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      December 17th, 2011
I'm fixing to order a sump pump in a week or two and I can't decide to go internal or external. I have a custom sump with thick sides and while I could drill it it would be easy to just throw a internal in it.

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      December 17th, 2011
a sump for a 55 gallon wont require too much turnover so on them I use internal instead of doing any drilling.. To me its just not worth drilling the tank for 400 to 500 gal per hour that would be going through it..

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