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    Question on 30gal sump..

    awesome.. thanks a bunch.. I'll call the glass shop tomorrow and try and get my skimmer ordered this weekend. thanks much
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    Question on 30gal sump..

    ok i've gotten my 30 gal clean'd up and ready to go and i've take'n a look at the skimmers and it looks like the reef octo 110 is about 18" tall. I've also looked at the 150 and it was about 20" tall. I've take'n my measurements for my dividers but before I get the glass shop to cut em I...
  3. J

    Question on 30gal sump..

    My progress on tank has come to a complete crawl since approaching christmas. But I managed to score a pretty good deal on a 30 gal tank off of craigslist for 20 bucks. Not but a few months old either. Only problem is it is a little taller than I expected. I was originally gonna get a 20...
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    Plumbing..

    I put drilled mine about 4 inches from the top of the tank. I figured I'd run a pvc elbow with a screen up to around water lvl for power outage saftey. I was going to get my wife to help me but I quickley changed my mind about that one as she is brain dead when it comes to tools and work. So...
  5. J

    Plumbing..

    WOOT!! Got my whole saw bit in yesterday from ebay and got tank drilled today. Everything went smooth. Went way faster than I thought. Only took about 8 to 10 mins to finish. Now just gotta pick up my 20 gal from petsmart and get galss pieces cut for sump and run plumbing. Bulkhead should...
  6. J

    Plumbing..

    Great!! Thanks Yote!! I've got a bit coming for 1 and a 1/2" bulkhead. I think i'm going to just run return over the top of the tank. I'm kinda on a budget and I don't want to have to buy another bit to drill 3/4" for the return. How far from the top and corner should I place bulkhead?? Or...
  7. J

    Plumbing..

    I had a thread on tank drilling before and after all reading i've done I just won't one more final opinion from everyone before I make my purchases. I finished up construction on my tank stand last weekend just needs to be finished.(Will for sure post pics when completed):D I'm building my...
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    Question on Tank drilling..

    It's the 55g tank. With a 20g sump. From the research I did yesterday and today i'm think'n of going with a mag 7 with 1 inch plumbing. I found a post suggesting a mag 7 for a 55g tank with a 10g sump. I found a few more sites suggesting these pumps also good feedback on them. 1 inch...
  9. J

    Question on Tank drilling..

    Yeah the auction say's it's for a 1 3/4 inch 45mm for 1 inch bulkhead 1 inch pipe.
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    Question on Tank drilling..

    Any recommendation on what size to go on plumbing?? I haven't checked with LFS yet on price but I saw some of the bits on ebay which were not priced too bad. Would be nice to have bit for future tanks. I found one bit on ebay for like 14 with free shipping for a 1 inch I believe it was...
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    Question on Tank drilling..

    I have no idea what they charge. I saw they did tank drilling on there website. I'm head'n out there this weekend and was gonna talk with them about some different things so i'll let ya know on what they charge. So I should have it drilled in the back on the right for drain and left for...
  12. J

    Question on Tank drilling..

    I've got a LFS that does tank drilling. By all my research on this i'm assuming I would need one drilled in the bottem of the tank for gravity feed to the sump pump underneath and maybe one in the back of the tank on the left side for return?? Also what would you suggest for overflow?? More...
  13. J

    What size tank for sump??

    I'll have to check on that. I've got a few local pet stores around i'll call them up and see what I can find. I think i'm gonna go with the 20 gallon. Thanks for all the help. :bowdown:
  14. J

    What size tank for sump??

    Woot!! Here starts the newbie questions :D I've got a 55g display tank and I was wondering if a 10 gallon tank would be enough for sump or would a 20g be better?? I've got a line on a 20g tank but it's about an hour away from my house where the 10g is about 5 mins. But I would rather go with...
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