hi can anyone help i need to know how to install a sump with a beast potein skimmer in it without drilling my tank i cant have an overflow because i have bracing bars all the way around my tank ,can anyone help

hello mate welcome to the forum...the only way i can think of is, a gravity fed syphon!1 fill ya main tank to fullest level, mark where the level is. 2 then syphon off water from main tank into your sump to the desired level. 3 with syphon pipe still in place,make a hole the size of a petite pois pea in the pipe. 4 top up main tank back to original level. 5 switch on return pump that sits in the sump...keep a very close eye on this till ya get the flow correct...this will work,BUT AND THIS IS A VERY BIG BUT! if you have a power cut, the sump will fill ok and because of the hole in pipe the syphon will stop! when the power comes back on the return pump will empty the entire contents of the sump into the main tank because the syphon will have stopped which will cause the tank to overfill leading to a flood

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Telboy is this not where a overflow box is needed? they remain with water in them and as far as i know they will work after a power cut.

i found this made on another forum hope its ok to print it up!

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yes ya right rob but read the thread + youll see he cant fit one on cos of the bracing bars, although im sure you can get em in diff sizes designed to fit over braces?

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sorry i missed about the bracing bars.

the photo i posted im told works well and can be made diy to fit any bracing size. might be the way to go in this case

might need to have a play to get the volumes right for their own et up and then solvent weld them to stop leaks

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