DIY overflow box

[superfunny1972]

thankx, i'll try it right now!

[MRI27890]

Nice... An aquarium favela!!

[MrRedsix1]

TOO MUCH HOSES DAME

[dnferrolino]

nice fish... hey what is that pet with big black eyes you got back there (5:24)?

[FastEngine]

I was gonna say ghetto but about 100 people beat me to it... So nice tanks :)

[survivorperson89]

O man can u say ghetto rig! Lol jk hey whatever works ya know . Beautiful fish btw

[gangstacito]

Whoa real DIY... NICE JOB

[mgkdcx]

Now that is DIY to the extreme!......................­And it works the same as expensive overflow setups! Well done and keep up the good work!

[thedylanwoody]

when the power goes off will it start again

[grandmastermicochero]

this is Great!!! i love it,,youve got to be a graduate from MIT ( McGyver Institute of Technology ) fantastic!! Great Job,, at least you showed everyone how you did it , and not like these others that show you their finished work and no explanations!!! you go girl!!!

[grandmastermicochero]

this is Great!!! i love it,,youve got to be a graduate from MIT ( McGyver Institute of Technology ) fantastic!! Great Job,, at least you showed everyone how you did it , and not like these others that show you their finished work and no explanations!!! you go girl!!!

[Amithrius]

You do good stuff......for a girl :)

[Duhstevemuister]

All I can say is very creative!

[Claya94]

what country are you in? lol

[IZ1R7]

Lol !! Love it !! If people had knowledge and finances to buy expensive overflbow boxes, people wouldn't be on here looking at DIY vids. Good job :)

[Almostazn12]

i thought i loved fish tanks but after seeing your setup.. i bow to you

[crunchinonyoballs]

How charmingly ghetto. I freakin' love this. It's nice to know im not the only one.

[bubblybabs]

That is an ugly tank setup... Poor fish... What a boring looking home they live in...

[RebelThunder]

hi, off topic, I was concerned about those wooden stands that you have, I am pretty sure those are the same wobbly ones that I have.are they stable?

[Astronotus57]

Fantastic :o)

I have to admit I sat here laughing at it all - I mean, clothes pegs and holes hacked out with carving knives? It's a bubblegum and sticky tape dream! But here's the catch; the water is crystal clear and the fish are in great shape. So they say you're doing a brilliant job of looking after them. And in the end, that is all that matters.

Well done you - You're doing a fine job even if it is all a bit scary. And you cheered me right up. Here's wishing you nothing but success.

[AweSomo84]

@Astronotus57 This is just what i like about , if you feel creative you can make a system just like this with stuff you have laying around in your home!

5/5~!

[helicrashpro]

"I'm a girl and I don't know stuff like that"

Well Said

[Kakashi101sensi]

Nice job!

[jc167]

lol...are you selling fish or just as pets?

[bilbobag111]

Beautiful fish! Hope you get setup and going again soon.

[davidmaclee]

where do you live?

[abaneyone]

I'm impressed! Do you still have all those tanks running at this time?

[doodisignoff]

wow nice home made fish shop

[benboarder09]

you have alot of fish tanks

[DiegoTip44]

holy fucking ghetto

[AweSomo84]

@DiegoTip44 BUT IT WORKS IDIOT,

[iRlazyGoat]

@DiegoTip44 i said the same thing hahah :D

[socalmicskills]

You are so awesome.  Thanks for showing some character in your video. You are a star!

[luvoboe]

Thanks for the comments everyone! I got my hands on some plastic ties and made them look a little neater without all the yarn holding them together. Then, unfortunately, I moved and had to take everything down and sell everything. I think in a year or two I'll set up a system again. It ran for 8 months with no problems at all and was VERY cheap to put together.

[pronster1]

Very good. Thank you for showing me yours.

[topher437]

nice discus specimens!

[Boneyman]

What happens if you have a power outage? Will it restart or make a mess?

[TheBuddy562]

damn thats ghetto loljk it awsome

[camp42085]

i like this looks arent the best but it does work try small specimen containers from local fish store for ur overflow boxes ive been using 2 specimen containers as my overflow box on salt aquarium for over a yr they work wonders they only cost 5 or 6 dollars for a small one and are easy to drill or scissor as long as u dont get the unbreakable ones those u have to put heat on for making holes and flexing

[rkn4x4]

great job! Looks like a very effeiceint and cheap filter system. I might try to do it some time or another.

[hatstalker]

I COULD HUG YOU!!!!!!

thanks, a cheap way of doing it.

thank-you so much.

[luvoboe]

Shut off the electricity all you want. I routinely shut of the filter and restart it. Since I have discus, I change the water every day. The siphon holds while the water is low and restarts automatically. It's been running for 5 months now and I haven't had a flood or any problems like that.

[procharged70cutlass]

let me shut off the electricity. well see how big of a mess you get

[hatstalker]

when you understand how it actually works then please delete the comment, because if you took your time ot look at it you would realise it will not flood and the siphon will not break, its ingenious

[procharged70cutlass]

ive seen to many messes from professionall made setups. you wont convince me one bit

[luvoboe]

3) I filled both sides and plugged the drain with my finger so that the outside container could be filled almost to the top. Then I stuck one end of the tube onto the drain tube and the suction sucked water out of the inside container into the tube. Kind of complicated, to explain, but I hope it makes sense.

[luvoboe]

Thanks for the comments! There are 3 ways I used to start a syphon. 1) I put the whole thing in a tank and turned it around a couple of times until the tubes had no more air. Then I stuck it on the side of whatever tank I needed it for. 2) Before connecting the tubes, I filled both sides with water and then filled the tubes with water and stuck them where I wanted them.

[ironicpanther]

Hi there great setup. Can you tell me how you started the syphon (how do you take the air out of the tubes)? Thanks

[jasongorny]

wow thats a pretty nice little network you got going there.