HELP... would this work?

[sspark]

Instead of drilling a hole on the bottom of my acrylic tank and the stand (A), would drilling the back and going around my stand work? (B)


thanks!!!

the drawing was by hahnmeister that i ms'painted!http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d166/x521spark521x/overflow.jpg

[billdogg]

yup - will work just fine - in fact any tank with a tempered glass bottom has to have the holes in the back! it just adds a couple more pieces/parts to the plumbing

[sspark]

GREAT! thanks for your help!

[rfd515]

I would just drill the back like B but where you want the water line, put a strainer in the overflow, and put the durso externally to the tank.

[sspark]

So like this?



http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d166/x521spark521x/overflow1.jpg

[!wrass!]

That is how I did mine. Works fine.

[kgross]

That will work great, plus if your overflow fails, bulkhead fails etc, you will not drain the hole tank.

Kim

[stugray]

Read this before you drill:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1310585

Stu

[Hannawa]

45 degree elbows will allow for more flow but not really necessary since it is only a drain.

[sailoracu2]

check out this thread it will help

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=76


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