I bought a 180 gallon salt water tank and want to block off the holes on the bottom where the sump was so i can turn it into a fresh water tank,i just bought a FX 5 filter for it today so i am going to use that so i need some advice on what is the best thing to block the holes long term and where could i get the materials.
180 gallon advice
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I had a bad experience covering them with 2 pieces of glass and using alot of silicon, eventually started leaking BAD a few months down the line, so stay away from that
that sounds like a better idea to me. hopefully someone with some experience on this subject will chime in for you
I've used bulkheads to block off holes in the side of a tank without issue. I don't see why you couldn't on the bottom panel... I'm asuming a glass tank that doesn't need full bottom support.
I have several tanks with the bottom drains patched with glass and silicone, no problems. You could use bulkheads too.
Why not run a Sump on the FW? I'm assuming that their are at least 4 holes in the bottom of the tank because of it's size. Use 2 of the holes for a sump and 2 for the FX5. Best of both world IMHO.
Mike
Mike
I agree with using a sump for that tank, or at the very least plumb the bulkheads in so you can add a sump later without tearing the whole tank down. Just put a valve on each bulkhead to block them off for now. Works great for water changes too.
One FX5 is going to be very marginal filtration for a tank of that size and you could add a sump for less than the cost of another FX5.
One FX5 is going to be very marginal filtration for a tank of that size and you could add a sump for less than the cost of another FX5.