Do it yourself Sump System??

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birdhawk23

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Okay, I've gotten a little to much time on my hands and now I want to tackle my own "do it yourself, sump system"
Can anybody help me start this off right?
I have a 150 gallon tank and I use a Fluvall 405 cannister but I just want more... go figure
Can somebody get me started on the right foot..
How much I'm gonna spend, time it'll take, is it even worth it??
 
birdhawk23 said:
Okay, I've gotten a little to much time on my hands and now I want to tackle my own "do it yourself, sump system"
Can anybody help me start this off right?
I have a 150 gallon tank and I use a Fluvall 405 cannister but I just want more... go figure
Can somebody get me started on the right foot..
How much I'm gonna spend, time it'll take, is it even worth it??
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$80-125

TARGET or OFFICE DEPOT:
30-55g plastic storage container
PLastic 3-drawer system

Chinatwon:
Purchase enough sponges to fill the two bottom cabinets of the drawer

LFS:
Filter floss for the top drawer
$80 pump for the return
 
My version includes a bare glass tank, filter sock, and ceramic media. That's all there is to it really. You don't actually have to build anything, just plumb everything up.

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Okay... another noob question (i've not done much with do it yourself filtration systems. But i noticed I have a very large portion of my kitchen that seems to be perfectly cut out for my 150 :)
And right next to it is the hookups for the washer dryer system (that I dont use) But it has a foccet for hot/cold and a drain. Can I incorporate these to always have water flowing in and always having water flowing out? Is that not practical? that way I could hide all my drainage in the closet. I want to do it right the first time, go big or go home?? lol
 
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