Hole Placement Need Info ASAP! (thanks)

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jmart.cooper

jmart.cooper

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I a planning on purchasing a new acrylic tank from glass cages. The tank will be 360 gallons, 8x3x2. I was planning on having them drill two or three holes for bulkheads.

My question:

1. How large of holes do I want drilled? Right now I have a panworld pump that is rated for 1900 gph, so they will have to be able to handle at least the much but I would prefer if they could handle about 5000 gph in case I upgrade in the future.

2. Where do I want the holes. I was thinking one on each end about a foot from each end. Also how high do I want them to be? I was thinking about six inches or the height of a 2.5 inch elbow+ a bit from the top of the tank.

3. Do I really want an "overflow" like the standard ones in reef ready tanks, or is a 90 degree elbow that skims the surface and has a T on the back of the tank to allow for ventilation, good enough. I don't know if that makes any sense.

Anyway, would that work just as well. It would cost less and wouldn't take up tank space.

4. Any other info, thoughts or opinions would be great to hear. I may also think of other questions as I go along.

Thanks
 
Give your information to GlassCages and let them set it up for you. Get it reef ready unless you have a reason not to. The extra cost will be minimal but will be well worth it in the long run.
 
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