I am buying a 210 gallon reef ready tank....help with sump!

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I am trying to decide if this is the right tank for me.!!!

I have found an all glass 72" x 24" x 29" tank for sale for $850...With lids and 2 overflows with pre-drilled holes. I have never had a sump before. I am old school and would like to use 2 - fx5's or something and no sump.

Is the sump the way to go though? What is the best and cheapest way to build a sump? Will a 10 gallon or a 29 gallon work. With a sump do you also have a filter or is it all built in to your sump?




Can I just plug off the holes in the bottom of the overflow and just use canister filters! :nilly:Please give me some advise.
 
you can make one like me or you can buy one at the store or use one . you dont need another filter but you do need a water pump to pump it back up to your fish tank from the sump tho good luck on that
im useing a rio hf 32 for my 240
 
keepinfish;1001750; said:
On a tank this big would I be making a mistake installing a couple of can filters instead of sump.
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It woulnt be a mistake,but if it is drill w/ overflows,it would be a shame to not use a sump,& plug the holes.

Do you already have the canisters?

Is the tank going to be planted?
 
Are you buying the tank new? I asume not.

A reef ready tank cost more,no sence in paying for something your not going to use.
 
If you don't want to use a sump then your much better off just getting a new tank that not drilled, I was looking at a 180 and the price difference was at leas $200. Sumps are nice and cheap but for what your going to pay for the drilling and overflows + the sump you might be better off just getting a non drilled tank and getting 2 fx5's, but I don't know how much they run. Honestly I'd look into which is cheaper because at that point one is not much better than the other.
 
Go with a sump if thats what is set up for.Or get a tank w/o the overflows.With pump i threw my sump together for 130$.
 
Nate77;1002135; said:
Go with a sump if thats what is set up for.Or get a tank w/o the overflows.With pump i threw my sump together for 130$.
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really... did you use it as your only filter? Can I copy your design.....?
 
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