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08/27/2009, 07:15 AM
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HOB overflow vs. drilled with overflows in tank
Ok here is my question. I am looking into purchasing a 240g
tank. It will be viewable from both sides front & back. Would you suggest a glass tank with HOB overflows or Acrylic with Overflows already installed in the corners? |
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08/27/2009, 07:19 AM
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Glass tank with drilled overflows or a reef ready glass tank.
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08/27/2009, 07:42 AM
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A basic glass tank 8x2x2. So I would have to use HOB overflows for
that tank but the Acrylic would be Reef Ready. Also this will be a FOWLR tank & bare bottom. |
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08/27/2009, 08:26 AM
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If your stuck with a non reef ready glass tank I'd use an overflow kit from glass-holes.com. I have a HOB overflow on my current tank and will never get another one.
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08/27/2009, 03:32 PM
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drill the glass tank,
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08/27/2009, 03:55 PM
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I would get a tank with built in external overflows if I was a rich man
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08/27/2009, 04:32 PM
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Is there are reason why you can't get the glass tank with drilled external overflows?
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08/27/2009, 06:33 PM
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so if the glass tank was drilled with 2 wholes one on each side of the back of the tank how would you set it up to run down to the sumep
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08/28/2009, 09:34 AM
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go to Melev's reef, it will show you.
http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html You'll need some pieces of PVC pipe from a hardware store and the bulkheads, and other pieces like elbow pieces and PVC glue, stuff like that. You will need a water pump to push the water too.
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08/28/2009, 12:16 PM
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drill it!! you will be happier in the long run!!! overflows can plug up or if the power goes out and the overflow loses its prime while your at work or sleeping like when these thins happen you will over flow your tank and most likely burn up your return pump when there is no water left in the pump chamber in your sump
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08/28/2009, 07:53 PM
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Drilled tanks depend on gravity to make water flow down.
Overflows depend on siphons to make water flow up. My vote is for gravity every time ............. I've never felt safe depending on water to flow up. Both work but why add another possible failure to the equation ?
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