I currently keep freshwater fish, but I am looking for help here because I know you guys/gals keep big tanks. I'm looking to upgrade from my 6 foot 180g to a 9 foot tank. The specs would be 9 foot long x 26" high x 30" wide. This will be a custom tank.
I need help. I want to go 2-3 tower overflows so I guess this would look more like a reef-ready tank. If I go with 3 what do I have to worry about sump wise? I figure the 3 intakes would dump into the sump via tubing or hard pvc and all I would have to figure out is how many drilled returns I would want in the tank.
I want lots of good flow back into the tank so I am thinking 3 drilled returns about 3" to 4" below the water line. Would this mean me getting 3 submersible pumps in my sump to pump the water out of my sump back into my tank? I don't understand how this works. Or does this mean me getting a larger workhorse pump and having some type of 3-way valve to split off the returning tank water?
I need to send a drawing to some tank manufacturers showing them what I want so I have to get a better understanding of how all this works.
Presently I am running 2 2217 Eheim cannister filters on my tank. I want to put everything below the tank now. I worry about water spillage so any thoughts how best to safeguard this with one-way valves and pumps would help me make my decision.
I want to go glass on this big boy tank. While cleaning my present glass tank, there are many times my sand makes contact on the sides of the glass. I don't want to worry about what this would do to an expensive acrylic tank.
Help me out pls with info.
I need help. I want to go 2-3 tower overflows so I guess this would look more like a reef-ready tank. If I go with 3 what do I have to worry about sump wise? I figure the 3 intakes would dump into the sump via tubing or hard pvc and all I would have to figure out is how many drilled returns I would want in the tank.
I want lots of good flow back into the tank so I am thinking 3 drilled returns about 3" to 4" below the water line. Would this mean me getting 3 submersible pumps in my sump to pump the water out of my sump back into my tank? I don't understand how this works. Or does this mean me getting a larger workhorse pump and having some type of 3-way valve to split off the returning tank water?
I need to send a drawing to some tank manufacturers showing them what I want so I have to get a better understanding of how all this works.
Presently I am running 2 2217 Eheim cannister filters on my tank. I want to put everything below the tank now. I worry about water spillage so any thoughts how best to safeguard this with one-way valves and pumps would help me make my decision.
I want to go glass on this big boy tank. While cleaning my present glass tank, there are many times my sand makes contact on the sides of the glass. I don't want to worry about what this would do to an expensive acrylic tank.
Help me out pls with info.
