Dan's nano build

[Youngster Dan]

Thanks for the responses, and the kind words!

I had originally thought of drilling it as well, problem is I have no idea if the glass is tempered on the bottom or not. I guess I could always find that out, also, I do have my running tank as a back up so I don't see why not. My reasoning behind using the overflow, was simply that I had one, and figured why not use it and save me the hassle of drilling.

Kien, thanks for the idea about the 45 elbows. I will swap out what I can, it makes plenty of sense to me. As far as unions, never even thought about them. I will throw some on as well and I don't mind making my life easier down the road one bit! P.S. pictures are very clear and I appreciate them!

Snaz - I will be using a 36" 96 watt atinic and 96 watt 10000 K PC that I have on my other tank. Nothing fancy, but down the road (as in when I have a few dollars) I plan on using the 33 gallon tank as a sump for a 90 or 120 and then upgrading to metal halide or some HO T5.

[Lance]

Hey Youngster Dan. Welcome to Canreef. I'm sure you will enjoy it here.
I absolutely agree with the drilling of the tank for the overflow. Much better system and you will not regret the extra time and expense.

[scumchug]

Lookin good danny boy. I agree with the unions and 45's. While you have everything apart. Raise the return high enough so you can use some of those screw on pipe holder things to secure the pipe. Loose pipes tend to get broken or pushed places they should not be. I wouldn't stress about the overflow too much. Drilling is superior, but that setup should be fine, just make sure you replace the aqua lifter pump every 6 months or so, if it needs it or not.

[Snaz]

I think you can ID tempered glass with a pair of polarized sunglasses. Something about seeing a checkered pattern in the glass, the same effect seen on automobile windows.

[BlueAbyss]

Hey Dan, looks pretty good.

I would suggest drilling also, just remember that you don't necessarily need to drill the bottom of the tank since you are doing a peninsula style anyhow (you could easily drill one of the short sides). The sides are less likely to be tempered, and as Snaz suggested you can use polarized sunglasses (or polarizing film) to ID tempered glass.