Ok so I figured I’d document my project and share it with everyone, since I couldn’t find any rock solid info on retrofit overflows online.
This will be a build thread that I will update as I go along. The Idea is I’m trying to keep the budget as low as possible. The tank was from the dollar per gallon sale and it will eventually become a reef so, I will be keeping that in mind as I build.
Ok I’ll start off with the stand I built it a year ago out off some recycled skids I acquired. It has a structural layer under the front paneling to hold the weight.
So I started working on the plumbing last night. I had to drill 3 holes for the bulkheads. To do that I used some scrap wood and some clamps.
To setup the overflow I needed to mock up the overflow box and decide where to drill my holes. I was trying to keep the bulkheads as far apart as I could to make a syphon and a emergency drain.
Next I needed to silicone in the overflow
I’ll be painting the background and mocking up the rest of the plumbing next stay tuned..
This will be a build thread that I will update as I go along. The Idea is I’m trying to keep the budget as low as possible. The tank was from the dollar per gallon sale and it will eventually become a reef so, I will be keeping that in mind as I build.
Ok I’ll start off with the stand I built it a year ago out off some recycled skids I acquired. It has a structural layer under the front paneling to hold the weight.
So I started working on the plumbing last night. I had to drill 3 holes for the bulkheads. To do that I used some scrap wood and some clamps.
To setup the overflow I needed to mock up the overflow box and decide where to drill my holes. I was trying to keep the bulkheads as far apart as I could to make a syphon and a emergency drain.
Next I needed to silicone in the overflow
I’ll be painting the background and mocking up the rest of the plumbing next stay tuned..