Diy Sump For An All Panel Tempered Tank?

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So I have a line on a used 20 gallon tank, which I think might make a decent sump for my 55 gallon display. Or at the very least grow buckets of chaeto.

However, I am wondering how one could rig up a sump when you can't drill your tank for overflows? Only thing I can think of is two pumps, but that seems to be begging for equipment failure to flood/drain the tank.

Any ideas?
 
The marinedepot hob overflow was great on my 60gal I got the one with dual drains to run a herbie drain, but I only used 1 of the u-tubes. It supplied the sump and upon power outage and power restored it started back up without fail. Hopefully I helped alittle
 

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 8 23.5%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 3 8.8%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 5 14.7%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 2 5.9%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 7 20.6%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 8 23.5%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

    Votes: 1 2.9%
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