DIY internal overflow?

Okie Pride · May 24, 2014

My JBJ NanoCube 28g cracked down the middle of the side of glass last night so, I, in emergency mode, did the only thing I thought to do and removed all my livestock and rock into buckets and rushed to PetSmart to buy a tank. The Aqueon 36g Bowfront was on sale so I grabbed it and rushed home to set it up and to transfer my sand and rock as quickly as possible to limit the loss my fish. Unfortunately, my sixline wrasse and pygmy angel did not survive the trauma.:sad:

Now, I would like to come up with a way to keep the 36g but I would like to change the filtration into something else similar to what I had going before with the nanocube. My thinking is that I'd like to set up two internal overflow areas in the back corners of the aquarium. My initial thoughts are to just go to Lowe's and get some kind of plastic or glass and cut it and silicone it into the corners.

Have any of you done anything like this before? Are there any tips or tricks you would like to share? Your help would be much appreciated.

Cheers

JPG@CFI · May 25, 2014

Put a ghost overflow in it. You would have to drill holes through the back. This would take up less swim space is the tank. J

Reefing Madness · May 25, 2014

BeanAnimal's Bar and Grill - Silent and Fail-Safe Overflow System

Okie Pride · May 25, 2014

But, what if I don't want to use a sump? Perhaps I'm using the wrong terminology when I say overflow. I would like to come up with some type of filtration that was similar to what I had with my nanocube with multiple compartments of filtration attached to the back of the tank or inside it, across the back. I know that this would limit the swimming space I have in the tank but I also liked the look of the black vinyl background that I would use.

Reefing Madness · May 25, 2014

Ah, you just want it partioned off inside the exsisting tank.
Like this

You just need the plastic, and a powerhead to push the water through the rear partition.

Okie Pride · May 25, 2014

Something very similar to that RM. I have the powerheads from my broken NanoCube and I was just trying to utilize them cheaply and effectively. Where's a good place to get plastic like that, that would withstand the kind of pressure that I would need it to?