Hi all I'm new to mfk I bought this aquarium on craigslist for a killer deal. I just don't know what to do as with the bottom being drilled with 4 holes. 2 in the back corner and two in the middle have anyone seen or have this setupI'mm in need of some advice to setup plumbing to a canister filter with an external pump.
220 Glass Aquarium euro brace
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Plug up the center holes and use the two on the left to plumb a sump. You can set up a sump for the price of a nice canister.
Do you mind taking a picture of the tank w/ holes? I suspect the holes are for drains and even returns? Other middle holes were likely for closed loop circulation perhaps?
Here a pic I have it in the garage for now til I'm able to set it up. I'm working on a 3d background at the moment. This aquarium is a beast i did expect it to be this heavy. The aquarium has 1/2 inch glass all around except 3/4 inch glass on the bottom.
Do you want to use a sump or just seal all the holes and go with another type of filtration?
You can just get bulkheads and seal up the holes you dont want.
I would seal the two in the center and add overflow towers to the two in the back.
You can just get bulkheads and seal up the holes you dont want.
I would seal the two in the center and add overflow towers to the two in the back.
Yep, when you step up into the 200's with glass you get into the heavy tanks. My 220 is an old school O'Dell that is made with glass a little over 5/8" thick (I think it's 16mm) and that thing was a monster. When I looked up the specs on it it came out to about 550lbs completely dry and empty. Yours is probably definitely up into the 450lb range. My dad and I were able to lift mine with just the two of us but ultimately decided not to move it at all without four people.
I was thinking of setup the canister filter with two inputs in the back and two outputs in the middle as a closed system I have a sump on my L Shaped Wall Aquarium I know they work very well put was wanting to do something a little different. What problems will I have use a canister filter connected with the bottom bulkheads? I would setup the external pump after the filter and have the inputs gravity feed threw the canister filter.
This is very true. If running canisters through bulkheads, I think it's better to run them through bulkheads that are up higher on the back or sides. Having said that, I think people do it all the time, especially reefers that need the extra flow in the tank. It would have to be a pretty massive canister failure to drain the entire tank before you had a chance to notice it.
Another option could be to install a standpipe in the inlet and outlet bulkheads so that if the canister starts leaking it will only drain as far down as the height of the standpipe.