Building a new fuge from acrylic one question

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  1. wareagle35031

    wareagle35031 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I am building a refugium from scratch from acrylic, It will sit over my new 20 long sump( I picked up today) my question is this, could I drill a hole in the bottom of the fuge and place a 1" pvc pipe 2 inches from the top of the fuge for it to drain down into my tank, much as a stand pipe does in a main tank?
     
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  2. PDCCO

    PDCCO Feather Duster

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    I don't see why not, I'm doing pretty much the same thing with the fuge I just constructed, only difference is that I have about 18" of flex tubing run to drain into my sump because my fuge does not sit directly above the sump.
     
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  3. Otty

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    I would just drill a hole in the side of it near the top so that when you fill it with water it just get to s certain point then drains in the sump. Mine is about 4.4 " from the top rim of a 30g tank.
     
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