Like I said in my second post (with the pictures). It's not my tank. It's a guy on the nano-reef forum that goes by the ID "ninjafish". Here is the link is you are interested: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.p ... pic=101490 I just want to give him the credit. I am just a fan of this...
Yeah, I'm not a total newb. But I guess I am lacking the proper terminology for this type of over-flow. It's definitely a "custom cut tank with a permanently attached over-flow box without the use of a siphon" 8O I dunno how to boil that down to a couple words :lol: :?:
Thales - you resonped quicker than I can type! :)
bleedingthought - "hang-on overflow"? I suppose.
Here is a pic before the plumbing...
It's permanently attached by silicone.
Thanks guys for the responses. Any more thoughts? Keep 'em coming!
@ Matt_Wandell - Thanks for the response. I was just looking for an explanation of your advise that you gave in the "common mistakes" article. I'm just trying to learn. I currently have a nano tank, but in the very very early planning stage of a much larger tank. Any thoughts on this overflow...
This is sort of what I have in mind for an external overflow.
I can't take credit for this sketch. It's ninjafish's sketch and he is currently using this on his new tank.
Here is a pic of the inside of his tank (he is just starting the tank). You can see how clean this external overflow...
In this article (Common mistakes...):
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/12/tips/view
Someone mentions that an external over-flow is a common mistake. Any reason why an external over-flow would be a problem?
