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Old 07-10-2012, 05:24 AM
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use at your own risk, but at one point on my old 33g which was in a bay window I had a 15g on milk crates behind it fed with a small powerhead with a larger diameter vynil hose contraption siphon feeding back to the tank. the refugiem sat a couple inches higher than the top of the tank but the water levels were about the same. I used a toms aqua lifter to ensure the siphon was maintained in the hose.

worked well for a couple months until I cracked the refugieum leaning on it<nothing else to lean on back there>

Other than that hole saws are cheap and probably whatever plumbing is done properly is more safe
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Old 07-10-2012, 11:56 PM
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Thank you I might order the 10 gal so its already drilled. I can also talk to the guys there about the plumbing.

I have to custom build a stand anyway so I am going to use that to my advantage and build a shelf above the DT. It means my stand will be wider than a typical stand for a 29 but thats ok, gives me more room in the bottom to play with as well.
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