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[reely989]

Yet another Bean Animal question-- sorry guys. So I'm getting a tank that is 30" tall with an internal overflow. My plan is to run a bean animal. I was curious about how much lower the main drain needs to be from the secondary? I was thinking about doing a 15 inch height on the main, 20 inch height on the secondary, and then a 24 inch height on the emergency. Any issue with that plan?

 

[MarineandReef Jaron]

The only issue with a main drain being too tall is that it may suck in some air. I think 5in below the secondary should be fine. You could raise the pipe even higher by adding 2 elbows to point the intake downwards. This way there is not as much suction at the water's surface.

 

[JayD976]

around 6” is good from what I’ve read and setup on my own.

 

[Reefer Matt]

@BeanAnimal

 

[BeanAnimal]

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Somebody or somebodies owes me a lot of bacon the last 24 hours.

6" is fine. When you have room, this prevents the siphon from creating a vortex in high flow systems. It will also allow the siphon to start well before the overflow box fills fully.

I will post the bacon delivery address shortly...

 

[DCR]

I don't think you want your secondary being so low (20") as it will create a large waterfall over the weir on a 30" tank and a lot of noise. I generally would suggest about 1" below the weir. I also like to put two non-glued 90-degree elbows on top of the secondary overflow pipe so I can make minor adjustments to the secondary overflow height with the second elbow. There are other ways to accomplish this but I do not glue anything inside the overflow box so I can make changes if needed.

 

[reely989]

I’m thinking of this configuration. Would this be fine?

 

[DCR]

Not sure about the overall height, but the relative heights look fine

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

I've always wanted to plumb a tank with this configuration, still haven't gotten the chance i love setting up a new tank! good choice good luck!!

 

[arowana718]

I’m thinking of this configuration. Would this be fine?

How is this working out for you? Im plumbing a 30 inch tank too with internal overflow

 

[Daz_1978]

I don't think you want your secondary being so low (20") as it will create a large waterfall over the weir on a 30" tank and a lot of noise. I generally would suggest about 1" below the weir. I also like to put two non-glued 90-degree elbows on top of the secondary overflow pipe so I can make minor adjustments to the secondary overflow height with the second elbow. There are other ways to accomplish this but I do not glue anything inside the overflow box so I can make changes if needed.

I agree with this! That water will be falling 8-ish inches, which might cause a lot of noise... when you're trying to install a quiet system.
I also strongly agree with the no glue part.

I would initially put them much higher. Main @ 22", Secondary @ 26", Overflow at 27" (assuming the bottom of the weir is around 28-29")... You can easily yank them out and cut them down, if needed.
(I mean, you can always yank them out and make them longer, if needed also.)

 

[redfishbluefish]

I’m thinking of this configuration. Would this be fine?

I'm not sure about the pipes, but a pedicure would surely make it look a bit nicer! :astonished-face::beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes::beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes::beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes::beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes::beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes::cool:

 

[italquam]

I’m thinking of this configuration. Would this be fine?

Is the main drain on the right , secondary on left and emergency in the middle?

 

[areefer01]

Instructions. To help prevent the cost of shipping bacon and/or bacon related items. Also of note there is a rather long, very long, and detailed thread, on another forum. Not pushing you there but history is a good thing.

https://beananimal.com/projects/silent-and-fail-safe-aquarium-overflow-system/

 

[italquam]

Instructions. To help prevent the cost of shipping bacon and/or bacon related items. Also of note there is a rather long, very long, and detailed thread, on another forum. Not pushing you there but history is a good thing.

https://beananimal.com/projects/silent-and-fail-safe-aquarium-overflow-system/

Do you have title of what that thread is under on that forum , so I can search it?

 

[areefer01]

Do you have title of what that thread is under on that forum , so I can search it?

I believe it was called "Silent and Failsafe Overflow System" . It split so if this is casual reading, which it is always fun going back in time, so make sure you start with the first post by Bean Animal then work your way through.

 

[KStatefan]

Do you have title of what that thread is under on that forum , so I can search it?

There is a link to the threads at the bottom of the article.

 

[italquam]

I believe it was called "Silent and Failsafe Overflow System" . It split so if this is casual reading, which it is always fun going back in time, so make sure you start with the first post by Bean Animal then work your way through.

I definitely will, I enjoy the long thread reads and I am just in planning stages so plenty of time

 

[JayM]

Do you have title of what that thread is under on that forum , so I can search it?

The link is right there in the post.