The plan is to place a tank in the middle of a room that you could walk around without anything in between you and the glass and place the overflow at the center of the tank instead of the 'back'. The lights would be rigged from the ceiling.
The water would flow into the drop tube as the tank gets filled by the pump. If the pump fails, the flow would simply stop. The return hose would preferably be able to fit inside the intake tube (The picture below actually has it outside the tube). The tube would most likely be PVC and there would be a hole drilled into the bottom of the tank and the tank stand. I'd imagine using a silicone based sealant in addition to plastic braces to stabilize it and prevent it from leaking.
Does anyone think this is possible or know of a company that already sells something similar? The smaller tank would act as a refugium and I could even use a canister filter in place of the pump.
The water would flow into the drop tube as the tank gets filled by the pump. If the pump fails, the flow would simply stop. The return hose would preferably be able to fit inside the intake tube (The picture below actually has it outside the tube). The tube would most likely be PVC and there would be a hole drilled into the bottom of the tank and the tank stand. I'd imagine using a silicone based sealant in addition to plastic braces to stabilize it and prevent it from leaking.
Does anyone think this is possible or know of a company that already sells something similar? The smaller tank would act as a refugium and I could even use a canister filter in place of the pump.