Bean Animal Plumbing on a 240 Gal Tank

mmotown · 07/11/2020, 12:54 PM

Hello guys! I am about to start setting up my 240 gal tank that's been sitting in my living room for months now. I currently have a 150 gal. The 240 has two overflow boxes with two returns and two drains each for a total of 4 holes under the tank for each box. It was suggested to me to do the bean animal overflow. My questions are as follows...

1. Would I have to cut out the existing overflow boxes?
2. Could I do a bean animal within my overflow boxes and still make it quiet ?
3. Does anyone reading this live in Dallas?

stgla · 07/12/2020, 11:39 AM

Bean animal uses 3 drains and 1 return, so you can do a bean animal in each overflow if you want. That will be six drain lines leading down to your sump, so plan your plumbing carefully. I don't see why you'd have to cut out existing boxes.

What are the diameters of the holes?

07/11/2020, 12:54 PM	#1
mmotown Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 1,520	Bean Animal Plumbing on a 240 Gal Tank Hello guys! I am about to start setting up my 240 gal tank that's been sitting in my living room for months now. I currently have a 150 gal. The 240 has two overflow boxes with two returns and two drains each for a total of 4 holes under the tank for each box. It was suggested to me to do the bean animal overflow. My questions are as follows... 1. Would I have to cut out the existing overflow boxes? 2. Could I do a bean animal within my overflow boxes and still make it quiet ? 3. Does anyone reading this live in Dallas?

07/12/2020, 11:39 AM	#2
stgla Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 353	Bean animal uses 3 drains and 1 return, so you can do a bean animal in each overflow if you want. That will be six drain lines leading down to your sump, so plan your plumbing carefully. I don't see why you'd have to cut out existing boxes. What are the diameters of the holes?