Advice needed to find overflow box

[prsnlty]

I may have found someone to drill my 180g. If so, I will need 2- 1/2 round or rectangular boxes about 23" tall and with about 12" or more skim area each. Does anyone know where one might find these full length OF boxes? Or will I have to make them?

Thanks

 

[JPG@CFI]

You will have to have them made. A guy up in Seattle can make them for you, worldclassaquariums.com. Builds excellent quality stuff, give him a shout. J

 

[prsnlty]

You will have to have them made. A guy up in Seattle can make them for you, worldclassaquariums.com. Builds excellent quality stuff, give him a shout. J

Will do, Thank you!

Jackie

 

[Reefing Madness]

Acrylic Overflows | Melev's Reef
Overflow Kits - Glass-Holes.com dope aquarium stuff

 

[prsnlty]

Thank you! I will need the kind that drain from the bottom of the tank and not the side glass.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Aquarium Overflow Box | eBay

 

[prsnlty]

Aquarium Overflow Box | eBay

Yay! That's the right one :D Thank you!

Jackie
125g mixed reef peninsula

 

[mfinn]

Get in touch with Jason at
home

He's made overflow boxes on my last 3 tanks.

 

[prsnlty]

Get in touch with Jason at
home

He's made overflow boxes on my last 3 tanks.

I'm going to contact him just as soon as I get the holes drilled. I want to be certain of the distance from the back wall before and if have him do them. I am working on a super tight budget with much to accomplish in the next 2 months (my daughters HS graduation comes first). I will be building a stand, canopy, getting 2 more ATI t5s w/ Tek2 reflectors and a ballast, a new return pump - DC12000, plus sump work. I may have Jason make my sump baffles too come to think of it ;) Good thing I got the 180g for a great price, this is getting real expensive!

Thank you all for your help, I really appreciate it!

 

[mfinn]

I'm going to contact him just as soon as I get the holes drilled. I want to be certain of the distance from the back wall before and if have him do them. I am working on a super tight budget with much to accomplish in the next 2 months (my daughters HS graduation comes first). I will be building a stand, canopy, getting 2 more ATI t5s w/ Tek2 reflectors and a ballast, a new return pump - DC12000, plus sump work. I may have Jason make my sump baffles too come to think of it ;) Good thing I got the 180g for a great price, this is getting real expensive!

Thank you all for your help, I really appreciate it!

I hear you on the tight budget.
My 240 started leaking suddenly and I decided to just replace it.
I started with a budget in mind and unfortunately have blown it up.

 

[VicD81]

I went with glass-holes. Love it. Came with everything I needed. No need to silicone anything and you don't loose all that space you would with a big overflow box.

 

[prsnlty]

Thank you :)

The holes need to be in the bottom of the tank due to space and looks. This tank will be set up as a peninsula, so all the piping will be easily seen if it is coming out of the back glass panel.

Lol If I had my way I would turn the whole thing into a wall but hubby says no :( It would be easier to hide everything as well as light spilling from the canopy.

Jackie

 

[prsnlty]

I hear you on the tight budget.
My 240 started leaking suddenly and I decided to just replace it.
I started with a budget in mind and unfortunately have blown it up.

Hahaha! Me too! I was going to reuse my pumps and use the 125g for the sump. All I would have needed would be the extra lighting. But the new tank is drilled in a weird way and no where near where I need the holes . Then I thought about the 125g and how long the transfer process would take while it became a sump. Didn't want to risk my corals so that was out. My current sump is too small so I got a 55g at petcos $1 per g sale. 1 pump is getting untrustworthy so now I need a new pump. I am fast getting on Glenns "S" list! Lol I only paid $150 for the tank but the cost of getting it the way I want it plus efficiency is climbing... what's a reefer to do? :D

 

[mfinn]

plus efficiency is climbing... what's a reefer to do? :D

so that really means it's cheaper, right? lol

 

[VicD81]

Thank you :)

The holes need to be in the bottom of the tank due to space and looks. This tank will be set up as a peninsula, so all the piping will be easily seen if it is coming out of the back glass panel.

Lol If I had my way I would turn the whole thing into a wall but hubby says no :( It would be easier to hide everything as well as light spilling from the canopy.

Jackie

So that being said, I guess its safe to say Its an Acrylic tank?

 

[prsnlty]

so that really means it's cheaper, right? lol

Lol I meant the cost is climbing :D

Jackie
125g mixed reef peninsula

 

[prsnlty]

So that being said, I guess its safe to say Its an Acrylic tank?

Nope, it's glass. It is because of where the tank is going between 2 open rooms that it will be noticable. Maybe a little less than with the 125g that's there now because the 180g is wider but I'm so nit-picky lol.

If I had more room to push the tank a little further away from the wall I would add a false cabinet behind it, but I don't. I would really love to turn my 3 bdrm house into a 2 bdrm if you get my meaning ;) My husband says no way to that too :(

 

[VicD81]

Im almost certain that bottom glass panel is tempered. Therefor CANNOT be drilled. Many people have tried, ALL have failed.:yield:

I think everything above a 30 Gallon tank has a tempered bottom. Think you are going to have to go with one of the side panels being drilled.

I have been wrong before though.

 

[prsnlty]

Im almost certain that bottom glass panel is tempered. Therefor CANNOT be drilled. Many people have tried, ALL have failed.:yield:

I think everything above a 30 Gallon tank has a tempered bottom. Think you are going to have to go with one of the side panels being drilled.

I have been wrong before though.

I was very concerned as well but check out the screenshot of their response to me

 

[prsnlty]

Look at the hole placement and they are only 1 1/2" each.

Jackie
125g mixed reef peninsula