over flow help...

predator · 03-17-2008, 09:32 AM

i want to drill my 10 gal so that i cant do an overflow and i was wondering how large of an outlet tube i would need...

also based on the size i need how much space do i need under the tank if i came out of the bulkhead directly into a 90 degree elbow...

I currently have the 10 gal on a counter and im gonna build a small platform for it to sit on and i just want to make sure i build a high enough platform that it will all clear once i set it all up...

-me

CollegeReefer · 03-17-2008, 03:29 PM

I think half inch would be plenty for a 10 gallon

**TheOldSalt** · 03-18-2008, 09:34 AM

Nuts. There's a chart for this somewhere on a popular DIY site, but I can't remember where at the moment. Anyway, CR is right; any pump you'd likely be using on a 10-gal should be able to use a 1/2" just fine.

03-17-2008, 09:32 AM	#1
predator Pirates get all the booty Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR Age: 25 Posts: 224	over flow help... i want to drill my 10 gal so that i cant do an overflow and i was wondering how large of an outlet tube i would need... also based on the size i need how much space do i need under the tank if i came out of the bulkhead directly into a 90 degree elbow... I currently have the 10 gal on a counter and im gonna build a small platform for it to sit on and i just want to make sure i build a high enough platform that it will all clear once i set it all up... -me __________________ He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.

03-17-2008, 03:29 PM	#2
CollegeReefer Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stevens Pont, Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 386	I think half inch would be plenty for a 10 gallon __________________ CollegeReefer

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03-18-2008, 09:34 AM	#3
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,255	Nuts. There's a chart for this somewhere on a popular DIY site, but I can't remember where at the moment. Anyway, CR is right; any pump you'd likely be using on a 10-gal should be able to use a 1/2" just fine.

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