raywagner88
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I'm starting the plans to a tank that I am looking at building. I have a pretty good foundation of what exactly I want to do and have done quite a bit of reading on RC over the last few months. I currently have a 40 gallon FOWLR tank that I tore down due to moving. I sold and gave away all my living items in the tank and am ready to start from fresh.
I like the clean looking aquariums and want to really promote that within my build. My main tank size is going to be 36x36x30 i plan on having a built in overflow that extends 6" beyond the display tank dimensions. Within this overflow I want to house 2 vortech mp40's. As you can see from my rough drawings I have incorporated 2 sealed compartments that will house the dry side of the vortech's.
I'm really stuck on what equipment I will need for this. My 40 gallon that I had for 2 years used 2 Hydor Koralia 2's and a HOB marineland emperor filter running only carbon. I relied mainly on water changes. This is a big step and a huge learning curve that I'm undertaking and from all the reading I've done on various threads I feel confident that I can complete this. Below are some sketches of my started ideas.



Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I like the clean looking aquariums and want to really promote that within my build. My main tank size is going to be 36x36x30 i plan on having a built in overflow that extends 6" beyond the display tank dimensions. Within this overflow I want to house 2 vortech mp40's. As you can see from my rough drawings I have incorporated 2 sealed compartments that will house the dry side of the vortech's.
I'm really stuck on what equipment I will need for this. My 40 gallon that I had for 2 years used 2 Hydor Koralia 2's and a HOB marineland emperor filter running only carbon. I relied mainly on water changes. This is a big step and a huge learning curve that I'm undertaking and from all the reading I've done on various threads I feel confident that I can complete this. Below are some sketches of my started ideas.



Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.