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Justbecause

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I found a used tank and was thinking of buying it to join the club:hmm5:. 6x2x2 with no overflow. Is there a way to put a overflow at the end of the tank. Any suggestions, pros, cons, ideas. Just not sure, new to the hobby and going 100 MPH. LOL. this hobby is addicting. Thank you in advance.
 
You could drill it and install an overflow, either internal or external. I'd think internal would be easier. You'd just need to know if the glass is tempered or not. Find the mfg and ask em is the safe way.
 
Ask the seller who made it. Barring that, there are some tips to discovering if a tank is tempered or not; check youtube for examples.

Drill the side, up top. Check out the Silent/Failsafe overflow thread in the DIY section for one way to setup an overflow. There are examples of internal and external ones in there.
 
The bottom is definitely going to be tempered glass, especially with a tank that size. The sides might be tempered or might not. Robb is right, find the manufacturer and ask them, either on their sponsor forums on RC or directly on the manufacturer's page.

If the side isn't tempered, I'd recommend installing an internal coast to coast (C2C) overflow with a BeanAnimal design. Search for those two terms and you'll find lots of info.

Also, I'd recommend asking the manufacturer if the rear panel is tempered. If not, maybe consider putting the overflow on the rear instead of the side. If all of these panels are tempered, your only option is to use a HOB overflow. Drilling tempered glass is very risky even for experienced glass cutters. If you take the tank to a professional glass cutting shop, they will either refuse to drill tempered glass or they will offer you no warranty if the tank shatters during the drilling process.

It's a little too late now, but this is why a lot of people look for predrilled tanks (tanks drilled in the bottom panel prior to tempering the glass). Depending on your needs, maybe you could buy another tank that is predrilled and use this one as a sump?

Just my two cents, good luck.
 
Drilling glass is much easier then I thought. I read around a lot about how to determine if glass is tempered or not and really didn't find any solid way to determine this. What did i do I just took the dive and drilled.

I was not as brave to drill the bottom panel but.
 
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