droyal1110

Good deal. I think I am satisfied and I'm going to make the jump. If the glass breaks I quit the hobby =D Now to figure out the technicalities. If you happen to know of any threads where it explains how to find flow rates, what return pumps to use, sump designs or how to's, pretty much anything sump related that would be awesome. Otherwise I'll be cooking up another thread when I get home, I think I'm getting passed the learning curve on the sump but still have sooo many questions. Thanks again!

Ha yea I know what you mean. I just swore up and down that I would NEVER have a sump. But after having my tank setup the way it is, I really could benefit from a sump. The reason why I didn't go with a sump on this tank is because I live on the 3rd story in a condo and its all carpet floors. At least where I am moving its the basement and its tile, but a flood is still out of the question. So I decided to do an easy design (I'm building it, it has to be easy lol), and it has to be redundant. Little off topic, I said screw it and paid the 20 bucks, I have posted in here one day and I am already pleased with the group. Thanks guys! So I'm probably going to drill my tank myself, and I'm probably going to go through the back. Any idea how many holes 1 drill bit will last roughly? I was thinking about buying 2 to drill 3, maybe 4 holes (still designing).

Oh and thanks for the info on the meeting but unfortunately I have duty during that time, I'm a volunteer firefighter.

Well before here I have mostly been on reefcentral. I've been losing my mind about how I'm going to make this work and I went with drilling the bottom over the overflow because I was originally going to run just a bulkhead with a strainer. After tons of reading and talking with members there, most despise against the waterfall and the noise (as will I, tank is going in the theater area of the house). Basically I am going to have 2 pipes that lead to the sump inside the overflow, one is in constant use and will be submerged (durso style), and the other will just be an open tube with a strainer that is higher than the main one (fail safe), and also coming out of the overflow area will be my return pipe. I guess it isn't necessary for the pipes to go through the bottom, maybe I will just do the back. I should probably make another thread about flow and size of piping and what not, this is all still confusing to me. Very cool tank btw.

Phisigs. Thanks I will definitely keep that in mind, I need to get the tank first and I wouldn't hold you accountable anyways. Like I said I'm trying to save as much as I can on the little stuff so I can put it into the more important things such as the protein skimmer and what not. I might practice on my QT tank and turn it into a remote sand bed or something. Just out of curiosity, when and where is the meeting this weekend? Oh and sorry if this isn't the right place to post this content.

Oh If I join (as in pay the due) there is more to this website? I dunno about coming to the meeting, I won't know anyone just yet =D Trying to make a name for myself here first and see where it goes. I've been thinking about it, watching more videos (actually watched one from the WAMAS demo on youtube) and I might just go for it. I just need to find out if the bottom is tempered or not.

Hello. I know this is my first post but I usually read in here quite a bit. Just to give you a quick background I've had a 55 long for about 5 months now and I am moving in 1 or 2 months. My plan is to do a sump tank with a few built in fail safes to avoid ANY possibility of an overflow. To make the move easier I figured why not just buy a larger tank. So I am in the market for a 75 to 90 gallon (if anyone knows someone selling one ) and I'm probably going to have to get it drilled. I called the Cozy Clownfish (I am located in Manassas currently) and so far they are the only LFS that will do it, unfortunately it will cost $50 a hole with no guarantee. So my question is, what have you guys done? I know Blue Ribbon Koi sells the bits for about $15 a piece, is it worth just doing myself? I'm terrified to crack the glass, I have watched several videos on it but I'd like to hear some testimonials. Do you guys know of any glass places around here that will do it cheaper than $50? Any information is greatly appreciate. Also if anyone in the area has the kit and has done it before I'd definitely pay if it were reasonable. Thanks!