designing an internal overflow

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  1. dixiedog

    dixiedog Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Okay, update pics! Got the cabinet doors done.;) I turned the cabinet around and put the "back" side toward the kitchen:

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    Holes drilled, bulkheads installed - 1" drain, 3/4" return:

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    Overflow built from smoked glass:

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    Plumbing mock-up (will be painted black; nothing is glued yet!):

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    And with the overflow sitting loosely in place:

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    And that's where I'm at. Am I okay so far or am I going terribly wrong somewhere?