Side 3/4 return hole with no overflow

fishyheaven · 01/26/2010, 11:54 PM

Hi,

I am picking up a used tank soon and it has one hole on each top side of the back glass. how can i plumb this? i am used to the tank being drill on the bottom. any pics and ideas would be great! i would like this to be as quiet as possible.

thanks!

philosophish · 01/27/2010, 06:33 AM

Many fish stores have hteir system set up this way. The single hole is a drain, you just plumb your return old school style, as if it were coming from an external filter or wet dry.

philosophish · 01/27/2010, 06:37 AM

Forgot to add there are many ways to plumb that drain. Fish stores would usually just slap a strainer on a bulkhead. But you have many other choices that include making a custom overflow box to cover the drain.

01/26/2010, 11:54 PM	#1
fishyheaven Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Clarksburg, MD Posts: 114	Side 3/4 return hole with no overflow Hi, I am picking up a used tank soon and it has one hole on each top side of the back glass. how can i plumb this? i am used to the tank being drill on the bottom. any pics and ideas would be great! i would like this to be as quiet as possible. thanks!

01/27/2010, 06:33 AM	#2
philosophish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 334	Many fish stores have hteir system set up this way. The single hole is a drain, you just plumb your return old school style, as if it were coming from an external filter or wet dry. __________________ I reef therefore I am

01/27/2010, 06:37 AM	#3
philosophish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 334	Forgot to add there are many ways to plumb that drain. Fish stores would usually just slap a strainer on a bulkhead. But you have many other choices that include making a custom overflow box to cover the drain. __________________ I reef therefore I am