DIY Overflow

[Gprime]

Going to be drilling through the back of my tank since the bottom is tempered, and I'm looking for a thread or pictures of the best way to go about doing it. I was thinking I would build an overflow box around it. Its a 120g tank and going to be using 2" overflows. Was thinking I would do 2 in the middle or 1 in each corner or the tank (I'm assuming I would get better overall filtration with 1 in each back corner of the tank since it's drawing in water from 2 different points of the tank).

Open to suggestions, thanks.

 

[Myteemouse]

google "failsafe overflow"
And I would entertain a coast to coast overflow and I run a "HERBIE" style overflow. super quiet..

 

[Gprime]

by coast to coast you mean all along the backside?

Like so? : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8bKRQkY-yk

The Bean Animal Failsafe Coast To Coast Overflow.

 

[dmopar74]

http://glass-holes.com/main.sc;jsessionid=C608901E846DB7159AC41F09A8B465A1.qscstrfrnt01

love these.

 

[Myteemouse]

Yep thats the way to get the best surface skimming and super good overflow..
I think if your gonna do it, do it right the first time..

 

[Gprime]

Yep thats the way to get the best surface skimming and super good overflow..
I think if your gonna do it, do it right the first time..

Well i would be doing it the way the directions are telling me to do it, so i hope that counts as doing it right the first time =P

 

[garywebb96]

Check this out.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1541946

 

[Gprime]

Gary, you're late to the party. But thanks anyways.

 

[garywebb96]

:lipsseale