Drawbacks of return plumbed next to Overflow box

[JamesThomas]

Hey all,
I have a 90g with a nice Marine Modular overflow box. (bean animal setup) My aquarium separates my kitchen and livingroom with the overflow box on the wall side. I thought of doing a coast to coast setup for the sump return but it would have a bulky pvc pipe in the open end of the aquarium.
So I planned on putting the return right next to the overflow box (all up against wall side)
Will this be just putting fresh water right down the overflow and not have any flow in the system?
my return pump is a Varios 4

 

[Flippers4pups]

Hey all,
I have a 90g with a nice Marine Modular overflow box. (bean animal setup) My aquarium separates my kitchen and livingroom with the overflow box on the wall side. I thought of doing a coast to coast setup for the sump return but it would have a bulky pvc pipe in the open end of the aquarium.
So I planned on putting the return right next to the overflow box (all up against wall side)
Will this be just putting fresh water right down the overflow and not have any flow in the system?
my return pump is a Varios 4

With enough flow powerhead wise in the DT, it shouldn't be a problem.

 

[JamesThomas]

I guess I could always add a gyre at some point if needed.