I was just thinking the overflow would look nicer on the interior (unless I have some coral growing up that corner — and then I wonder how hard it is to clean, and if your sitting to the side your seeing the tubes.. but seems like less room for error.
We’re doing a 65g seapora.. we were going to do a job overflow to a sump. But the place we’re ordering can do the same tank that’s predrilled with an interior overflow in the corner for only $100 more (cost of a overflow). I don’t exactly love the look because the corner it would sit right next to a chair. But I also heard they’re more reliable. I won’t drill it myself but I’m do torn. What do you think?
Do the drilled systems always look like the one I had pictured? It’s like perfect, but I can’t really get over the big dark corner and interior plumping view that you can’t move
Sounds good. You can get a piece of black acrylic and use 3m or velcro to secure it. It will hide the overflow. I did it on my 120 and it works well. Thought I had a better pic but you can zoom to get a better idea.
If you're sold on the tank brand and size, and don't feel like you can get a better deal, then I think you have your answer. Sometimes size and availability is the determining factor.
No they don't. I'm not a fan of the corner overflows, especially a single one. My drilled tanks are waterbox and redsea. They all have internal overflows in the center. The backs are blacked out so the overflow doesn't stand out like the one you show.
That looks great.Sounds good. You can get a piece of black acrylic and use 3m or velcro to secure it. It will hide the overflow. I did it on my 120 and it works well. Thought I had a better pic but you can zoom to get a better idea.
This looks great by the way!Sounds good. You can get a piece of black acrylic and use 3m or velcro to secure it. It will hide the overflow. I did it on my 120 and it works well. Thought I had a better pic but you can zoom to get a better idea.
That looks great.
We’re already taking a bit of a loss because I was so excited to find a tank that fit the spot (mostly petco type tanks were popping up - or super expensive ones) that I snagged it and they won’t return. This is a 45g, I’m ordering a 65g on order for the same price from a different LFS, and it goes back further to the wall which is perfect. Just at the time I didn’t realize you can order, the first LFS made it sound like what they have is it.
My main hang up with the corner flow is where that blue cushion is, we’re turning it into a bench where the kid can sit, so it takes out a big section of viewing.
This is the first hobby that I didn’t research before I started buying because the kid wanted it done for their birthday this week. And the more I read the more I realized how quickly we were limiting ourselves (like the stand is only 17” high for a sump under, unless I saw a portion of the shelf out but then I wonder about integrity). There’s a ton of things I would have done differently and we haven’t even started (besides a QT tank already).
I can be handy but I’d be afraid to drill a $230 tank.
It’s order like ordering from warehouse, not specific sizes. But I can ask anyways. Can you drill it if you empty part of it later on, or really need to from the start. Drilling a top overflow would be ideal but I’m a bit of a chicken. I’m surprised our local shops don’t do it.
