Overflow advice

[golf nut]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Best way would be not to use plastic and build the overflow from glass like you're suppose to. If that's not an option all you can really do is silicone it and hope for the best, but I wouldn't recomend it.

There are lots of ways to do this better and not what we are suppose to do, that's the easy way out, why don't we think about what we need to do and then figure it out, using and taking up space with a glass box in the middle of the tank is both wasteful and expensive, re-think the problem, make your mind work and come up with a better solution, and save money.

[banditpowdercoat]

And who says were SUPPOSED to use a certain product anyways? Where would we be if no one broke from convention? Just because Joey and Billy use it, does it mean you have to too?

[golf nut]

You could do this, this would be as safe as a church and save you a ton of real estate .

http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...otions/of2.jpg


http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...otions/ov1.jpg


http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...ns/nov13-1.jpg


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[banditpowdercoat]

Paul, I LIKE that!, Coming to the market soon by chance???

[Bloodasp]

That's a cool idea, especially for a cube with the drain hole in the middle.

[mr.wilson]

You don't get a safe bond with ABS to silicone. While I would never silicone plastics, the safest way to do it is to epoxy the ABS and bond the epoxy and glass tank together with silicone. Epoxy sticks to plastics, silicone sticks to epoxy.

[Kalifornia]

Wow , thanks everyone and Paul wonderful idea , I am going to force my buddy to do that :P lol
Told him to look at this thread casue all you guys have great advice

Thanks

[superduperwesman]

Originally Posted by Mr OM

You could do this, this would be as safe as a church and save you a ton of real estate .

http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...otions/of2.jpg


http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...otions/ov1.jpg


http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...ns/nov13-1.jpg


http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...ns/nov13-3.jpg


http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...ns/nov13-4.jpg

Very cool. I see the threads on the side of the bulk head but how does it attach to the output inside the tube?

[golf nut]

Originally Posted by superduperwesman

Very cool. I see the threads on the side of the bulk head but how does it attach to the output inside the tube?

It's a secret

[mark]

nothing wrong with building a square/rectangular box in the middle (see here).