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i am thinking about making a trickle filter for my 55 gallon tank out of a smaller tank which will sit in the tank cupboard. im having a bit of trouble with the siphon hose going into the filter, i want it to stop if the power goes out. does anyone have any designs or tips?:confused:

Not sure if I understand the setup correctly but couldn't you just make it so that if the water level on your top-main tank goes below certain level then the siphon hose will be exposed to prevent overflooding the filter tank? ie attaching the siphon hose higher up...

If you mean a wet/dry type filter? (filter under the tank) you can either do like cichlidfish said and adjust the hose depth (if the hose,tube or whatever can't be adjusted - drill a hole in it at the level you want,once it sucks air the syphon will quit)
or if it's a system with a standpipe type drain - make the standpipe taller or if you useing an overflow box just adjust the overflow.

Or if you understand wireing you can find electronic float switches that close when power to them is cut - basically an electronic valve

yeah thanks, ill keep those ideas in mind