Project External Glass Overflow

[Bishop]

Thought I'd post a pic with an update... doing a fresh water leak test.

and I guess a shot of the plumbing.

 

[impur]

Looks real nice!! Whats the 3rd pipe for in the overflow?

 

[Bishop]

The third pipe is the return... it runs up through the overflow and then down underneath the tank. I wanted to put the water return at the bottom of the tank without a back siphon problem (there's a hole drilled in it in the overflow box) and without a pipe running inside the tank.

 

[impur]

Ahh i see. Good idea. That is gonna be one sweet tank!

 

[Bishop]

It seems to be working really well; between the 70rlt, the beckett intake, and the drain outlets into the sump it's still a little loud. Working on that.

After that, I just have to hang the lights and finish the stand and it'll be done.

 

[APorter]

I'm getting a 36x18x22 tank and I'm a little unsure after re-reading this thread if I should not make the cut on the back panel of glass or not. The back panel is 3/8 and will have 3" eurobrace. I would like to make a cut similar to Bishop's except leave a 1/4 inch glass above the cut out. Does that sound like it would work?

 

[impur]

I don't see why not. I've seen it done on a few tanks before.

 

[Bishop]

You can certainly do that, but you cannot do it via the method I did. It will need to be watercut or dremel-cut.

I don't know why you want to leave the 1/4" strip, but it's not really that necessary.

 

[Tunjee]

The overflow is working nicely...

 

[Tunjee]

My confused Anemone Crab.

 

[flaunt]

Nice looking crab you have there and nice frags. What's the red stuff growing on some of the rocks?

 

[Tunjee]

Yellow Ridge Coral with an inhabitant. If you look at the top edge and to the left you see a knotch that is actually a home to a boring snail which lives in there. He casts a spider web like line leaves it out for awhile and slowly pulls it back in catching whatever sticks to it. Dosent harm any inhabitants.

 

[Tunjee]

If you look under the ridge coral you can see some the snails current or leftover web..

 

[Tunjee]

 

[Tunjee]

Hey Flaunt thanks. I think I'm being overrun buy red turf algae. Head for the hills.

 

[flaunt]

Is that ridge coral easy to keep? I like it a lot.

 

[flaunt]

Hey Flaunt thanks. I think I'm being overrun buy red turf algae. Head for the hills.

That sucks. I would recommend trying a mexican turbo snail. And I do mean "A." I have one in my 20L and he eats almost every last spec of any kind of nuisance algae.

 

[NuclearReefs]

LOL Flaunt,, I just really paid attention to your "quote" You been eating to much VB..LOL

 

[flaunt]

LOL Flaunt,, I just really paid attention to your "quote" You been eating to much VB..LOL

Actually it's C#, but yes

 

[Bishop]

very nice