I bought this Craftsman tool chest from my neighbor for $40...
I promptly traded that tool chest for the above tank and sump. Big deal, you might say, right? Well the tank is 220 gallons (72" long x 24" wide x 30" tall). I still can't believe it.
I have a couple of questions. First, the tank is drilled with a center overflow. To me, this takes up a lot of space and viewing area. Is there an easy way for me to move the overflow to the back wall of the tank? When I say easy, I mean without drilling more holes.
What I was thinking (and tell me if this is a good idea or not) would be to put a pvc 90 degree elbow on the bulkhead and then attach a straight piece of pvc to go towards the back wall of the tank. I guess I would then drill 3 1" holes in the bottom of the overflow box (that will have been siliconed to the back wall of the tank) and run the pvc into the overflow box.
The pipes would then be covered by substrate and become invisible. The overflow box would be on the back wall and not in the way of swimming fish or my viewing pleasure. Does this sound doable? Is there another way of accomplishing what I want? Are there any potential problems I'm not thinking of?
As always, any and all help and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated. And thanks for this great forum (but look what I've become, my name is terd ferguson and I'm a monsterfishkeeping addict
). Thanks again.
