ReefMP
Active Member
With my tank being in-wall, I'm finding it hard to justify the cost of a custom rimless tank for my upgrade and I want to go a bit bigger than the 125 I recently purchased. However, I would like my next tank to be clean with a hidden overflow, and I would like the overflow to be on one side of the tank. I'm thinking of purchasing a standard 180 with no overflows, silicon a piece of 1/2 or 3/4 glass on one side to the height I want the water in the tank (similar to a baffle in a sump), then add a piece of black acrylic in front of it to hide the overflow plumbing.
For the overflow I would drill that side of the tank and install a diy stand-pipes. The overflow section of the tank will be hidden behind the wall.
Question: What do you guys think, would this baffle that will span the width of the tank be able to support the force from the rest of the tank? The water line in the overflow section would only be about 4" below the water line of the rest of the tank.
Someone recommended adding a standard acrylic overflow to one side of the tank, that's another option however that will be visible and I'm trying to create a tank with no visible overflows. Here's a pic of what I'm tryng to do, let me know if you see any structural problems...thanks.
For the overflow I would drill that side of the tank and install a diy stand-pipes. The overflow section of the tank will be hidden behind the wall.
Question: What do you guys think, would this baffle that will span the width of the tank be able to support the force from the rest of the tank? The water line in the overflow section would only be about 4" below the water line of the rest of the tank.
Someone recommended adding a standard acrylic overflow to one side of the tank, that's another option however that will be visible and I'm trying to create a tank with no visible overflows. Here's a pic of what I'm tryng to do, let me know if you see any structural problems...thanks.
