LJA
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The Prologue:
Well, this weekend I was minding my own business driving down the road to my house when I see it... My neighbors are having a moving sale and as I drive by a spot a nice tank sitting in their driveway.
I had no intention of upgrading from my 29G for some time but when you see a good deal, why not?
Ended up purchasing a 55Gallon tank with black iron stand (very sturdy) it's the type that would allow you to view your refugium underneath. $50 after some negnotiation :smokin: and I was on my way.
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The project:
Over the next month I plan to accomplish the following....
1) Drill the tank for a closed loop system
2) Refinish the stand with new paint
3) Build a one of a kind "refugium box" (more information below)
4) Buy/purchase a sump/refugium ^^
5) Install the plumbing
Now, I have read a lot of build threads about people drilling tanks and how they do it so I believe I'm all set in that area.
The one thing I'm not entirely sure of is what size holes I should make, how many, and what type of return pump I should use.
I want to eliminate the need for powerheads in the DT so I'm assuming I will need at least 3 return holes?
After I have all the plumbing and holes setup, I will build a "refugium box" which will be placed over my sump/fuge underneath the DT and will be sort of split into two parts. Basically it will just be a black wood box that will hide the sump part, and just show the refugium. I probably didn't explain this well enough and I will post pictures of my design plans tonight.
Could someone please post with information on closed loop setups on 55gallon tanks? I need to know how many holes, what size, and what the best locations would be?
Well, this weekend I was minding my own business driving down the road to my house when I see it... My neighbors are having a moving sale and as I drive by a spot a nice tank sitting in their driveway.
I had no intention of upgrading from my 29G for some time but when you see a good deal, why not?
Ended up purchasing a 55Gallon tank with black iron stand (very sturdy) it's the type that would allow you to view your refugium underneath. $50 after some negnotiation :smokin: and I was on my way.
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The project:
Over the next month I plan to accomplish the following....
1) Drill the tank for a closed loop system
2) Refinish the stand with new paint
3) Build a one of a kind "refugium box" (more information below)
4) Buy/purchase a sump/refugium ^^
5) Install the plumbing
Now, I have read a lot of build threads about people drilling tanks and how they do it so I believe I'm all set in that area.
The one thing I'm not entirely sure of is what size holes I should make, how many, and what type of return pump I should use.
I want to eliminate the need for powerheads in the DT so I'm assuming I will need at least 3 return holes?
After I have all the plumbing and holes setup, I will build a "refugium box" which will be placed over my sump/fuge underneath the DT and will be sort of split into two parts. Basically it will just be a black wood box that will hide the sump part, and just show the refugium. I probably didn't explain this well enough and I will post pictures of my design plans tonight.
Could someone please post with information on closed loop setups on 55gallon tanks? I need to know how many holes, what size, and what the best locations would be?