HOB filter for sump inlet

[toi_ss]

Could I use a hang on back filter with a hole drilled in it as my sump inlet?, I have a couple laying around and was just wondering

 

[gbroadbridge]

Could I use a hang on back filter with a hole drilled in it as my sump inlet?, I have a couple laying around and was just wondering

If it clogs and overflows, then what?

 

[toi_ss]

If it clogs and overflows, then what?

I would drill 2 overflow pipes into the media basket, basically like a herbie style overflow with a primary and emergency