Deep Blue 75 conversion from Durso to Bean Animal

[R33fedOut]

Hello all,. Recently purchased a Deep Blue 75g with center overflow. Bottom is drilled in the overflow for a Durso setup. Id like to make it a bean animal setup for sense of security and less water noise without running an external return. Back glass is NOT tempered, so is there a way I can add a bulkhead to accomplish this by drilling and adding a bulkhead in the rear glass?

 

[Aquavaj]

I'm not sure how you'd go bean animal with that but a Herbie would be very simple. The 2 holes in the overflow will be main and emergency drains. The return will either come over the top or drill for hole(s) for it.

 

[R33fedOut]

I'm not sure how you'd go bean animal with that but a Herbie would be very simple. The 2 holes in the overflow will be main and emergency drains. The return will either come over the top or drill for hole(s) for it.

Would I want to drill for dual returns? One on each side? And how far down the tank? Also would I want 3/4" bulkheads for the returns? Sorry all the questions, I'm a newbie on a sump system,. Been AIO until now!

 

[harley32907]

Here is my Herbie

 

[R33fedOut]

Here is my Herbie

Is that a deep Blue? Looks easy enough, is it quiet compared to the stock Durso? Also what size drains are you running?

 

[harley32907]

No it's a 210 gal so what you see would be x2. 1 " drains 3/4 returns. Sound, fairly quiet, it's for emergency mostly

 

[R33fedOut]

No it's a 210 gal so what you see would be x2. 1 " drains 3/4 returns. Sound, fairly quiet, it's for emergency mostly

How much flow are you running with the 1" lines? What size return pump?

 

[harley32907]

VarioS 8 @ 50%, to keep down the micro bubbles.

 

[F i s h y]

This is a simpler approach. Smaller is main larger is emergency.

 

[harley32907]

Now you show me the simpler approach. Wish I thought about that.

 

[cvrle1]

Cut that overflow out, plug the 2 holes with scrap glass and put proper overflow box and returns. Quite easy and fast to do. You also get more room, and get rid of ugly overflow in the middle of the tank.