chippwalters Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Hey folks, Check out the overflow I printed on my new Afinia printer. Have to say the Afinia is a much better product than the Cubify. I'll have a report comparing both later. This overflow is pressure fits to the 1" bulkhead I have on my tank. It is easily removed, and the INSIDE snail guard can then be replaced on the bulkhead for cleaning the tank. This way the water level drops significantly and makes it easy to clean the glass and siphon clean the substrate without having to worry about fish or snails getting sucked down through the overflow. Here you can see the inside snail guard used by itself in cleaning mode. And here it is in my ADA-60P full tank shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct67stang Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 awesome design!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Let me know if you can print more / sell any of these. I have a tank I want to plumb for an overflow but due to the dimensions (very tall and narrow) has very limited tank space for a normal overflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Very awesome! You do awesome stuff with that printer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Great idea! I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 Let me know if you can print more / sell any of these. I have a tank I want to plumb for an overflow but due to the dimensions (very tall and narrow) has very limited tank space for a normal overflow. If you are using 1 inch bulkheads then sure I can print you up one. I need to know the distance from the center of your bulkhead to where you want the top of the water to flow into the over flow. Once I get that information, I'll work you up a quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Let me know if you can print more / sell any of these. I have a tank I want to plumb for an overflow but due to the dimensions (very tall and narrow) has very limited tank space for a normal overflow. If you are using 1 inch bulkheads then sure I can print you up one. I need to know the distance from the center of your bulkhead to where you want the top of the water to flow into the over flow. Once I get that information, I'll work you up a quote. I hadn't drilled this tank yet because I wasn't sure if I could come up with a low enough profile overflow for it. An AC70 or AC110 was my next option for it but would really prefer a sump. What you have in the picture, guessing about 3 1/2", looks about perfect. I use standard ABS 1" slip on the flange side bulkheads on all I've done so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 You just need to give me the vertical distance from the center of your 1" bulkhead to where you want the waterline to be. Keep in mind, the waterline is OVER THE TOP of the overflow 1/4-1/2" based upon how much the volume of your return pump is. I can adjust the design to fit whatever dimensions you come up with, as long as the overall height of the design is shorter than 5". FWIW, the skimming action is so much better with this design than my other snail guard design. One thing I really like about it is it stands off a bit from the back wall, thus giving even more linear skimming area contact (behind the overflow) than traditional overflow which are mounted to the back wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Really impressed with what you're doing chip. I'm very interested in the long term stability of these parts in the marine environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 That is great looking. I may need you to build me on for a 360 center overflow. I'll send you some pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 Really impressed with what you're doing chip. I'm very interested in the long term stability of these parts in the marine environment.I'm pretty sure ABS is 100% safe. Most bulkheads and powerheads are made of ABS. Shane has been using ABS to create overflows for years and FWIW I've had ABS 3D printed parts in my tank for months without any apparent issue. Plus, it's been used in drinking water as well: http://www.epco-plastics.com/htmlemail/eme004.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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