Marineland's perfecto 60 gallón cube with overflow

youngguns27 · 01/29/2012, 08:38 AM

I picked up a Marineland 60 gallon cube from a moving sale for $80.00 still in the box but have been reading about all of the bad pub about the overflow box issues. Has anyone taken out the Marineland overflow and added glass holes. I was going to order the marineland the 45g cube undrilled and then drill it, but this was too good to pass up any thoughts???

chicago_animal · 01/29/2012, 01:46 PM

I might be buying the 60 RR next month as have been reading negative reviews as well. Majority are a few years old and maybe they fixed a few things.

Coasterfrk · 01/29/2012, 07:54 PM

Other than the overflow being tight I have no problem with it. I did build an external durso so it's quiter.

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chicago_animal · 01/30/2012, 10:23 AM

How loud was it before the durso?

FrostyBallz · 01/30/2012, 12:50 PM

I am also going to be ordering the same tank and haven't heard anything about the overflow. only concerns i've read are about the small area under the stand to fit everything haha

Crusinjimbo · 01/30/2012, 06:58 PM

Just finishing my 60 cube. I used the 3/4" as the full siphon drain, the 1" as the emergency drain and brought the returns iver the top. Dead silent.

chicago_animal · 01/30/2012, 08:47 PM

You have any pics crusinjimbo?

Ocean In A Box · 03/12/2018, 10:44 PM

Anyone out there have this tank and could share some info, pros, cons, pics? I’m specifically talking about the 2x2x2 with the corner overflow. Know this post is from awhile ago, but thanks!

Crusinjimbo · 03/14/2018, 06:09 AM

Update on my 6 year old comment above. The tank was drilled with to holes at the top of the overflow which I converted to a Herbie. Worked great but I failed to recognize that silt was accumulating in the bottom of the column overflow. Struggled with nitrates and phos for years. Broke the tank down after 4 years to find about three inches of smelly $hit in the bottom. Ala, septic tank or a reasonable facsimile. The tank was on a tall stand in a corner and the back wasn’t accessible without great effort, and wasn’t. Lesson learned.

01/29/2012, 08:38 AM	#1
youngguns27 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 96	Marineland's perfecto 60 gallón cube with overflow I picked up a Marineland 60 gallon cube from a moving sale for $80.00 still in the box but have been reading about all of the bad pub about the overflow box issues. Has anyone taken out the Marineland overflow and added glass holes. I was going to order the marineland the 45g cube undrilled and then drill it, but this was too good to pass up any thoughts???

01/30/2012, 06:58 PM	#6
Crusinjimbo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel FL Posts: 751	Just finishing my 60 cube. I used the 3/4" as the full siphon drain, the 1" as the emergency drain and brought the returns iver the top. Dead silent. __________________ Jimbo 13.5G EVO

03/12/2018, 10:44 PM	#8
Ocean In A Box Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S.E. Wisconsin 53189, USA Posts: 433	Anyone out there have this tank and could share some info, pros, cons, pics? I’m specifically talking about the 2x2x2 with the corner overflow. Know this post is from awhile ago, but thanks! __________________ Deep Blue Cube'ish Display Tank (72g...24"Lx24"Wx30"H) Skimz Sumpro UP21 Sump Tank (22g) ~~~ Ocean In A Box (mfl74) ~~~

03/14/2018, 06:09 AM	#9
Crusinjimbo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel FL Posts: 751	Update on my 6 year old comment above. The tank was drilled with to holes at the top of the overflow which I converted to a Herbie. Worked great but I failed to recognize that silt was accumulating in the bottom of the column overflow. Struggled with nitrates and phos for years. Broke the tank down after 4 years to find about three inches of smelly $hit in the bottom. Ala, septic tank or a reasonable facsimile. The tank was on a tall stand in a corner and the back wasn’t accessible without great effort, and wasn’t. Lesson learned. __________________ Jimbo 13.5G EVO

01/29/2012, 01:46 PM	#2
chicago_animal Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 460	I might be buying the 60 RR next month as have been reading negative reviews as well. Majority are a few years old and maybe they fixed a few things.

01/29/2012, 07:54 PM	#3
Coasterfrk Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 245	Other than the overflow being tight I have no problem with it. I did build an external durso so it's quiter. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/30/2012, 10:23 AM	#4
chicago_animal Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 460	How loud was it before the durso?

01/30/2012, 12:50 PM	#5
FrostyBallz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 44	I am also going to be ordering the same tank and haven't heard anything about the overflow. only concerns i've read are about the small area under the stand to fit everything haha

01/30/2012, 08:47 PM	#7
chicago_animal Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 460	You have any pics crusinjimbo?