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06/21/2017, 07:13 PM
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Anyone ever tried making a full height, curved overflow like this?
I'm looking at making a custom tank and I want the tank to be as close to the wall as possible, with no visible pipes in the back - so I'm opting for an in-tank overflow.
Tank will be visible on 3 sides, so leaning away from corner overflow. And I was think it might be nice to avoid any obvious sharp edge or non organic shape where the overflow meets the wall. Led me to a design something like this in the images attached. Anyone ever do a tank like this? Currently leaning towards a bean animal with 3/4" bulkheads for the siphon and Durso and 1" for the emergency overflow and return. Tanks is only ~60 gallons and don't plan super fast flow throw the sump so figure smaller bulkheads on the ends helps the curve of the back be smaller. Are there any lower profile bulkheads out there that would help make the overflow even volume smaller? Hate to waste anymore tank volume than I have to... |
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06/21/2017, 07:28 PM
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I have seen it, but only in acrylic... maybe glass won't do that.
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06/21/2017, 07:31 PM
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Yeah I was wondering about that...I suppose the overflow could be acrylic. I mainly care about the visible sides being glass for durability/scratching etc.
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06/22/2017, 02:02 AM
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Question what do you use for these design sketches?
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06/22/2017, 02:03 AM
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Oh and my neighbors tank has one, I'll ask
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06/22/2017, 05:24 AM
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I don't see any reason that wouldn't work.
The one issue I see is that the ends get very narrow and 'stuff' will develop and grow there. And it could be difficult to clean out. But if you aren't an obsessive-compulsive about spotlessly clean tanks, it shouldn't be a problem.
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06/22/2017, 08:16 AM
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06/22/2017, 08:18 AM
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06/22/2017, 11:59 AM
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Have never seen one but would be cool!
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06/22/2017, 11:59 AM
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I would make sure that there is enough room back there to get you hand down there and or fish things out clean. If you get a jumper in there, it's going to be hell getting him out without disassembling a lot of your plumbing.
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06/22/2017, 12:04 PM
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why not do just a normal 'center' overflow? that gives you room on both sides for more rock and coral.
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06/22/2017, 03:30 PM
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I was trying to avoid having sharp corners where the overflow meets the back wall to minimize the attention drawn to it. I figured if I could make the bulge low enough profile it would be worth it... Also get the benefit of a much wider weir for more surface skimming. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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06/22/2017, 03:32 PM
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That's a really good point. I wasn't necessarily going to put a cover over the tank. Maybe I need a cover over the overflow area at the very least to keep things from getting in there. I'm trying to squeeze it down as small as possible so getting a fish out of there would be really tough like you said Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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06/22/2017, 03:33 PM
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I can see that, but if the back glass is painted black and so is the overflow, then it pretty much disappears. I have a corner overflow on a three sided tank and no one has ever even looked at it.
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07/20/2017, 08:08 PM
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BigDave - it looks like your overflow is just in the upper corner. You're right it certainly isn't very visible.
I worry that it will be a little distracting in the center of my tank. Particularly with the "two island" aquascape I intend to do. That said - I'm considering both options in the image below. One problem I've run into though is that I cannot find a manufacture that can make the overflow from glass (ideally black glass). I'd like a glass overflow for two reasons: 1) more durable for cleaning etc. 2) much better adhesion to glass and sealing. As this will be the surface keeping my whole tank from draining onto the floor in the event of a bulkhead failure, I'd like the material and bond to be as strong as possible. Can anyone recommend a custom tank manufacturer for this? |
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