Sump/ drilled tank/ overflow system help

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Ian14

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Hello I am new to the forum and I 'm trying to find a large tank of craigslist and I came across one that the seller said was 86 x 27 x 31. The tank is pre drilled but there doesn't seem to be any over flows in the pictures.
Does a tank need overflows to have a sump system in a drilled tank? I'm still not totally clear how that all works I'm still trying to understand it all. Are you able to install custom overflows in the tank corners or something like that?
the seller says there are four drilled holes in the back, so would that be two for return and two for output?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

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I'm not sure what those white pipes are behind the tank but they may be the overflows. Go to the search bar near the top right corner of the page and look for Durso. That is an overflow pipe design and may be what I see. It should be pretty explanatory. Good luck. Enjoy your new tank.
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They could be. The person is selling it for someone else so they don't know much about it. Here is another picture that was put on the ad with more piping. It said there were 2 custom made protein skimmers, could that be them or the piping for the sump.

If they were the overflows how would they even fit in the tank?
 
I've seen tanks with just stand pipes without them being enclosed in an overflow. depending on how far from the side panes the holes are you can always install your own.
 
Thanks guys. The seller is asking 1200 for all of the this. A 1200 gph pump and media comes with it for the sump and miscellaneous pipes/parts. How much do you think this is worth and what I should pay for it?


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from the place I got my tank from, the listed price for a new 260G (96"x24"x26") is $1000. you could dickier that lower, at least I did.

realize too, you're taking a risk buying a tank that you can't see if it holds water or not.

at that price I'd probably pass, but different locations have different tank prices, sometimes by a large amount. I have no idea what the tank market is like around you. who knows, if it's been up for several months maybe you can get the price down.
 
ImageUploadedByMonsterAquariaNetwork1392140409.007794.jpgImageUploadedByMonsterAquariaNetwork1392140417.540776.jpgIt's been up about 2 weeks. I got some more pictures of the drilled holes in the main tank and sump tank. It looks like the sump tank is drilled and has bulkheads in it, why would that be?

Im trying to figure how this whole system would work. I guess I would get and install two over flows inside the tank in 2 of the holes, and then hookup piping connecting it to the sump and then have two pumps to return it through the other two holes, am I right?

I think 1000 would be a fair price


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who knows. I have bulkheads in my sump for a drainage idea I had that didn't work out.

you could do it that way.

looks like the sump is cracked...
 
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