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Excellent!

Does the job! by RONALD HATTIE

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 6/7/2008 from PHOENIX, AZ UNITED STATES

Comments: If you're looking to get water to a sump, my best advice is get a tank thats drilled and tapped to begin with! For people like me (who didn't), this is the next best thing. Putting an aqua lifter on it pretty much guarantees the siphon will stay operational. One issue is that you can't disassemble and clean the inside - and stuff will start to grow in there. My advice is pick the flow you want, and then go one size bigger to account for that. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Great

Not the best, but it works by ROBERT NATAL

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 1/2/2008 from ALBUQUERQUE, NM UNITED STATES

Comments: I read quite a few reviews on overflow boxes and picked this one with high hopes. Its a good product but I did have some major issues with it. Once I got all the kinks ironed out it did work. PROS Takes very little room inside the aquarium, unlike the converntional overflow boxes with U-Tubes. It has a large overflow box outside the aquarium and has very simple adjustments for adjusting the water level of the aquarium. It has a screen to prevent anything entering the overflow box (like snails or small fish). So it does have some good features. CONS Ok. Now the downside. When I first setup the unit the water level in the overflow box would go from the minimum to the maximum level and suck air into the sump (min level) or cause the syphon to quit (high level). So it made it very difficult to setup. I fought with this setup for some time and figured it out. The pre-filter strainer was causing the water to flow down the pipe like a cyclone and would cause the overflow to suck air. Once I removed the strainer the unit worked as you would expect. I used a short PVC pipe (instead of the strainer) and replaced the pre-filter. Everything is running fine now and the overflow box works with a constant water level. The second I put the original strainer back in place the problem started up again. This may just be my setup but it was very frustrating. Another thing thats worth noting is that this overflow is fairly loud, even when adjusted correctly. If you are going to get this unit also make sure to get an Aqua-lifter to make sure you have a constant syphon. MY THOUGHTS Overall the box does work and its better quality than other overflow boxes. Its 100% better than using U-tubes. If you buy this make sure to get an aqualifer pump. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

overflow supreme by JOHN NIKLAI

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 8/28/2007 from LARGO, FL UNITED STATES

Comments: This is an excellent product. It is far superior to a like product I was replacing.I would be more comfortable if a heavier plexiglass was used as I am using pvc for my drain tubes and they are slightly heavy. However it is sufficient for most people. Give up U tubes they are the pitts!!!! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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