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Thought about it. I intend to use the back of my tank as a refugium. So I am trying to hold onto this.

There is but that chamber is now being used as my return chamber. I had to swap the two sides because the overflow would not fit inside my drain chamber(the one with the weir). Sorry if that is confusing.

In case it's confusing. Here is the black acrylic panel that I am referring to.

Thank you. I think I managed to dial it a bit more tonight. So far so good. Can I create a weir on the acrylic? I have placed the overflow in my return chamber in my AIO due to its size. So I no longer have a weir. I was thinking of using a Dremel to create some slots in that black acrylic...

Thanks a lot. Yes I am using the cpr overflow with an aqualifter pump. Indeed I want to have more stability in my tank and having a sump will increase the overall volume not mentioning all the nice stuff that you can do with a sump. I spent some time tonight dialing both the intake and the...

Yes, i did add the overflow box to add the sump. I am aware of that method but I was not keen on drilling the tank because it is a big hassle after having livestock in. Inside the overflow, I do not have bubbles. In my drain pipe, there is some trapped air. That is because i had to regulate...

Hi all, I managed to get a HOB overflow that fits very nicely in my 40 gal AIO tank. However, I am having a hard time keeping the desired water level in the overflow. I am dialing my pump and the return valve on the drain and overflow but the liquid level tends to decrease with time (about 4-5...

That is great. Good to know! And it is nice that other reefers have the fluval too. It is an awesome little tank!

That is coming up really nicely. I have a fluval 13.5 gal as well, and I am thinking of converting into a reef tank. Are you still using stock lighting for your setup? Also, I am curious about your water changes. Do you do those regularly? The updates are very entertaining. keep them coming!

That is very nice! thank you for your offer. I will PM you about it.

yeah i am guessing you are referring to apex stuff. At some point i will get one. i need one for my overseas trip anyway. It needs to be reliable .

Thank you for your offer. I will probably run HOB for now and switch to a bigger tank later this year or next year. It's hard not to upgrade in this hobby. I remember that I used to have 3 freshwater tanks...and still wanted more.

Yeah I think that's what I am going to do. Run the sump in my cabinet and put everything else in basement. Haha. I am trying to not get poisoned by the idea of going a bigger tank. At least not for now. Maybe by end of the year I may change my mind.

So if I put my current 15 gal sump underneath in my cabinet, what size of external overflow should I get? Thanks!

Yeah that makes sense. I should probably upgrade the tank at some point. It is more practical.

This is a great point. That face of the house runs warmer and the sump was planned to be just underneath it. However, the basement (as a whole) runs about 5-6 degrees cooler because it is not insulated.

the basement is well ventilated and not finished

My main concern at the moment is how do i get enough space to put dosing containers, apex etc.? I have only 22" by 22" footprint. Get a small cabinet next to it or something like that?

good point about the noise. I was thinking that it wont be too much of a problem since it is an unfinished basement.

Yes, I have a 15 gal acrylic sump and am currently working on it. I just thought about the basement sump yesterday to get more space and make water change easier. I did think about the return pump. It will have to be a big one.At least 10 ft overhead. Nice meeting you yesterday!