DIY Overflow

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[FallenAngel5986]

do you ever lose suction? i always lose the siphon after water levels get below the intake pipes and then goes back above it. need help. thanks in advance

[aj ako]

what again?

[FallenAngel5986]

i always lose the siphon from the DIY Overflow. when the water level of the main tank is below the intake pipe of the over flow and get back above it, it doesnt restarts so i have to prime it again. so i assume that my siphon was lost.. do you ever get that problem or do you have a solution for it?

[aj ako]

maybe you didnt suck on really hard,some air is still inside the pipe,i wish i can see them,got some pix and dimensions?

[Justin simpson]

I have the same problem, you need a air line check valve and I am trying to look up how they work. They in the pipe where it goes from the tank to out, the over flow.

I caint find any good videos, no one is talking and I am pissed.

[aj ako]

mine doesnt have an air line check valve,didnt lose any prime eversince

[St8Solja]

how do you start it?

[bubbarocks10]

What kind of paint did you use for the over flo

[psychostick75]

Nice red snakehead man

[gianolrac]

how to siphon the water down?

[Revered0ne]

I guess if you don't care about looks or noise... it's awesome!

[Colin Rose]

Great idea but..... your tank looks like a city water plant or something...

[John H]

That sounds like a waterfall.

[frogger171]

k so i dont get how the taller part of the pvc (where you prime it) works. How does it keep the flow going?

[akcessdenied]

Pretty slick overflow... I drilled my tank but it doesn't have as much flow as I want so I'm gunna make a pvc overflow to use untill I feel like completely taking everything out of my reef tank again to drill a bigger hole.