125 gal 6 foot long tank. Drill?

[DirtDiggler2823]

I have a 125 gallon 6 foot tank I purchased used that is housing african cichlids at the moment. I have a eshoppes HOB overflow that goes to a small sump on the tank (20 gal). I've learned a lot since I built that setup years ago, and I'm curious if anyone has run into a tank this size that didn't have a tempered bottom. I assume I'll have to drill the back on this so I can properly plumb it. How do people normally build their overflow boxes when they drill the back? Is it best to just buy an overflow?

 

[850csmith]

Most I’ve seen have had tempered bottom glass. but I prefer drilling the back glass anyway to install some kind of low profile overflow box like a ghost overflow instead of the giant column or tower overflow that takes up the whole back of the tank

 

[DirtDiggler2823]

Most I’ve seen have had tempered bottom glass. but I prefer drilling the back glass anyway to install some kind of low profile overflow box like a ghost overflow instead of the giant column or tower overflow that takes up the whole back of the tank

I'll probably pursue that route. I drilled the back of the 90 I just built, but only because it was this weird AIO tank and I had to. Low profile seems like the best way forward.

 

[850csmith]

I’ve personally done both and with the low profile box on the back of the tank it seams like you have a lot more room to aqua scape

 

[DirtDiggler2823]

I’ve personally done both and with the low profile box on the back of the tank it seams like you have a lot more room to aqua scape

Looking at something like this

https://modularmarine.com/collectio...-low-profile-overflow-box-with-removable-weir

 

[850csmith]

That looks good. I would personally be much happier with this then the whole column overflow

 

[DirtDiggler2823]

That looks good. I would personally be much happier with this then the whole column overflow

In the end, they'll probably cost the same, so I'll go this route. Now to find a home for my african cichlids.

 

[850csmith]

Well good luck. Will you be posting a build thread?

 

[DirtDiggler2823]

Well good luck. Will you be posting a build thread?

Once I begin work, I will start a build thread for this. Check out the build thread for my 90. I'll probably complicate the plumbing for this 125 as well. Lol.