[ I'm leaning towards drilling some holes on the back panel for bulkheads and using them as overflows (with strainers). Also plan on drilling one hole and plumbing it with a bulkhead and ball valve as a drain for faster water changes. Anyone done anything similar to that on their setups?[/quote]
Nice and clean set up and well organize too. I am so jealous.
I thought about doing the same thing when I had my tank system but because all my tanks are glass, I did not want to risk cracking the tanks and it cost too much to have someone drill the holes. With tempered glass, drilling the bottom of the tank was not a good idea.
Maybe you can connect your water supply to the pipe line by the hot water heater.