Beananimal Overflow - Ball or Gate Valve?

[Werbo]

Is it ok to use a ball valve on the full siphon or will it not have the fine tuning that a gate valve will provide?

Thanks.
TW

[ScubaSteve]

It's one of those things where you hate it because you're going to drop $30 for something you'll only use once, but a gate valve is worth every penny. Makes life SOOOOOOO much easier.

[mark]

less jerking around with a gate valve

[Werbo]

Seems I can't find a gate valve locally.

If I am patient will I be able to find the sweet spot with a ball valve or will it just not happen?

[MarkoD]

i dunno, but a 1.5 inch gate valve here is 80 dollars.

[don.ald]

Originally Posted by Tyler Werbowski

Seems I can't find a gate valve locally.

If I am patient will I be able to find the sweet spot with a ball valve or will it just not happen?

Where have you looked?

[ScubaSteve]

With a ball valve, small changes make a big different. Over time as junk builds up in the valve, snails get in there, etc, everything will go to crap and you get to do everything over again. Ball valves aren't just more sensitive to adjustments, they tend to be "sticky". So, when you want to go and make that fraction of a turn adjustment to dial it in, it's next to impossible to do so. It''l stick, you'll overshoot it and you're right back to where you started.

Seriously, do it once and do it right. You'll put in a ball valve and regret it as soon as the tank is up and running to the point where having to change the valve is a nightmare, if not impossible.

[duncangweller]

Gate valve is the only way to go. I would never be able to tune the ball valve precise enough to get what I need. I have a ball valve branching off my main line to my refugium and that's hard enough to get right.

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[Proteus]

It sucks to drop a lot of money on one valve but well worth it

[molotov]

I use a ball valve on my setup and it works flawlessly. Plus once it's set you never have to mess with it.