I've got a 75g that is not drilled. I'm looking to keep a lot of SPS and a couple clams. I'll have some others i'm sure, softies and LPS, but the majority would be the SPS.
I'm toying with the idea of taking my tank to a glass shop and having them put a couple holes in the back of the tank, since i hear that it isn't tempered anywhere, except on the bottom piece of glass.
I don't like the overflow box with the siphon that I have right now, so i'd like to do away with that. What kind of flow could I get out of the tank if I had a 1" bulkhead for the overflow down to the sump?
If i did have them drill it, where should I get the holes drilled and how many do you think i would need? I've got a room behind the wall that my tank is going to be on that is dedicated to sump and fuge and the like. Would i want to drill the tank in the back bottom corner and silicone an acrylic overflow around it? Or would I want to have the hole cut near the surface of the water and just put a strainer on it? I want it to be silent in the display room.
Also, what is the advantage of using a closed-loop rather than just having pipes empty into the sump and then having 2 pumps send water back to the display thank?
Please give me some ideas on where the overflow and return holes should be, how many do you think I should have, and your thoughts on which is better, closed loop or just another pump from the sump. Also tell me the size holes you think i should get.
Thanks all!
OOPS, sorry, didn't even think about this going in the DIY section, it prolly should though. My appologies.
I'm toying with the idea of taking my tank to a glass shop and having them put a couple holes in the back of the tank, since i hear that it isn't tempered anywhere, except on the bottom piece of glass.
I don't like the overflow box with the siphon that I have right now, so i'd like to do away with that. What kind of flow could I get out of the tank if I had a 1" bulkhead for the overflow down to the sump?
If i did have them drill it, where should I get the holes drilled and how many do you think i would need? I've got a room behind the wall that my tank is going to be on that is dedicated to sump and fuge and the like. Would i want to drill the tank in the back bottom corner and silicone an acrylic overflow around it? Or would I want to have the hole cut near the surface of the water and just put a strainer on it? I want it to be silent in the display room.
Also, what is the advantage of using a closed-loop rather than just having pipes empty into the sump and then having 2 pumps send water back to the display thank?
Please give me some ideas on where the overflow and return holes should be, how many do you think I should have, and your thoughts on which is better, closed loop or just another pump from the sump. Also tell me the size holes you think i should get.
Thanks all!
OOPS, sorry, didn't even think about this going in the DIY section, it prolly should though. My appologies.
