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john
August 26th 05, 02:09 AM
Anyone know where I can get a reasonably priced waterfall
weir/spillway? You know, that box the water comes out of at the top of
the falls.

Everything I see is on the order of $75 new and $50 on ebay. That's way
too much for hunk of plastic in a handy shape. And the whole "it's a
filter too" thing is silly. It's still a hunk of plastic, even if it
does have a sponge in it.

Has anyone built one of their own? I was thinking that you could put a
bulkhead fitting onto some container of a similar shape. It seems to me
that the most important thing is the lip at water exit, so that you can
tuck the stream/falls liner under it.

sean mckinney
August 26th 05, 08:18 AM
john Wrote:
> Anyone know where I can get a reasonably priced waterfall
> weir/spillway? You know, that box the water comes out of at the top of
> the falls.
>
> Everything I see is on the order of $75 new and $50 on ebay. That's
> way
> too much for hunk of plastic in a handy shape. And the whole "it's a
> filter too" thing is silly. It's still a hunk of plastic, even if it
> does have a sponge in it.
>
> Has anyone built one of their own? I was thinking that you could put a
> bulkhead fitting onto some container of a similar shape. It seems to
> me
> that the most important thing is the lip at water exit, so that you
> can
> tuck the stream/falls liner under it.


A cut down plastic storage container perhaps.


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sean mckinney