Foolish question, maybe...

[fortheloveofcrabs]

This is a really stupid question, but I just don’t know…

Okay, so I’m thinking ofchanging my 55 and 16 into one 25 gal. My tanks are okay, but neither one is like “wow”. I figure if I just have one, and really focus on it, it would be less work, and over all look better.

So, if I’m going to do this, I’m going to do it differently than my last two tanks – right the first time

As such, I want an overflow box in the tank. What’s the point of the “inverted U” shaped drain. Why not just a drain at the bottom of the box? Heck, wouldn’t that make more sense as water might stagnate at the bottom of an overflow box? And if not, why not just a straight tube up the middle of the overflow box?

Thank you all...

-Paul