Single bottom drilled Aquarium help

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Jack Dempsey
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Oct 11, 2008
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I just brought a 135 gallon with a 2 inch drilled hole in the bottom no return hole and no weir looking for plumbing ideas for plumbing, sump and returns
 
If it doesn't already have one, you will need to buy a bulkhead to attach plumbing to.
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It has a gasket you put on the wet side to prevent leaks, when screwed on.
For bottom drilled tanks you will need to build a weir, or (easier) use a stand pipe cut to the length where you want the waters surface to be.
It that allows the tank water to fill to the height of the pipe, and not all drain out by gravity.
I usually buy threaded inside bulkheads to use PVC fitting to accept the size pipe I choose.
I also use PVC for piping threaded into the bulkhead bottom, leading to the sump.
 
What is commonly done in Japan is to return your water up through the middle of the drainage pipe so it's more compact and neater.

On the drainage side, use an elbow underneath the tank to carry water away to filter. On the return, drill into and through this elbow so the return line goes back concealed. Seal the elbow with plastic heat gun or PVC putty.
 
What is commonly done in Japan is to return your water up through the middle of the drainage pipe so it's more compact and neater.

On the drainage side, use an elbow underneath the tank to carry water away to filter. On the return, drill into and through this elbow so the return line goes back concealed. Seal the elbow with plastic heat gun or PVC putty.
Any pics or web sites with this design
 
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