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So I bought a 45 cube (24x24x18), been too hasty twice and am now trying to figure how best to rectify the situation.
The short version is this tank is drilled with two holes, one drain and one return. Both on the back a couple inches off the edge. That seems OK, except the tank did not come with an overflow box, just a strainer on the bulkhead.
So I think "no problem, I'll just get an overflow box."
So I get an Eshopps S Overflow. The mistake is that the hole is both the wrong size and too close to the edge of the tank for the box to fit even if I re-cut the hole over the existing smaller one (if that's even advisable).
So now I have two options. I can plug up the one hole and drill a second a few inches away, still as far to that side of the tank as possible. Or I can re-purpose that drain hole and have two return lines and put the overflow in the middle of the back of the tank.
The second option seems best at first glance, but I'm slightly worried that it's too small of a tank for that and the overflow will suffer from too much turbulence nearby (and maybe not get as good a skim off the top as I'd like).
Thoughts?
The short version is this tank is drilled with two holes, one drain and one return. Both on the back a couple inches off the edge. That seems OK, except the tank did not come with an overflow box, just a strainer on the bulkhead.
So I think "no problem, I'll just get an overflow box."
So I get an Eshopps S Overflow. The mistake is that the hole is both the wrong size and too close to the edge of the tank for the box to fit even if I re-cut the hole over the existing smaller one (if that's even advisable).
So now I have two options. I can plug up the one hole and drill a second a few inches away, still as far to that side of the tank as possible. Or I can re-purpose that drain hole and have two return lines and put the overflow in the middle of the back of the tank.
The second option seems best at first glance, but I'm slightly worried that it's too small of a tank for that and the overflow will suffer from too much turbulence nearby (and maybe not get as good a skim off the top as I'd like).
Thoughts?