HELP 180 gallon tank...

[Aaron Vella]

hello all i baught a 180 gallon salt water fish tank today and its pretty new and the things i want to know about it is,it has 2 filter boxes atached to the back walls with 2 hozes in the bottom of each filter box so does anybody know what type of filter it is that i have to buy for it it looks like its pvc piping and my other question is is if i am able to change it to put my arowanas and clown knife fish into it or if ther anything i can buy to block up the 4 holes in the underneith. please let me kno if you kno anything about this it would be ALOT of help,Thank you,Aaron.. i have attached pics for you to see

 

[bbboys]

Well those are overflod boxes... You attach them to a sump you could plug them up with bulkheads and then blocking the bulkheads but I would just either make or buy a sump they are great filters

 

[Aaron Vella]

do you know of any sites that sells them ?

 

[Bderick67]

You don't need to plug the holes. Just don't fill the tank full enough so water doesn't overflow into the overflow boxes. Better yet get a sump and put them to good use.

 

[sizors]

those are built in overflows that connect down under the tank to a sump/wet dry filter. you can buy premade sumps/wet drys or you can easily build your own. check out the DIY section for some great ideas to help save money.

looks like a really nice set up you got there.

 

[bbboys]

You can find some killer ones on ebay for fairly cheap are you useing it as salt or fresh?

 

[Aaron Vella]

yep i like the set up i got it for cheap so i snapped it up.if im gona do a sump if thats all i need il just buy one because i havnt got a clue how to build one so il just look into it a bit more and hopefully get a cheap enough one.and if i can im gona stick fresh water in there i already have a 55 gal with arowanas and clown knife fish in it and needed 2 buy a bigger 1 for them cos ther starting to grow fast

 

[Domesticsage]

"arowanas" implies more than 1... I'm no expert but even 1 aro in a 55gal tank seems to make me want to cry a bit

 

[Aaron Vella]

there only babies so they have enough room for another couple weeks thats why i got this

 

[claude3rd]

I have the same tank... here are some pics of my pipework and sump: