I just picked up a 60g Acrylic, Clear for life tank a few days ago. Currently the tank is sealed all around and I mean sealed not even a hole to pull any tubes or cables out from inside the tank. The only cut out is the hole from the built in over flow and the 2 bigger openings in the center of the tank. Those have lids that will shut them close. Here's the problem that I have.
1. The over flow is dead center of the tank and is sorta a 4 sided triangler shape. Should I drill the hole on the base or the back of the tank for the return tube? What size hole and bulk head should I use? It came with 1" bulk but I'm feeling this is a little too small?
2. The return nozzle that came with it is a single dual head nozzle pointing opposite sides but is swivelable. If that was to be put in the back on either side of the tank I'd have one nozzle blowing to the side and on toward the inside of the tank. Would it be efficience if I drilled a hole in the middle of the over flow on the inside of the tank and put the return tube there and have each nozzle blowing side by side of the over flow?
look @ this sketch here. where the over flow is in the middle of the tank the "<<<>>>"" represents where the water will be blowing
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[ over ]
[ flow ]
[____]
<<<[]>>>
________________________
with this setup I will be drilling 3 holes total. 2 wholes will be on the base. 1 for the return holes connected to the bulk head on the top of the over flow and one is for the down pipe.
Or should I do a single return pump going to a Y pipe and 2 return holes one on each corner of the tank like the following sketch where the "<<>>>" represent the flow of of water.
------------------------------------------------
> [ over ] <
> [ flow ] <
> [____] <
> <
______________________________
NOTE: For some reason the sketch doesn't show the way it should when posted. The over flow is meant to be in the middle.
1. The over flow is dead center of the tank and is sorta a 4 sided triangler shape. Should I drill the hole on the base or the back of the tank for the return tube? What size hole and bulk head should I use? It came with 1" bulk but I'm feeling this is a little too small?
2. The return nozzle that came with it is a single dual head nozzle pointing opposite sides but is swivelable. If that was to be put in the back on either side of the tank I'd have one nozzle blowing to the side and on toward the inside of the tank. Would it be efficience if I drilled a hole in the middle of the over flow on the inside of the tank and put the return tube there and have each nozzle blowing side by side of the over flow?
look @ this sketch here. where the over flow is in the middle of the tank the "<<<>>>"" represents where the water will be blowing
--------------------------------------
[ over ]
[ flow ]
[____]
<<<[]>>>
________________________
with this setup I will be drilling 3 holes total. 2 wholes will be on the base. 1 for the return holes connected to the bulk head on the top of the over flow and one is for the down pipe.
Or should I do a single return pump going to a Y pipe and 2 return holes one on each corner of the tank like the following sketch where the "<<>>>" represent the flow of of water.
------------------------------------------------
> [ over ] <
> [ flow ] <
> [____] <
> <
______________________________
NOTE: For some reason the sketch doesn't show the way it should when posted. The over flow is meant to be in the middle.
