overflow boxs

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  1. big boy

    big boy Plankton

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    Im starting a 150 gal saltwater tank it is 6 ft wide is it better to have 1 bigger 1500gph overflow box in the middle or 2 800 gal overflow boxes spread apart
     
    big boy, Feb 9, 2015
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  2. chris adams

    chris adams Purple Tang

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    Personally having had tanks with corner and tanks with middle overflow I prefer the corner. To me by putting it in the middle it chews up some valuable real estate.
     
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  3. DSC reef

    DSC reef Giant Squid

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    I would put the two 800 boxes in the same corner. I run two on my 125 and it works well.
     
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