Plumbing a 120g dual overflow

[Kammetal]

Hello I want to begin plumbing my 120. I started doing research but I don’t know which route to go? Any suggestions?

 

[Sfplaya1]

Go with a bean animal style overflow.

 

[don_chuwish]

Might need some more detail for anyone to help, photos always best. By dual overflow you mean like a 'reef ready' tank with overflows in the corner that go through the bottom? What do you have for a sump? Again - photos!

 

[Kammetal]

Here ya go overflows in the middle

 

[Kammetal]

 

[Kammetal]

Its a Oceanic 120g aquarium

 

[don_chuwish]

LOL, that's positively terrifying! Creative way to dress up the back wall!
Unfortunately I'm not terribly familiar with those types of overflows - do they just have a single drain and return hole in each one? It didn't come with any plumbing for them?

 

[Susan Edwards]

Is that an r&J stand? I have a 125 dual overflow. 1 drain, 1 return each side. Overflows spaced along back. Is yours like this? Hard to tell with your back covered. If that is an R&J 72x18x30 stand, I'd love some info on it like inside dimensions and even a picture looking in to see the back. Trying to figure out my sump

 

[Susan Edwards]

Oh, if yours is the same here is a pic of the in side for others. Also, if the same, you've covered the vents mid and lower on the overflows. not sure how important they are

 

[Kammetal]

LOL, that's positively terrifying! Creative way to dress up the back wall!
Unfortunately I'm not terribly familiar with those types of overflows - do they just have a single drain and return hole in each one? It didn't come with any plumbing for them?

Ya exactly 2 holes in each one

 

[Kammetal]

Is that an r&J stand? I have a 125 dual overflow. 1 drain, 1 return each side. Overflows spaced along back. Is yours like this? Hard to tell with your back covered. If that is an R&J 72x18x30 stand, I'd love some info on it like inside dimensions and even a picture looking in to see the back. Trying to figure out my sump

Its actually a DIY stand.

 

[Kammetal]

Oh, if yours is the same here is a pic of the in side for others. Also, if the same, you've covered the vents mid and lower on the overflows. not sure how important they are

Crap I didn’t think they had a purpose!

 

[Susan Edwards]

Crap I didn’t think they had a purpose!

Not sure, just know they fill the narrow outer weir with water from low and mid levels. M ine were filled with cr** when I hosed out the tank. Must have had 5 inches of muck.
Lol's on the stand. It looks from the outside like the one I ordered.

 

[Kammetal]

Is this something to worry about

 

[Susan Edwards]

If the stand is rotting--hard to see your concern in the photos--I'd dump it if you can't repair it. Once you set your tank up you are not going to want to tear it down to replace the stand! I dumped hte stand that came with mine. A it was way to tall for a shortie like me (4') and it had a lot of saltwater damage to it. I got a stand from Petco R&J brand--all wood for 448.00. Not as good as a custom but better than what I had

 

[Kammetal]

Actually it happened when I tightened the screws [emoji21]. I filled it in with gorilla glue and wood filler