OHF is overflowing

[Oneiromancer]

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.

[sildum]

Make a few bigger hole on your custom make ohf ? a picture of your ohf will be better.

[Heuer]

is your pump too strong for your setup?

[Oneiromancer]

Originally Posted by sildum

Make a few bigger hole on your custom make ohf ? a picture of your ohf will be better.

Too dark to take pics.

Something like this

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...IMG_2298-1.jpg

[Aro77]

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

[Oneiromancer]

Originally Posted by Heuer

is your pump too strong for your setup?

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.

[Oneiromancer]

Originally Posted by Aro77

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

Erm.. thanks but I'm not using a sump. It's an OHF.

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.

[Aro77]

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

[Oneiromancer]

Originally Posted by Aro77

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

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.

[Aro77]

Originally Posted by Oneiromancer

Erm.. thanks but I'm not using a sump. It's an OHF.

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.

Originally Posted by Oneiromancer

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.

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.....