The biggest issue is FLOODS. Do a search on Google for issues with external
overflows. The siphon stops for no reason, but your return keeps pumping
water into the tank....FLOOD. Even if you use a pump to suck air out of the
siphon people have had issues. My issue was keeping the return rate and the
siphon rate equal. It worked great for two months, then I came home one
night and it had just started to overflow the tank. Somehow the siphon
slowed.....It will just give you the added level of comfort if there is no
siphon to worry about.

BH


"Mark Henry" wrote in message
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BigHaig wrote:

See if you can get it drilled in the back, then make a built in overflow
Anthony Calfo style. I used an external overflow once, and WILL NEVER DO
IT AGAIN. Trust me, it will make life so much easier.



Yes, but why? Is is salt build-up? Problems with restarting after a power
outage? Difficulty in maintenance... what? If you can describe what didn't
work, chances are a fix can be figured out which, if it doesn't completely
cure the problem, might at least mitigate the situation enough to make it
tolerable.

Thanks,

mark h