Helping a friend upgrade...

[flchevygrl]

Hello looking to help a friend update his tank. He wants to start with new sump.
So what size would be good for a 135 gal.? He was thinking 40b or 55gal diy

Tia

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[rogergolf66]

I have a brand new 55 gal I will sell. Never seen water still has the paper tags on it $85

I like the biggest u can fit but a 40b will be fine too if built correctly to handle the back flow in a power outage

 

[Postal]

If you want a 40 breeder or 55g you can get them for $50 and $65 respectively at Petco on sale through the end of today (29th)

 

[rogergolf66]

If you want a 40 breeder or 55g you can get them for $50 and $65 respectively at Petco on sale through the end of today (29th)

That's how I got mine it was $90 after tax and what ever fee they added

 

[Postal]

That's how I got mine it was $90 after tax and what ever fee they added

Wow! Even if they charge tax on the original price as they have been known to do, that seems too high.

 

[rogergolf66]

I will find the receipt. I had planned on returning it. I only bought it a week ago and didn't fit in the location

 

[Henchman24]

Hello looking to help a friend update his tank. He wants to start with new sump.
So what size would be good for a 135 gal.? He was thinking 40b or 55gal diy

Tia

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Sump size just depends on what you want to achieve. Generally the bigger the better for room for equipment, easier to maintain water parameters. & different sections for different things. I like to use a standard aquarium & add baffles to my liking. I would start by making a sketch of what you would like it to be such as : water in from display tank to filter socks, section for protein skimmer, section for cheato, section for return pump etc. Then measure the available room in the stand & space to put in a sump to narrow down what you could use. Then compare your sketch to the list of possible sizes to determine what will work best.

 

[flchevygrl]

This the drawing he made at lunch today.
How should the baffles be placed?

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