Aquarium with a flow hole in side???

[MichaelAngelo]

Hey Guys!

I found an old 20G aquarium that research used to use at my school. It has a hole in the side with a plastic bolt-like thing in the side for water to flow through (I assume).

So, how can I make this into a functional aquarium set-up? I assume it was used with some external canister filter that I probably can't afford lol.. but is there a way to plug the hole?

Thnx in advance!

Mike

 

[justonemoretank]

I hope someone answers this... I posted the same type of thing a few days ago about a 250 with the holes in the bottom, but no overflows. I wanted to plug them, but got no responses! I figured somebody would have done it, especially here. So I'll be watching this thread as well!

 

[nubz]

welcome to mfk! you setup sounds like it will be fine.

 

[justonemoretank]

Huh? He has a tank with a hole in it LOL it's not looking too good for him right now.

 

[siebertn]

you should be able to use a peace af glass and glue to the inside of the tank over the hole. i fixed a cracked 55gal like that about 2 years ago and it is still running

 

[MichaelAngelo]

gluing a piece of glass sounds like an idea, what kind of glue though???

And is there any way I can use the hole to my advantage?

 

[jtalley]

depending on the size you could always get a bulkhead and hex plug with some teflon tape (better fix for the closed loop drill holes in the bottom of a tank)

 

[JAFRIAS]

it sounds like you have a bulkhead, if so, you can buy pvc fittings at lowes you might need a small piece of pipe too

 

[sostoudt]

it sounds like you have a bulkhead, if so, you can buy pvc fittings at lowes you might need a small piece of pipe too

go with this guy hes right. dont patch it with glass when you have a functional bulk head.

theres a cap that screws into the bulkhead and plugs it up, if you op not to use it. i actually have a 40 gallon tank setup like that right now


if you buy the cap, use plumbing tape and wrap it before screwing it in, to make it water tight

 

[aeri]

yep that sounds like a bulkhead. you can find plugs/caps for it at home depot in the pvc plumbing section.

these holes make it much easier to create a wet/dry or sump setup, or to stick an external pump on. but for a 20G it might be easier to just stick on a hang-on back filter.