alternatives to drilling

mike tv · 08/30/2008, 08:58 PM

ive got a 20g tall tank coming in and i'm planning on using the 10gal i have as a sump/refug

i understand there is a way to build an overflow box so that i won't have to drill my tank,

could someone please outline this for me? im confused as to how it works. my diy skills are above average and i have a wide arsenal of power tools

fatdaddy · 08/30/2008, 10:17 PM

I'd search the diy forum.

RocketEngineer · 08/31/2008, 05:59 AM

Check out this thread:
$15 PVC Overflow

The first page has the double version but if you look on the second page, there is a very simple single version.

As you have a fairly small tank, you may consider down sizing the plumbing to match you needs.

mike tv · 08/31/2008, 06:17 AM

fatdaddy: i had searched one out on melevs, but was failing to understand the concepts behind it, however it was late and i was tired. i understand now

and rocketengineer: thanks! you dont know it but this is the second time you've helped me significantly in my plans to upgrade my tank. i'll be building your stand posted in the DIY forum later this month for my 20gal (which is as big as i can go in any good conscience, knowing im going to be moving in a year or two)

08/30/2008, 08:58 PM	#1
mike tv Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stoney Creek, Ontario Posts: 145	alternatives to drilling ive got a 20g tall tank coming in and i'm planning on using the 10gal i have as a sump/refug i understand there is a way to build an overflow box so that i won't have to drill my tank, could someone please outline this for me? im confused as to how it works. my diy skills are above average and i have a wide arsenal of power tools

08/30/2008, 10:17 PM	#2
fatdaddy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast Florida Posts: 1,191	I'd search the diy forum. __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle

08/31/2008, 05:59 AM	#3
RocketEngineer Space is big. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Maryland Eastern Shore Posts: 3,226	Check out this thread: $15 PVC Overflow The first page has the double version but if you look on the second page, there is a very simple single version. As you have a fairly small tank, you may consider down sizing the plumbing to match you needs. __________________ -RocketEngineer "Knowledge is what you get when you read the directions, experience is what you get when you don't." - Unknown Current Tank Info: None Currently

08/31/2008, 06:17 AM	#4
mike tv Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stoney Creek, Ontario Posts: 145	fatdaddy: i had searched one out on melevs, but was failing to understand the concepts behind it, however it was late and i was tired. i understand now and rocketengineer: thanks! you dont know it but this is the second time you've helped me significantly in my plans to upgrade my tank. i'll be building your stand posted in the DIY forum later this month for my 20gal (which is as big as i can go in any good conscience, knowing im going to be moving in a year or two) __________________ DISCLAIMER the above is an independent, paid advertisement and does not necessarily represent the interests and opinions of mike tv thank you Current Tank Info: 10gallon going into 20 gallon DIY everything