3 for the drains and 1 for return is my plan.still a lot to think about. I have always done Herbies in the past but on this big aquarium I may do the Bean Animal, I have 4 holes. I might drill through my walls and put a sump in my basement. I currently have a 75 drilled with 29 sump so excited for this upgrade. Is the best way to just make one with two 90 degree elbows. I cant find any 'u pipes' available online. My overflow box was 1' plumbing if that makes any difference. It looks just like the Aqueon 210 with dual braces going across the top and bottom. I need to redo the plumbing in my overflow box and was wondering how people create the 'U pipe' for a bean animal overflow. If this thing gives way, it would be a disaster.ĭimension including the frame = 72.5" x 24.5" x 29.625", glass is 72x24. Are these calculators that are found numerous places for framed or frameless tanks? I am going to be putting this on my main floor rambler, will be installing some posts and beams in my basement. With a tank of these dimensions, I am finding the safety factor to be pretty low, is that correct? Like I said, the frame is pretty beefy which makes me feel better. The glass is 12mm, should I be worried? I have read tons of glass thickness threads and am finding answers all over the place. The silicone looks great, I cannot see any bubbles, keeping in mind there is no water in it. Anyways, it does have a pretty beefy black platic frame and seems to be made really well. I know Aqueon used a lot of the Mefaflow overflows for their tanks. I did not find a manufacturer, I did see a "F210A" sticker (210 gallon). Currently it is sitting on saw horses while I build a stand out of 2圆's. Last weekend, I cut all the PVC, unthreaded the bulkheads, removed wall trim and got the tank home. My friend did not want the tank so said if I removed it, I could have it! The tank was used for around 3 years and then sat dry, but inside, for a couple more. The previous owner, who they knew, built it into the wall. I belonged to Oscarfish for decades, still sad to see the site gone.Īnyways, I got a 210 gallon with 2 Megaflow overflows (already drilled - 4-1.75" holes) for free! It was at my friends place when they bought the house. I didn't see a good reason on BeanAnimal's site either except for the one with the airline attached (which won't matter since I'm not using that portion).Hi everyone, longtime fish keeper, first time poster. Is that just for cleaning? I wasn't planning on installing them. I am curious though as to why you have the T/Wye joints on the back and the caps. I think that will simply be a matter of tweaking and suppose I can do all that after install. The main drain pipe is an inch or two high: high enough to keep some water in overflow at all times and lower than trickle drain by about 2 inches. I don't know that it makes a ton of difference, but I want to make sure my full siphon can keep that full siphon without the emergency/secondary drain impacting it. My overflow is about 3 inches deeper than the bottom of the dual input pipes (horizontal) and about 8 inches deep overall. Overall, by having the 90's in opposing directions you have a height difference of probably about an inch or maybe a touch more. I wasn't going to put an inverted 90 on the full siphon, but can. I went into the back of the tank about half way down so that if I ever wanted to change the plumbing to something different, I could. Just a full siphon and a partial/emergency drain. I'm only doing the Herbie, so I don't have the 3rd drain.
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