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06-09-2013, 09:22 PM | #1 |
Dragon
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OHF is overflowing
Hi all, need your inputs urgently. I have a 4 compartment custom OHF. Water is overflowing from the 1st compartment (where the water comes in). The wool is new. It also overflows when there's no wool. What other areas can I check? I've also used the tap to flush the compartments but it's still the same.
The rate of overflow is not that great but will need to top up abit probably once every 2 days. |
06-09-2013, 09:55 PM | #2 |
Dragon
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Make a few bigger hole on your custom make ohf ? a picture of your ohf will be better.
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06-09-2013, 10:04 PM | #3 |
Dragon
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is your pump too strong for your setup?
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06-09-2013, 10:16 PM | #4 | |
Dragon
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Something like this http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...IMG_2298-1.jpg |
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06-09-2013, 10:17 PM | #5 |
Dragon
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i just did a sump for my bare tank with out making any holes or any thing bec currently using canister with fish inside with alot of people saying its not possible to do with out an eos.... its been running for over a week no water lvl change or over flow ... took about a day to control the flow if u using pvc pipe get a control valve and take about few hours of ur time to manage the flow... a pic will help happy DIY...ING
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06-09-2013, 10:18 PM | #6 |
Dragon
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Nope. Can't be. It's been running fine for about 2 years.
The 1st compartment seems to fill up faster than the rest. Suspect could be due to sediment build up from the ceramic rings over time. Anyone else encountered anything like this before? Want to know what's the best way to clean the clog (if any). Removing all the media would take near forever because I have easily 20-30kg of media. |
06-09-2013, 10:20 PM | #7 | |
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I think abit more background might help. This was not a day one issue. The tank has been running for about 2 years. No issue. |
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06-09-2013, 10:21 PM | #8 |
Dragon
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LOL i posted 1 min after u posted ur pic ......PS seems like ur outlet of water is less strong then the inlet maybe add a control valve to yr pump and just slightly slow the inlet of water simple... its an fgt so v easy if u dun wan that add another hole in ur ohf
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06-09-2013, 10:23 PM | #9 |
Dragon
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Yeah.. I would think that was the case if it was a day one issue. But it's not. Been running fine up till recently. So trying to identify what causes it.
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06-09-2013, 10:23 PM | #10 | ||
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i c just remove the media 1 by 1 like maybe now start in the second compartment of ceramic rings then tmr go next compartment slowly..... |
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