MEGAFLOW Reef Ready Aquarium Overflow Kit
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MEGAFLOW Reef Ready Aquarium Overflow Kit
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www.aqueon.com/
Thanks to Aqueon for sponsoring the Reef Tank Build.
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6:40 HAHAHA holy shrimp, you got me bursting into laughter there!!!!
*BOOM BOOM BOOM* the whole room shaking (of course only the camera, but still...)
Hahahaha!! Yeah had to make sure the elbow was fully set. Lol
@@inventoryking yeah I had you on the main speakers and the bass was thumping so I nearly spat out my coffee! Thumbs up for your enthousiastic, uplifting vids; keep it up!!
LOL, my bad.
Thanks for your kind words of encouragement. Its appreciated.
I can’t find it in your videos but do you have the rest of the build for this tank? How you plumbed it ?
Thank you so much for this - it helped us troubleshoot our setup and we are good to go now!
Glad it helped!
This is perfect! I just purchased a used 210 and everything was disassembled. This will help me when I make it back home.
Right on!
Nice can't wait to see it all done
Thanks Carlos!
thank you for helping me with the fish tank
Any time
Since it has 2 return pipes, do you need 2 return pumps?
No. You can use a Tee fitting and split it. I have more videos on the full plumbing setup
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Thank you kindly!
So this is really happening eh? Kidding. You seem very excited about this build. Saltwater is fun. Expensive, but fun. 👍
Hahahaha! It’s going to be epic
Is there any type of barrier that will permit water flow but prevent anemones from entering the overflow?
There is nothing stopping anything from getting into the overflow
Hello thx for the vid. Im new to the reefer world. I got a 2nd hand 72g reef ready tank. My question do you just dry fit the return and drain pipes to the bullkheads, or do you need to use some type of sealent?
Hey Kev, sorry for the late response. I just dry fitted them. I have had the overflow pipe pop out, but I still kept it dry fit.
Great video.. wish you had under tank plumbing also
I do. Check out my saltwater adventure playlist.
Looks really nice 👍
Thanks Pelle!
Did you say it was to sponser your build? AWESOME!! Great video...
Hi Lacey, I sure did! 😁
Nice. I DIY'd a DURSO and it made a huge difference in noise reduction. I might be getting a MegaFlow Aqueon tank, thanks for the tips. BTW, did you ultimately glue those pipes in place or are they made to just be pushed together?
They’re all compression fit down into the bulkheads. Hope that helps Ben. I set up my 210 not long ago so I can help if you have any questions
Thank you Aqueon.
Thanks Paul.
Thanks Cae!
What about the overflow box. Where do I get one.
That was built into the tank
Mine started leaking after 3 weeks from the drain at bottom of tank. Hve hose clamp on and all. Luckily I had a water sensor under
Awesome. One tip, turn the pipe cutter or the pipe while you gently cut and it won’t kink.
Thanks for the tip! I used it
do you need to silicone around the bulkheads ????
no
When using those type of cutters on pipe, if you roll the cutters just a bit as you start to make your cut it will not smash the pipe and possibly crack it.
Thanks Ken. I started doing that.
Happy new year
Ditto
I cant wait either brother
Thanks man
I think I'll get this instead of buying all the pvc....however....this kit is cheap pvc and the bulk heads are really cheap. I'll buy much better bulk heads for this kit. I do like the adjustable.
Hey man what size tank is this
120 gallon
Hello. The overflow kit will take out the entire noise? If it's so I will get one for sure!
It is pretty quiet, I am happy with it. I just need to see what I can do to lower the noise in the sump.
Did the aquarium come pre-drilled ?
Yes, this aquarium was pre drilled from the MFG
Spin the pvc cutters around pipe. to slice into the pipe. Clean straight cut with no moon effect lol. Apply little pressure and spin oioe and or cuuters.
Tech tip
much appreciated!
can i hook this up to a canister?
I am sure you can hard plumb it, but I havent done it.
yes
I just got one of these, so far it's awesome, but I am still trying to quiet some sounds. The durso makes a little bit of noise. It seems to be coming out of the anti-siphon hole on the top. Some people have recommend using a long piece of airline tubing as a muffler. Anyone tried this?
I ended up changing the 90 degree elbows (with the hole) on the return to an elbow without the hole. I noticed that it was making noise with water going through it (If that makes sense. I did it because I have a main check valve on my return lines after the return pump.
I am trying to go stock. It looks like they thought of everything, I just doesn't work perfectly. I tried the airline tube thing and it was great, like instant silence. But then either the other durso, or the one I muffled started sounding like a constant flush instead of cavitation.
Save your sanity & house! Couldnt be easier. Its Called herbie style drain.
1. Put a pipe in half the height of tower
2. Add two 90 degree street elbows to make a u facing down. This is your main full siphon drain. (No glue needed)
3. Do the same for other side 3 inches higher or same height of inner lip. This is your emergency drain.. you cld makecu here also just make the pipe that much higher if so. the difference in height is buffer you can have your tank run at. If one clogs you have a full 1" backup to save your house & fish.
The main drain will be dead silent. if you have the last end section of straight pipe have a mandatory gate valve right after the last donward turn and then a union and gate valve then the rest of the straight piece with the end of pipe submerged 1 -2 inches in sump. (This stops splashing or bubbling but too deep and it will be to much water pressure for the drain to initially push out the air at full siphon. Just run the return out the back and 90 elbow and 1" in have a threaded opening for your locline y nozzles. Just put unions on each side of the 90s at top & bottom & ThEN measure & cut your straight piece. (Unions allow you to swivel elbows so you dont have to figure out angles if it isnt straight up and down from sump "out" to top of tank "in". And unions make it easy to undo and clean or add a uv sterilizer or make it split and have a return on each side of tank and wave makers on back wall instead. (More hidden and better turbulence created.)
I dont know anyone who has stuck with original setup. If your drain clogs.. flood.
I take that back I do remember 1 orv2 people saying they have run the durso for years no problem. But 92 out of 100 switch to herbie style. I understand the hesitation to not stick with factory, but once you understand the science/mechanics you realize how much safer having an emergency drain is and quieter a full siphon is. Plus.. the one thing you will move and grab many times.. is the Return.. and the scary strain created by the significant leverage a straight piece of pipe leading to your drain bulkhead under your tank has.. makes you feel better when they are both drains you never touch.
LOL! ..when.. first thing ... "lets see.. ...instructions..." ...*immedietly tossed down. Haha.. every person ever.
Are you going to use pvc glue on those pipes?
Hi Liam, No I am not. Its not required from what I seen.
Thanks for the quick reply.
You bet!
Personal opinion here, channel locks actually are the right tool. however the long handle on the right size channellock would cause you to over tighten the nut. Aqueon did a good job of eliminating a common problem non mechanical people would have. Also, it fits between the glass and the stand. You can do that with a Klein, but most are too thick to fit that gap. And then you'd end up striking the glass with a heavy tool.
I REALLY need to see you setup the bottom portion. Everything else. Why just post half the setup ?
It bent because the blade was dull.
Thanks
5:55
You should do a video sponsored by someone with high quality microphones and sound proofing. Kill that echo. Lol.
LOL!
This is not quiet at all.
"you got this section for air, you've got this section here" yeah, so the manual says the top hole is anti siphon. And... I'm with him... I've got that other section there with three holes. WHATS IT DO????
If it were in the manual then this wouldn't be my fifth video where no one actually tells me what those holes do...
If anyone's interested Aqueon says those three holes are sound mitigation.
Thanks for sharing your finding with everyone.
Same thing I'm trying to figure out.
Wouldn’t buy this product based on the company giving this guy free stuff.