Setting up a 260g, undecided on using a big ugly overflow box or just use a 1.5 drilled PVC overflow that i can hide behind some driftwood. Aside from aesthetics, any other issues with using a PVC overflow ? Fish would be large ones, so getting sucked into the pipe should not be an issue. The tank will be custom ordered so i can dictate what can be done to it. Thanks
Undecided overflow box or just use a PVC drain on tank
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I found a combination of the two. It's called H2 Overflow. Just Google it and see what you think. I have two I'll be installing on the 450 I'm in the process of setting up. Not sure how they work yet, but here's hoping.
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Have you considered an internal coast to coast style? It would span the top of the tank, only going down 5 or 6" tops, depending on how large your drains are. Tank would only have to stick out far enough to have the PVC pipes make the right angle down. Something like this-
http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy163/rletulle/120gTankInternalCoast-to-Coast.png
You get the full skimming effect that way, it will be silent and drain a lot more than a single upturned pipe.
http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy163/rletulle/120gTankInternalCoast-to-Coast.png
You get the full skimming effect that way, it will be silent and drain a lot more than a single upturned pipe.
So you would do the one pipe from the bottom of the tank up to the surface? If your only option is bottom drains I would do corner overflows. A single pipe wont drain much water or skim well and will make a lot of noise sucking air.
You could still use the H2Overflow. Just attach the skimmer part to the top of your stand pipe.
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