10g overflow

PEMfish · 04-27-2008, 07:31 PM

Rate my stupidity. I am thinking of ditching the external overflow on my 10g DT. I would replace it with a black acrylic corner over flow. A 1" bulk head in the back glass to existing pluming to sump. I would do this now, but two issues come up;
-$
-Animals
I could avoid a 3 day trip to the sump by buying a new 10g tank ( not that much $ ) and constructing the assembly and pluming. Then swap out the tanks and have the LR and critters in buckets of tank water only for a few min wile I swap tanks. Then glue the two half's of pluming together ( just add a couple of couplings to connect new and old pluming ) and wait two hours wile the PVC glue dries. Then fill it up the rest of the way and turn on the return pump again.
Two questions; abut how big will the corner overflow have to be?
How many complications will this create on the bio side of things?

PEMfish · 04-28-2008, 12:18 AM

Would be a good time to upgrade to a 15g too.

PEMfish · 04-28-2008, 11:29 AM

A 10g tank cost about $10. A 15g tank cost about $30. ****, how it that right? Anyone got a used one

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PEMfish · 04-28-2008, 07:37 PM

Is anybody out there?

lcstorc · 04-28-2008, 08:14 PM

Wait till Petco has it's dollar a gallon sale. Only good on tanks 20-55 gallons but would get you a 20 for 20 bucks.

klm2500hd · 04-28-2008, 08:21 PM

might as well go 300 gallon

The corner overflow really only needs to be big enough to fit plumbing, flow depends on the slot size, and on a 10 I would want a small overflow with bigger slots to take up less tank space. The hard part is going to be matching up the volume of the slots to meet the flow needed. Other than trial and error, I don't know what to tell you there.

Bio speaking, if you don't have a sand bed to move I wouldn't worry about it, just keep the buckets heated and airated

PEMfish · 04-28-2008, 08:23 PM

It is 1" CC so in theory it will be ok.

04-27-2008, 07:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,092 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	10g overflow Rate my stupidity. I am thinking of ditching the external overflow on my 10g DT. I would replace it with a black acrylic corner over flow. A 1" bulk head in the back glass to existing pluming to sump. I would do this now, but two issues come up; -$ -Animals I could avoid a 3 day trip to the sump by buying a new 10g tank ( not that much $ ) and constructing the assembly and pluming. Then swap out the tanks and have the LR and critters in buckets of tank water only for a few min wile I swap tanks. Then glue the two half's of pluming together ( just add a couple of couplings to connect new and old pluming ) and wait two hours wile the PVC glue dries. Then fill it up the rest of the way and turn on the return pump again. Two questions; abut how big will the corner overflow have to be? How many complications will this create on the bio side of things? __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

04-28-2008, 12:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,092 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 10g overflow Would be a good time to upgrade to a 15g too. __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

04-28-2008, 11:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,092 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 10g overflow A 10g tank cost about $10. A 15g tank cost about $30. **, how it that right? Anyone got a used one . __________________ Paul `EM** See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

04-28-2008, 07:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,092 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 10g overflow Is anybody out there? __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

04-28-2008, 08:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,454 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 10g overflow Wait till Petco has it's dollar a gallon sale. Only good on tanks 20-55 gallons but would get you a 20 for 20 bucks. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

04-28-2008, 08:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
klm2500hd Tubeworm Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: IL Posts: 34 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 10g overflow might as well go 300 gallon The corner overflow really only needs to be big enough to fit plumbing, flow depends on the slot size, and on a 10 I would want a small overflow with bigger slots to take up less tank space. The hard part is going to be matching up the volume of the slots to meet the flow needed. Other than trial and error, I don't know what to tell you there. Bio speaking, if you don't have a sand bed to move I wouldn't worry about it, just keep the buckets heated and airated

04-28-2008, 08:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
PEMfish Golden Moray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 2,092 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 10g overflow It is 1" CC so in theory it will be ok. __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

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