DIY Overflow or Market ones

[veliferium]

Should i opt for DIY overflow or those available on the market...

If i m not wrong those retailing in the market is quite expensive ard 100....

Currently using top filter....

[Skipper32]

Ya, but let me share with u my experience... if getting off the shelve is ex and need your dimension for it if off the shelve can't fit... that will cost more. But shoudl not be very time taxing for u.

DIY - Lots of time involved in looking for your parts and dimension. Not really that costly la. But u'll have lots of fun when u start to DIY ur pipe, will not be too time cinsumong to fit the pipes together but testing for leakage is very impt .... Lately I just DIY my pipe and cabinet.... one of the bigest project I had for my marine tank yet.....

[veliferium]

if its done DIy,is there any nice designs??

[Skipper32]

I went to one shop around serangoon to look for it.. found the shop but no chance to see it cos the price for it cheapest $80 plus... and can reach $100 plus depending on your dimension and design... thus I did my own with many help from other reefers on proven designs..... Cheers... you can take a look at the DIY forum for some concepts...

[barnacle]

i agree with skipper...its better to DIY...save lots of

money......even i myself DIY some of my stuff.....cabinet,

light holder, hood, sump..... and the result - personal

satisfaction.

[anthonykoh]

have a new overflow pipe DIY by one of the guru here.. selling at only $50

take a look at my selling thread

[leochngyh]

I got this DIY... and did one, very good. Go for the 2ns rev.

http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/overflow.html

[veliferium]

OMG,how am i going to get these acrylic....

How to bend them?

[rockfish]

i saw a diy overflow pipe at Aquamarin.. should not be too ex .. go check it out ..

[leochngyh]

you can go to either one plastic shop or shop doing the evertisement. They should be selling the acrylic, get the 3mm thickness is enough.

I think this overflow is much better than the pipe one. You can see is there any bubble trap in the sifon and with the ver 2, you can suck the bubble out or to start the sifon...

To bend it, heat it and bend it... i use the candle and the burn place is somehow black color... for me is ok as long as it works....

[veliferium]

huh,can show picture how it looks?