Please help me fix my FOWLR setup!!!

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Originally Posted by JayKaye

Aweomse!! Thanks guys!
Can someone please recommend me a good website to buy the equipment I need? One that posts to Australia. The aquariums down here in Sydney have NO idea about this sorta stuff and the biggest one in my area doesnt supply anything that I need. The hobby hasnt really picked up here I guess.

I will keep my eyes open for one for you, don't know any right now but I am sure they are out there

If I put 2 x 1" overflow pipes (or flexihose) in dont I then need the same for the return? atm I only have the 1 Eheim return pump with no plans on getting another one (im hoping I can get away with the 640GPH pump, ill shorten the hose as much as possible. To ~4'). Could I just buy a real long length of 1.5" flexihose and cut it up and use it for both overflow and return

no matter what you go with you are going to have to put some sort of valve on both the return and the overflow to balance out the flow. I just open or close the both valves as need till its running smooth

I will get rid of that HOB overflow and buy another one if I must. Can someone please recommend me a good one? One that will restart the syphon upon power failure (power outages are getting common here) and one that is quiet. The Durso Standpipe looks great, but can it be applied to my scenario?

I use this one, Aquatraders Overflow along with an Aqualifter pump, have for almost a year now and never had a single problem with it. And if I am not mistaken they ship worldwide you will just have to call them or email them. It is also really quiet too!

Continuous Siphon Overflow
^^ That looks great! Is that the sorta thing I should be replacing my HOB with? My HOB looks pathetic beside that

Thanks guys

Good luck

[JayKaye]

The spinning arm I have has a nipple only big enough for a 1" flexihose. If I got larger on the flexihose all 'round does that mean I need to get a new spinning arm?

Also, the HOB overflow in the link above looks about the same as what I have now. Isnt there some really fancy, funky, super dooper, HOB with a built in lifter and something to make it quiet (no vortex sucking noises). Im a sucker for fancy looking gizmos