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Unread 10/06/2019, 06:27 PM   #1
albertan22
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6 foot tank overflows

I’m looking to upgrade from my 4’ 120g tank to a 6’ 180g. My 120g has a single corner overflow which has worked fine, how many overflows does a 6’ tank need to keep from getting scummy at the surface? I’m not excited about a center overflow but don’t know how plumbing would work with dual corner overflows since I want to use herbie style overflows and one corner would end up with a long horizontal run. I’m going to have the tank built so all options are open to me.


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Unread 10/07/2019, 09:28 AM   #2
fishguy306
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I hated trying to run a herbie in a dual corner overflow tank. Personally on a 6' tank if I was having it built I'd still just do a single corner overflow or an external overflow box.


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Unread 10/13/2019, 09:17 AM   #3
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If you have the room I'd opt for through the back. Off the shelf components. Many slim profile options available. next to no real estate lost.

Through the bottom? at 6 foot a stock tank makes the most sense. Dual corner/dual herbies.

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Unread 10/22/2019, 04:24 PM   #4
ca1ore
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Corner overflows stink. If you’re having the tank made go with one of the modern ghosts-style overflows. A couple of the companies make 36” long models. That’s what I’m using on my 8’ tanks and it works very well.


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Unread 10/23/2019, 01:36 PM   #5
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If you have the room I'd opt for through the back. Off the shelf components. Many slim profile options available. next to no real estate lost.

Through the bottom? at 6 foot a stock tank makes the most sense. Dual corner/dual herbies.

HTH
If the OP is still interested this is what i did. 16 inch shadow box. on my 210


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