My 260 will be here on Saturday, when I ordered it I was planning on just using cannisters as filtration so didn't get the tank drilled. What are my options now? I have no idea if I can have someone come to my house and drill the tank, i'd be worried they'd mess it up and ruin my new tank though.. Is there a way to use a sump without having the tank drilled?
Sump help
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Use an overflow box of some kid, I believe there is one that you simply hang on the back tp function without any need fir drilling. I could be wrong though
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Just had a look at Uaru Joeys video on youtube of his DIY PVC overflow and that seems pretty simple to do, I don't see how this would remove any debris etc from the tank, would you use a cannister along with this for mechanical filtration? What size sump would be recommended for a 260?
That's up to you, I like to use sumps rated higher than my tank size. And for a canister, get an eheim or fluval. If you want to save money, buy a rena/API filstar, those are great filters too.
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Is the tank acrylic or glass? If it was acrylic, id say just drill it. The manufacturer would probably send you a template if you ask them.
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Don't usea canister with full mech, that will kill the flow rate. It's best to do bio on top and mech for the rest if you want good mech. I only have one sump, which is on a 75 gallon, and that one is very small, I only got it because that tank was pre drilled. But on my 240, I would use a sump rated up to 300 gallons.
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