hello Richie here looking for advice on a scrubber..

I get it, and it's pretty cool actually. The simpler version, for a "reef ready" setup, is to just drill a hole in the return line so that it sprays into the overflow box (some people put a sponge in front of it to control noise and/or spray).

This version just taps off the return line into a JG fitting, in which a line is inserted and snaked through a hole in the overflow pipe so that it sprays right into that - no noise.

The second air line in the overflow pipe is to allow air in to keep it from siphoning and flushing (noise relief).

Richiero, I think the possible issue you have here is that you have a lot of plumbing between your return and your overflow pipe. That's a lot of potential clog points. This is why I think a siphon break is great, but should not be relied upon. If you lose power and you start backsiphoning, and there is a little bit of gunk built up (like build up in all plumbing) this can partially block the hole and the siphon break will not be immediately effective, or not at all. I think this is what you're seeing.

A siphon break is not a "forget it" type of protection - you need to be able to clear the path every so often, probably monthly to be safe. Your is a very large path, so maybe longer, but eventually it will probably get clogged. Murphy's Law is at rule in all our tanks.

 

We were all behind him originally. I think Rumpy Pumpy said it best on his last post over there, and you said it good too. I wouldn't say it's all the rage to get banned, pretty much whoever is going to get banned has been banned IMO and I think it was just about time to move on for them/us anyways.

I'll be taking off the fun "banned" badge soon. Just playing around

 

I didn't say it was no return, I just haven't set a policy in stone. So I would give a full refund on an unused unit. But I would like to avoid that possible situation.

I can't refund shipping nor pay return shipping, but as long as the unit arrives back in perfect condition so I can re-sell it, not a prob. I just got one such unit back the other day, the guys' wife bought him a starter Zeo kit for his birthday so I bought it back from him.

 

I can give you dimensions so that you can create a mock-up out of construction paper and this will really help you know whether or not it will work.

The RC unit was one I sold him but I gave him a bit of a discount because he was a volunteer at MACNA and those guys put on a great event, I know how much work that is (we had it in Des Moines in 2011) so I didn't get it back "cheap"...and it's already off to the next customer, sorry!

 

Pie?