![]() Exterior Box Dimensions: 16"L x 4"W x 6.Skimmer Box Dimensions: 16"L x 1.25"W x 4"H.Primary & emergency drain bulkheads perfect for Herbie style drains.The most common problems are noise and reliability. Front and back lid cover included to quiet noise Project Silent & Fail-Safe Aquarium Overflow System beananimal Janu12 min read Background There are many types of overflow setups for use in aquaria, most have inherent design flaws or shortcomings that we just accept and live with.3/8” thick acrylic mounting wall and base on exterior box.Entire skimmer box pulls off for routine maintenance.Works with rimless, eurobrace, and standard trim aquariums.Herbie with a 1' full siphon and a 1.5' trickle/emegency. You should put the open end of the blue hose in the top of the emergency overflow pipe sticking down in about an inch or 2 This way if water does enter the emergency drain pipe it will at the same time fill the blue hose and make the secondary drain pipe a full siphon and prevent a disaster. A coast-to-coast overflow would be great, but I cant seem to find one for < 150, which I just dont know that I want to stomach that. Slim and compact design to suit any aquarium set-up Beananimal with a long, shallow overflow with 3 drains: 1' full siphon, 1' trickle/open channel and a 1.5' emergency.The larger 1,600 GPH and 2,400 GPH models include three drains to accommodate a Bean Animal style overflow setup for the ultimate in safe, reliable, and super-quiet overflows. Build quality is top-notch with solid construction and a nice tight fit on all components, and each overflow is designed with multiple drains for redundancy and safety. This also provides easy access to the tank bulkhead and just makes overall maintenance easier.įiji Cube also includes a guide template for drilling so that you can get the bulkhead hole positions and water level just the way you want it without any worry. There are no annoying bulkhead nuts to remove in tight spaces, so you don't have to worry about completely undoing your dry-side plumbing if you need to remove the weir. The wet side can be easily removed for cleaning or other servicing needs, and slides back in just as easily. Home of the 'Bean Animal Silent and Fail-Safe Overflow System' and many more interesting things reef aquarium, engineering, electronics and even food related. Im in the process of designing a new set up and plan on using the bean animal overflow style. The wet side overflow box is among the slimmest on the market, but what really sets it apart is the ease of servicing and maintenance that they built into their surface-skimming weirs with a removable, o-ring sealed interface that slides into the bulkhead. We were immediately impressed by the thoughtful design and unique features of Fiji Cube's overflow boxes. ![]() The Bean design uses the same valve-controlled siphon drain as the Herbie setup. The original Bean design refers to a specific implementation a coast to coast overflow with a relatively shallow box containing the pipes. Fiji Cube's unique design takes low-profile overflows to the next level! It is widely considered the best overflow method. ![]()
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