DIY sump questions

['vspec']

lol, unexpected, but it made me laugh


Acrylic or glass?
Drilling a glass tank is no more difficult than drilling wood with a hole saw. Once you've done the first one, its a cake walk. Where this gets abit dicey is on the really thin stuff, obvious reasons.

Acrylic im not so sure about, as i dont deal with it due to aquarium culture down here.

In regards to Sumps, What goes up, must come down. So yeah, gravity works. Most sumps are gravity, the exception to the rules are inverted sumps, where a pump feeds into a higher sump in relation to the DT, then that drains. A prime example is surge type reservoirs for marine tanks.

Deploying sumps is easy, however it requires some planning for placement. Placements dictates how it operates

 

[David K. Bradley]

my 150 has no overflows
so can they be installed my self or i have to take it to the shop for them to do it

ExoticGREEN:

There are overflow boxes you can purchase commercially and already built, but they are spendy. They can be installed by yourself. They hang on the outside of your aquarium, similar to an HOB Power filter. There is information in the DIY Sticky section, on overflow boxes.

Additionally, there is information in the DIY Sticky section, explaining about what is known as the tube overflow. This you can make and install by yourself from PVC Schedule 40 pipe and pipe fittings. The cost of making your own tube overflow is somewhere between $15 to $20, on the average. This should cover the cost of parts, primer and glue.

Before attempting to move ahead to purchase any materials or products with either of these overflows, I would recommend and highly suggest reading about this information and watching any videos which may be included in the DIY sticky's.

I hope this helps.