Removing/Moving Overflow

[ATP123]

Hi,

My tank has a middle overflow and I don't really like it and I was thinking or either removing it or move it to the back. My tank is a 125 and there isn't much space for rocks if i had a middle overflow.

I need suggestion of what i should do.

I'm also going to make a new canopy

 

[Myteemouse]

What is your tank made out of?

 

[ATP123]

My 125 gallon is made out of glass. I don't think it's tempered glass

 

[returnofsid]

So are you considering drilling the tank? I'd say there's a pretty good chance that the sides are not tempered, but just as good of a chance that the bottom is tempered.

 

[ATP123]

how should i drill it? and do i just use a knife to cut the silicone of the overflow?

 

[returnofsid]

You need to use special glass hole saws. First, you need to verify if any of the glass panes are tempered. To remove the silicon, I'd use a sharp razor blade.

Make sure you have it all planned out and designed before removing the overflow.

 

[ATP123]

how do i know if it's tempered or not?

 

[returnofsid]

I'd suggest contacting the manufacturer. Unless you're 100% sure, don't attempt to drill it.

 

[Darthv247]

maybe just get a bigger rock or come up with some way to tie the rocks together to hide the center overflow box.

 

[OCDreefer]

Find out if the bottom is tempered.. if so go for it. Cut the current box out and put in a corner overflow.... Might even be able to use the overflow box that's in there. It will be some effort but from the looks of it well worth it. I thought drilling and building an overflow would be hard but it was super easy.

 

[ATP123]

Okay, So this is what i'm thinking.

1) Take apart tank and put the livestock in a 75 Gallon and in my 40 gallon Quarantine
2) Put tank in a DIY cart so that it can hold the tank.
3) Cut silicone of the overflow
4) Drill two holes on the front side of the overflow.
5) Silicone the Overflow to the back of the tank
6) Connect PVC pipes from the two holes that was drilled from the overflow to the two holes from the tank.
7) Glue or cement them together.
8) Check if it's waterproof
9) Set up tank

So is this good?

 

[ATP123]

The Pipes will be covered with Live Rock

 

[Chichas01]

That should work. Assuming you are using 1.5" plumbing, the piping and fittings are going sit up about 3"-4" inches in the middle of your tank. If your ok with that, then covering it with a your rock work is a great idea.

 

[returnofsid]

Yes, that will work. Make sure there's no way for a snail to get through overflow and then into plumbing. The elbows would be a great place for a snail to get stuck.

 

[OCDreefer]

I would just drill new holes if the glass is not tempered. It's pretty easy, you could always bring it into where I had my tank drilled, it cost me $7 for two holes.

 

[ATP123]

I couldn't figure out if my tank is tempered or not because i bought it for $500 on Craigslist

 

[ATP123]

Yes, that will work. Make sure there's no way for a snail to get through overflow and then into plumbing. The elbows would be a great place for a snail to get stuck.

Yeah, I'll cover the sides of the pipes with glass so the snails couldn't get there.

 

[Chichas01]

I couldn't figure out if my tank is tempered or not because i bought it for $500 on Craigslist

You can tell if ti's tempered by using polarized sunglasses. I also found this cool thread:

http://www.salt-city.org/showthread.php?t=9542

 

[ATP123]

You can tell if ti's tempered by using polarized sunglasses. I also found this cool thread:

http://www.salt-city.org/showthread.php?t=9542

That's kinda interesting. Should try it out. Does anyone has any experience with this?

Thanks