What is the difference?

rolikesfish · 08/17/2010, 03:05 PM

What is the difference of having your tank drilled, or having an overflow box? What are the advantages of having your tank drilled and how does that work?

Conrad25 · 08/17/2010, 03:20 PM

Having your tank drilled is a much safer and better option if you can. The hang on overflow box and the overflow do the same thing though, but there is a few key points.

1. Drilled Overflow's won't lose its siphon while hang over styles can due to them using a tube over the top of the tank hanging to the back.

2. Drilled Overflow's aren't prone to getting plugged up and not draining while overflow boxes are due to the design of tubes, so it will have to be checked and cleaned often.

If eiether one of these would happen, than you can kiss that sump water to the carpet/floor as it oveflows the tank water

Conrad

Reverend Reefer · 08/17/2010, 03:34 PM

there are all sorts of ways people drill their tanks but the one i was talking about in the other post is side drilled near the top. what you do is you get your tank drilled by someone who knows what they're doing, they drill a small hole and then you put what's called a bulkhead in it. this is this plastic looking thing that going through the hole and keeps it water tight and prevents it from cracking too. then you attach your plumbing to the bulkhead and you that as a drain. the good thing about it is you never have to worry about keeping the siphon, like you would with a siphon overflow box like the one you were talking about in the other post.

mutateddogbone · 08/17/2010, 03:54 PM

drilled is the only safe way to go. IMO the best setups are drilled tanks with external overflows. its the only way to prevent losing siphon and have a much cleaner look and more useable space

Palting · 08/17/2010, 04:28 PM

Some people like the bottom pre-drilled ones with an internal box since you can put the tank right up against a wall and hide everything. With regards to overflow box vs pre-drilled, well, even the marketers of the HOB overflow box will tell you that drilled is better.

Absentmind8868 · 08/17/2010, 04:28 PM

The difference is drilled tanks are for PIMPS! (smart reefers)
and overflow boxes are for noobs! (self explanatory)

Absentmind8868 · 08/17/2010, 04:29 PM

I personally ran an overflow box and it got so annoying with those air bubbles etc. that i took down the tank and did it again!

rolikesfish · 08/17/2010, 08:27 PM

Okay guys after reading your comments and researching online on how this works I have decided that I am going to drill my tank

Robb_In_AZ · 08/17/2010, 08:29 PM

Excellent choice !

08/17/2010, 03:05 PM	#1
rolikesfish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 137	What is the difference? What is the difference of having your tank drilled, or having an overflow box? What are the advantages of having your tank drilled and how does that work?

08/17/2010, 03:34 PM	#3
Reverend Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 883	there are all sorts of ways people drill their tanks but the one i was talking about in the other post is side drilled near the top. what you do is you get your tank drilled by someone who knows what they're doing, they drill a small hole and then you put what's called a bulkhead in it. this is this plastic looking thing that going through the hole and keeps it water tight and prevents it from cracking too. then you attach your plumbing to the bulkhead and you that as a drain. the good thing about it is you never have to worry about keeping the siphon, like you would with a siphon overflow box like the one you were talking about in the other post. __________________ - Rev. Tank: 65G glass 48" long tank; Sump/Fuge: 30G. Lighting: LEDs+single T5 strip. Maintenance: ATO Kalkwasser + 10% weekly WC, daily feedings LPS+Softies dominated.

08/17/2010, 03:54 PM	#4
mutateddogbone Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 1,016	drilled is the only safe way to go. IMO the best setups are drilled tanks with external overflows. its the only way to prevent losing siphon and have a much cleaner look and more useable space __________________ 2013 Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society - President An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Current Tank Info: 75g braceless SPS dominated w/ 50g Frag Tank

08/17/2010, 04:28 PM	#5
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	Some people like the bottom pre-drilled ones with an internal box since you can put the tank right up against a wall and hide everything. With regards to overflow box vs pre-drilled, well, even the marketers of the HOB overflow box will tell you that drilled is better. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

08/17/2010, 08:29 PM	#9
Robb_In_AZ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: AZ: 1,166ft and 6,202ft Posts: 148	Excellent choice ! __________________ 110gT Reef -- 14k 250w MH w/Lumenbright reflector, 4x 1400 K-Evo's, Octopus MS200 with BubbleBlaster pump, 20g refugium with Southdown DSB, 20g ghetto sump, TLF phosban reactor with GFO, TLF phosban reactor with carbon, TLF Kalkwasser reactor with ATO.

08/17/2010, 03:20 PM	#2
Conrad25 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 556	Having your tank drilled is a much safer and better option if you can. The hang on overflow box and the overflow do the same thing though, but there is a few key points. 1. Drilled Overflow's won't lose its siphon while hang over styles can due to them using a tube over the top of the tank hanging to the back. 2. Drilled Overflow's aren't prone to getting plugged up and not draining while overflow boxes are due to the design of tubes, so it will have to be checked and cleaned often. If eiether one of these would happen, than you can kiss that sump water to the carpet/floor as it oveflows the tank water Conrad

08/17/2010, 04:28 PM	#6
Absentmind8868 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 93	The difference is drilled tanks are for PIMPS! (smart reefers) and overflow boxes are for noobs! (self explanatory)

08/17/2010, 04:29 PM	#7
Absentmind8868 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 93	I personally ran an overflow box and it got so annoying with those air bubbles etc. that i took down the tank and did it again!

08/17/2010, 08:27 PM	#8
rolikesfish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 137	Okay guys after reading your comments and researching online on how this works I have decided that I am going to drill my tank