New 34g 20" cube build external overflow

[Arok3000]

Looking good.
Great idea on the extra support for the overflow. That must make for good peace of mind.

Just one question though... What's the difference between regular sewing and vogue sewing?

[gregzz4]

Nice work
I also like the gussets, and the extra thick box bottom

[nerdz]

Thanks guys.

I had always planned for the sides overflow of the overflow box to extend past the bottom pane, the same shape as the gussets... Fast forward to a newborn in the house and 2am, l forgot and cut them short.

Ya, the bottom drilled with the 3 x 1" bulkheads is 10mm glass. Super heavy, hopefully it'll make up for my hack drilling job!

[nerdz]

Originally Posted by Arok3000

Looking good.
Great idea on the extra support for the overflow. That must make for good peace of mind.

Just one question though... What's the difference between regular sewing and vogue sewing?

Ha ha!!! Just saw this: What's the difference between regular sewing and vogue sewing?

Too funny, I'm busted... You'll have to see my sewing forum to answer that

Ya, my wife's. Honest...

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by nerdz

Ya, my wife's. Honest...

Yeah, OK

But honestly, anything as a tool in a build works

Keep the pics comin'

[nerdz]

I had some aluminum angle left, so I trimmed the overflow to beef up the seal and to make it look a bit better. Also, you can see my bean animal plumbing. I trim .5" of each face of fitting to make it more compact. I didn't want ugly plumbing towering out of overflow.

[nerdz]

Hello

I painted the back side of my previous tank blue with tremclad paint.

With this new tank I cannot do this because of the external overflow, (You would see all plumbing).

What can I do?

Paint inside?

Or, maybe a better option, install acrylic in the tank on the waterside. Any tips? Where to buy in GVRD? 1/8" or 1/4" to help from bowing? Black or Blue?

Maybe mention another option I haven't even thought about!


I really have no experience and any advice would be great.

[nerdz]

Adding sump to Solana stand:

The stand seems too wimpy to support a sump, so I made a platform that extends though the shelf to the floor

Stock stand:

Stand for 20G tall sump:





And because my skimmer is so tall, I shortened drawer to allow skimmer cup to fit. The front half of drawer is still functional for food and small items

[Arok3000]

Good idea on the stand drawer.

Did you get some acrylic yet? Good news about doing g acrylic in tank is that you can integrate teeth into it for your overflow.