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flyin2jz
02/01/2004, 09:15 PM
I am in the middle of filling my tank and i think the teeth are not deep enough.... the water flows into the overflow faster than the new dursos empty it.... so the tank is trying to flood... i need your measurement for the opening for your overflow teeth..thanx Kevin

flyin2jz
02/01/2004, 09:18 PM
by the way mine are only 3/4 down... i think maybe we put the overflow up a tiny bit to high...but with the teeth lowered i think all will be fine... i have 2 pumps on my system.... and dursos..they are a pain in the u know what. If i turn on the other pump the tank fills up faster than the overflow will get into the sump... it trys to go over the top... thanx Kevin

Reefadict
02/01/2004, 09:49 PM
The teeth on mine (50 gal) are 1'' deep and 1/4'' apart. What size are the standpipes? How many GPH are each pump pushing?

flyin2jz
02/01/2004, 09:56 PM
I have 1.5in bulkheads... 2 of them in my overflow... it was having trouble dealing with one 4mdqxsc pump... that maybe pumps 1000gph at 4ft.... i couldnt even get the big pump going... the ampmaster 3000 i was scared the tank would flood... dursos suck is there any alternate thing i could use? I am going to rouder down another 1/2 in ... so total of 1.25in tomorrow so hopefully that will fix it. Kevin..

flyin2jz
02/01/2004, 09:58 PM
by the way one bulkhead goes to the sump. and the other goes to the ampmaster 3000. the overflow box is 9dx14l so its a pretty big box

flyin2jz
02/01/2004, 11:42 PM
up.... i know there is more than one person able to measure for me.. thanx Kevin.