E erk419 Feeder Fish MFK Member Dec 21, 2009 1,133 2 0 44 Lima, Ohio Dec 31, 2009 #1 Can you make a sump for fitration without drilling holes in your tank?
Z Zander_The_RBP Jack Dempsey MFK Member Jan 8, 2009 1,054 3 36 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dec 31, 2009 #2 yup you can thats what i did. you just need to buy or build an overflow heres everything you need to know about building a DIY overflow out of PVC (works for any type of piping actualy mine was built out of ABS) DIY Overflow 101 - The Mysteries Explained the diameter of the pipe is determined by the flow of your pump heres a thread about pipe sizes for various flow rates Pipe Sizing Charts and Flow Rates
yup you can thats what i did. you just need to buy or build an overflow heres everything you need to know about building a DIY overflow out of PVC (works for any type of piping actualy mine was built out of ABS) DIY Overflow 101 - The Mysteries Explained the diameter of the pipe is determined by the flow of your pump heres a thread about pipe sizes for various flow rates Pipe Sizing Charts and Flow Rates
P Potts050 Jack Dempsey MFK Member Aug 15, 2006 1,002 2 38 Brantford Ontario Canada Jan 1, 2010 #3 Drilling the tank allows a much simpler plumbing solution.
E erk419 Feeder Fish MFK Member Dec 21, 2009 1,133 2 0 44 Lima, Ohio Jan 2, 2010 #4 Potts050;3747389; said: Drilling the tank allows a much simpler plumbing solution. Click to expand... Yeah but I don't want to do that one mistake and the glass cracks game over
Potts050;3747389; said: Drilling the tank allows a much simpler plumbing solution. Click to expand... Yeah but I don't want to do that one mistake and the glass cracks game over
S sgriffin760 Feeder Fish MFK Member May 12, 2008 48 0 0 43 oceanside, ca Jan 2, 2010 #5 over flow box simple and effective eshopps 800 is what i run never have had a issue with it
sharp tooth Candiru MFK Member Sep 17, 2005 602 0 46 44 uk Jan 2, 2010 #6 have the sump above the tank. pump in the tank and then then drill the sump to overflow back to the tank.
have the sump above the tank. pump in the tank and then then drill the sump to overflow back to the tank.
Pharaoh Administrator Staff member Administrator MFK Member Feb 18, 2008 17,566 171 1,097 Indianapolis Jan 2, 2010 #7 Multiple options as stated above. Overhead sumps, DIY overflows, and hang on back overflows.