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Do-it-Yourself
Cooking Oil Bottle
Overflow and Sump
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Cooking Oil Bottle
Overflow and Sump
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The container being modified started life as a
cooking oil bottle. A Weller brand 25-Watt
electric soldering iron is being used to cut slots
which will allow water from the aquarium to
overflow into the bottle.
A plastic food storage container has been
modified to serve as the overflow box.
A one inch diameter section of PVC tube attached to a threaded male fitting has been inserted thru a hole cut in the bottom of the plastic container.
The container is secured to the aquarium frame with a section of PVC tubing cut lengthwise and threaded with blue rigid wire.re
A one inch diameter section of PVC tube attached to a threaded male fitting has been inserted thru a hole cut in the bottom of the plastic container.
The container is secured to the aquarium frame with a section of PVC tubing cut lengthwise and threaded with blue rigid wire.re
A threaded female (grey) connector is attached
to the white male fitting thru the overflow box.
A rubber O ring with a small amount of petroleum jelly insures a water tight connection.
The clear nylon tubing directs water from the overflow box to a 15 gallon sump and refugium below the main tank.
A rubber O ring with a small amount of petroleum jelly insures a water tight connection.
The clear nylon tubing directs water from the overflow box to a 15 gallon sump and refugium below the main tank.
The cooking oil bottle has been submerged so
the slots are just at the water surface. Blue rigid
wire wrapped around the neck of the bottle
secures the bottle at the desired depth.
The wire is flexible enough to allow small adjustments in the bottle position which determines the water level in the main tank. A nylon tube provides the siphon path from the bottle to the overflow box.
The wire is flexible enough to allow small adjustments in the bottle position which determines the water level in the main tank. A nylon tube provides the siphon path from the bottle to the overflow box.
As the water level rises in the main tank as a
result of water return from the sump, it overflows
into the cooking oil bottle. It then siphons into
the overflow box until it reaches the top of the
PVC tube.
The oil bottle and overflow box insure the siphon between the main tank and overflow box won't be interrupted regardless of water levels in the main tank.
The oil bottle and overflow box insure the siphon between the main tank and overflow box won't be interrupted regardless of water levels in the main tank.
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