in the case of an emergency. __________________ Jackson - All advice I give is based on my first hand experience. YMMV. Current Tank Info: 38g (mostly LPS) with a 20g sump/fuge and all the other standard goodies

01/19/2018, 01:12 PM	#4
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Yeah, the inconvenience of a 3-hole bean is that it requires ...... well, 3 holes LOL __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs