drilled tank question

[RichE]

If you have a drilled tank and want to use a sump, what do you use inside the tank if there is no built in over flow(weir)

I have seen stack pipes, but would that work? I would think all you would hear is water running down the inside of the pipe.

Thanks

Rich

[danielratti]

theres a lot you can do... easy and cheap would be just doing a stand pipe wirh a strainer over it.so you don.t suck fish down

[Mission Man]

Is this a DIY project?  If so, what special tools do you need? 

Now that I'm getting quite a few tanks, it seems that water changes are taking up a lot of my time, but I've got over 40 tanks up and going and it seems like a BIG task to change it now.

[four_by_ken]

theres a lot you can do... easy and cheap would be just doing a stand pipe wirh a strainer over it.so you don.t suck fish down

That's my plan for now.

[danielratti]

Maybe ill do a overflow diy... when I feel like it of course.

[lilscoots]

I built my own weirs out of acrylic sheet and siliconed them in.

[danielratti]

do you weldon the or heat them up and bend them

[lilscoots]

I heat bent them with a jig for my 45 degree ones and just on the side of a bench for my 90 degree ones.

[danielratti]

post a pic Ive never been a fan of bent ones.

[lilscoots]

Here's a link to the album on photobucket, it shows a 90 gallon I put an overflow in, i've since sold it. I'll try and find other pics of my 125 or my 180 that has them.
http://s1175.photobucket.com/user/eltrafan/slideshow/90%20gallon%20start%20to%20finish

[danielratti]

Actually that's better then some of the pros out there...

[mightieskeeper]

Rich look up www.dursostandpipes.com best diy for your drilled tank.  no loud sucking sounds!

[lilscoots]

or fun full siphon with noisy backups - (bean animal or herbie style).  Siphons run dead silent, if something happens and a backup drain kicks in, it makes enough noise for you to notice something's not right.