Help, ideas with Narrow ATO container

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Good afternoon guys, i need your ideas what would you guys use as a reservoir in my stand. I only have 3” next to my sump
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not much room for anything other than custom made. probably not gunna hold any significant amount either.

Glass cutting is fairly easy, you can make a glass reservoir but the glass thickness would take up a bit of that 3" width.
 
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not much room for anything other than custom made. probably not gunna hold any significant amount either.

Glass cutting is fairly easy, you can make a glass reservoir but the glass thickness would take up a bit of that 3" width.
That seems like the only way, i would hate to have the reservoir outside the stand
 

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That seems like the only way, i would hate to have the reservoir outside the stand

Also consider how you will fill it up. a bucket is probably not going to be possible i think.

If i had to do this i'd use 1/8 glass and build an enclosed box, with a John Guest bulkhead holding an acrylic tube that goes to the bottom. inline pump outside connected to the bulkhead.
 

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Also consider how you will fill it up. a bucket is probably not going to be possible i think.

If i had to do this i'd use 1/8 glass and build an enclosed box, with a John Guest bulkhead holding an acrylic tube that goes to the bottom. inline pump outside connected to the bulkhead.
I know this is old but what's the purpose of the bulkhead tube going to the bottom? I'm asking because I'm thinking about building a custom ATO reservoir.
 

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I know this is old but what's the purpose of the bulkhead tube going to the bottom? I'm asking because I'm thinking about building a custom ATO reservoir.

I meant building a box with no holes at the bottom, instead put the hole on the top/lid, so the tube to the bottom is for drawing water out of the container
 

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I know you do not want a reservoir outside of the stand, but take a lot at the IM reservoirs. I have the 15 gallon sitting beside my tank and it does not seem out of place.
 

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