reefready conversion
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If it was me, I would cut vertical slits into the acrylic across the back for an overflow and build an overflow box off the back of the tank taking as much surface space as possible. Then you can drill the holes into the overflow box (3 if you want to use Beananimal overflow system) for the overflow and holes into the tank for the return lines. The amount of space needed behind the tank is about the same if you hang an overflow box inside unless you drill the bottom of the tank instead of the back. Acrylic is very easy to work with vs Glass.
Yeah if you bottom drill then you can place the tank up against the wall with just power cables going down the back. This is the way the store purchased Marineland aquariums with internal overflows are setup. There is much more pressure on the bottom seams of the overflow and the bulkheads on the bottom, so if you do it that way just make sure to water test both areas with a full tank of water. The overflow boxes have less pressure on both the bulkheads and the seams and the water test is typically just what the overflow box can hold.
Ah well I decided to google it and look at pictures of reef ready tanks to see how they were drilled since no one replied lol I guess people just use elbows pointed up in the skimmer box which I am ok with. I took some pictures after I drilled. I didn't have anything to guide the start so it was looking scratched. luckily the bulkhead covered every bit of that!
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Pic 2 and 3 are of the stand. I painted it black and added handles on it. I think it looked good. So I added 2 pics because of the "ghosts" in the pics lol I watch ghost shows and they always talk about orbs that show up in pics. Well I had orbs in these and figured maybe some might want to see. They aren't in the same spots so don't say dust on the lens or what not lol like 4 seconds apart. The sellers pics had them in the same room over a year ago. Anyway feedback on the stand and cut if you can lol
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Pic 2 and 3 are of the stand. I painted it black and added handles on it. I think it looked good. So I added 2 pics because of the "ghosts" in the pics lol I watch ghost shows and they always talk about orbs that show up in pics. Well I had orbs in these and figured maybe some might want to see. They aren't in the same spots so don't say dust on the lens or what not lol like 4 seconds apart. The sellers pics had them in the same room over a year ago. Anyway feedback on the stand and cut if you can lol
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OMG! What did you do? What did you do that for? J/K, you drilled the bottom I'm guessing? Can't really tell on the phone. If you drilled the bottom you have options. You can build an overflow, like on my tank, or just a stand pipe. Looks good though. BTW, don't put silicone between the gasket and acrylic. Don't know why people always think this is a good idea, silicone is a lubricant. And don't over tighten the bulk heads, finger tight and a little more worked for me.
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LOL you kidder you
I drilled the back, top right corner. Elite might make me a skinner for the hole if they can this weekend. If not I will just snap off the skimmer part from the HOB lol
I put silicone sealant on the end that didn't have the gasket. It said "silicone seal same as used by manufacturers to water seal tanks" on the package. Got it at Elite with the bulkheads. I didn't do it on the gasket though.
I drilled the back, top right corner. Elite might make me a skinner for the hole if they can this weekend. If not I will just snap off the skimmer part from the HOB lol
I put silicone sealant on the end that didn't have the gasket. It said "silicone seal same as used by manufacturers to water seal tanks" on the package. Got it at Elite with the bulkheads. I didn't do it on the gasket though.
if you got some time you can build your own. If you buy the acrylic at lowes, they will cut it for you. Get some weldon, glue it all together, and you have your very own overflow! That's what my cheap arse would do. Now is the time to think about equipment, you could put in an algae scrubber. There's a sweet thread right now on R2R about them.
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