New Concept!! EXternal overflows that work like INTERNAL!!

[mrrrkva]

What I mean is a ReefREady tank with the overflows on the OUTSIDE of the tank. How would this work?? Inter-american is putting them on and saying they are great. Do you guys forsee problems. It would sure free up ALOT of space INSIDE the tank!!! If I have a 2 inch drain on the bottom of these, they are drilling a 3 inch hole that will be like a "notch" LET me know before I order.

 

[Len]

I believe Sanjay did this on his tank a long time ago. There should be no problems with this design. I think I may do this with my next tank

 

[Anonymous]

I will absolutely have this on my next tank.

 

[tangir1]

Is it like a chamber on the side/back of a tank? I saw these on several larger tanks.

 

[mrrrkva]

Anyone Have pics? I would love to see this before I took the plunge

 

[liquid]

I'd like to see pics as well and Len is right that Sanjay did this a while back. FWIW, Calfo also talks about this design in his coral prop book.

This is somewhat similar to what I ened up doing w/ my 30 long: the top left corner of the acrylic tank was dual drilled and I installed dual external Durso's on it. Works like a champ.

Shane

 

[Anonymous]

someone just posted pics of thier big tank 150 or 240 maybe that had an external. I'm thinking definatley on my next tank.

B

 

[Anonymous]

How does the overflow work? Do you have to construct a custom tank? Most tanks have that frame around the top and bottom ... do you drill the glass out under it or do you interrupt the frame? I'd like to see a pic, this idea is really neat.

 

[Anonymous]

This is pretty much a standard thing on large custom acrylic tanks for hotels, restaurants, etc. All you see in the tank is the teeth of the overflow, and the works are hidden in the wall.

 

[sdgtivr6]

 

[cdeakle]

beautiful! have any more pics below the overflows and the front of the tank?

 

[Anonymous]

Well, that looks like it would certainly make retrieving a fish from the overflow easier.

 

[Anonymous]

looks LOUD too

 

[npaden]

looks LOUD too

You can install stand pipes in these overflows just like you could in a standard overflow also.

FWIW, Nathan

 

[sdgtivr6]

I wish my tank was this nice!

http://myweb.cableone.net/jkhood/reef_project.htm

 

[Snorkel in my tank]

Awesome design, more tanks like this should be widely avalible.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm incredibly curious, what are the things on the tees in the plumbing right above the return pumps?

 

[Anonymous]

probably actuated ball valves. motorized SCWD kinda thing. Switches from one return to the next at a set interval.

http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t ... t=actuated

B

 

[Baianotang]

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[Fishtales]

It is on a beautiful tank on "Tank of the month " on reef central

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004- ... oundLG.jpg