Water can flow through the 1/4" teeth in the wet-side of the overflow, and then through the included bulkhead into the external box that holds additional bulkheads to let the water drain down into the sump. The internal/external design for the Eshopps Eclipse Overflow Boxes creates a minimalistic design inside the aquarium, extending less than 1.25" inside the aquarium. The DIY project only takes a few minutes to complete and compared to HOB style overflows, the Eclipse has a fail-safe design that includes three drain bulkheads for a Herbie or Bean Animal method of plumbing. But that's not what they recommend, and I've never tried it so can't say for sure.The Eclipse aquarium overflow system consists of a slim black box that is mounted inside of your tank and a clear external box that mounts outside of your tank, to transport water down to your sump with as little noise generated as possible. Then another the on the other side of glass in between the glass and the outside box. Would also suspect that's why their newer design has the bulkhead and the inside box molded as one piece.Ĭan't see a problem, with the eshopp, if you leave the gasket that's already Inside the inside box, between the inside box and the bulkhead there, and put one behind the inside box and the glass. Which can become a problem with the tank's water level. Would suspect that the way the reef synergy overflow goes together is the reason why the removable weir, and/or the inside box get warped over time and don't meet up perfectly over time. Why use silicone gasket sealer on transmission pans when the filter comes with a gasket, idk, but any mechanic worth his oats does that, and dealers recommend that. Why 2 gaskets over one, idk, but the people who designed it say to do that. Guess nothing is stopping the water from getting past the box up to the glass but don't see any harm in that, I mean it's not leaking out. Afterwards, slide on the clear box over the bulkhead from the opposite side of the aquarium glass and tighten with the lock nut to secure your black box and clear box" wtf? Does that sound right to you guys? Any one have one of these installed? Thanks in advance!! Next, take the remaining 2 rubber gaskets to place them on the bulkhead that's protruding through the back glass of the aquarium. "the black box will be inside the tank as you fit the bulkhead through the hole. So the order would be internal overflow weir box>gasket>glass The over flow comes with one gasket already mounted inside on the flange side of bulkhead inside the inner weir box, so I assume one gasket should go between the weir box and wet side glass of tank, then external overflow box, then gasket and nut. Out of common sense I placed the gaskets on all the wet sides of the glass and external overflow box, but I'm reading mixed gasket placements all over the net. I'm trying to figure out if I have the gaskets placed in the right order. So I'm trying to install a eshopps eclipse overflow which is like a ghost overflow, the issues I'm having is because the instructions are crap.
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