overflow help

i make an overflow just like the on in youtube and it dont work. well, it work but when the water go below the overflow tube. the overflow need to be set again. i have to blow on the pipe to get it start going again. wat do i do? here is the link to the one i copy.
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nvm. i'll just drill my tank.

 

i think my pump is too strong. it an rio high flow(super strong about $150). the problem i'm talking about is when the water go below the overflow pipe. the pipe stop working. when the pipe stop working, the water will overflow the tank. i have not way to keep the pipe working at all time. will a controll valve help at all. the guy from a pet shop said i should use one on the pump side so it dont pump too much water. wat do u guy thing.

 

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i reinvent my overflow system. we'll c it it make any different. i just added a controll valve i found around the house.

 

well the valve i just put in between the overflow didnt dont anything. still too much water coming out or if i close it a little than too little water coming out. i too the whole thing out and drill my tank. work so much better now. no more problem. will post picture up later. right now i still need to put more glue on there. it still leaking a little on the bottom of the pipe. i'll take picture of my tank when i get everything up and running.

 

ok. i got it finish. my new overflow system. work the best for me. i drill my tank near the top and use pipe for water to flow into and out the tank down to the sump. i talk to a guy that own a aquarium shop and he said to dont drill plexis glass because it going to crack. wat a noob. i drill it and it went right through it just like plastic. here is the picture to wat i did.
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well. 2 of the white thing is the overflow. and it goes down the back of the tank and to the sump on the bottom. the grey pipe on the left side is the filter pipe. i needed 2 overflow because the pump i use in the sump is too strong so 1 overflow will now be enough and it will be loud ass hell. even 2 is still loud but i use another filter tube on the right side. u can almost not see it. but it there. now with the second filter tube, the water level is just right above the overflow pipe. it much quit now. so much quiter.

 

i put spong in side the pipe so i dont suck fish or any thing in the to sump. and only water will go in. lol, i forgot to tell u about that too.

 

thx all