Woohoo! My new C2C overflow

[zeroinverse]

In case you guys are curious... Thought I'd share. I've been meaning to change out the coast to coast overflow in my 150gal tank. Wanted something thinner. It was like 6" deep and my tank effectively 18" wide. Silly for me to have bought a 48" by 24" footprint if 6" is for coast to coast. So I changed it.

During disassembly. You can see how wide the black overflow is.



The new "thin" coast to coast (C2C) overflow. 2.75" deep by 10" tall by 44" wide. It's extra deep so I can possibly use as macroalgae growout or refugium.


makes my tank look SOOO much more depth.


On that note, I have an old coast to coast overflow that can be used for a 36-40" wide tank. Because I cut about 3-4" from one end so I could take it out. The original overflow... No idea how previous tank's designer made overflow unless he "glued" it in tank or removed the tank top trim. It was literally 1/4" less than width of inside tank.

 

[jkreefer]

Looks good! I deff would not use it to grow macro algae or use as refugium, your just asking for an overflow. Just my opinion for what its worth, nobody likes to come home to a slip n slide on the living room floor.

 

[jkreefer]

Unless mabe you built a grate or trap to keep macro away from the overflow pipes, that might work.

 

[kodiak23]

Looks good, hows it going without overflow teeth?

 

[northbay-reefer]

I would use the as the algea scrubber instead of an overflow ...

Ron, please clean your tank man j/k

 

[zeroinverse]

Jkreefer: acrylic divider grates done. Had to do it anyways as middle section bowed in a little from only 2" of water height (across 40" length).

Kodiak: no teeth seem fine so far. The teeth actually cause more problems I think. I had filamentateous hair algae and it gets "stuck in its teeth". I didn't have the right "flosser" to get rid of it.
Only time will tell if no teeth is better.

Tom/Northbayreefer
Yup, other option was to do an ATS. Since I haven't had time to do a waterproof lightbar. . I will soon b/c that "turbulent flow" is perfect for ATS. That's also why I made it high enough (10") so I could test that style. Of course this works only of you have a coast to coast overflow.

That's why I like C2C designs. Can give some hybrid options.