75gl "dutch" tank w/ closed loop?
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octoman
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Originally Posted by rookum
just tal;king bout the holes on the left and right sideof the tank for the cl. couldnt i just plumb thru that?
I have the same tank. Mine has work flawless for over 4+ years with FOWLR. I recently ugraded my ligthing and started introducing soft corals about 6 months ago. So far so good.
The only difference with what you have is i used a different skimmer that i modified and a return pump https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/data/6/6d/6dcb04cf_vbattach180116.jpg connected to that little ni pple on the black strip
just tal;king bout the holes on the left and right sideof the tank for the cl. couldnt i just plumb thru that?
I have the same tank. Mine has work flawless for over 4+ years with FOWLR. I recently ugraded my ligthing and started introducing soft corals about 6 months ago. So far so good.
The only difference with what you have is i used a different skimmer that i modified and a return pump https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/data/6/6d/6dcb04cf_vbattach180116.jpg connected to that little ni pple on the black strip
sign guy
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Originally Posted by rookum
what kinda flood are we talking, noahs arch? lol what can i do to prevent such an occurance?
all the water in the tank from the holes and up would be on your floor. id look at a overflow box somthing like a U tube deign. do you have a canopy? if so we could be going about this in all the wrong ways. if you do you could yank that skimmer out and use somthing like a super skimmer 125 as a HOT.
what kinda flood are we talking, noahs arch? lol what can i do to prevent such an occurance?
all the water in the tank from the holes and up would be on your floor. id look at a overflow box somthing like a U tube deign. do you have a canopy? if so we could be going about this in all the wrong ways. if you do you could yank that skimmer out and use somthing like a super skimmer 125 as a HOT.
octoman
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Originally Posted by sign guy
all the water in the tank from the holes and up would be on your floor. id look at a overflow box somthing like a U tube deign. do you have a canopy? if so we could be going about this in all the wrong ways. if you do you could yank that skimmer out and use somthing like a super skimmer 125 as a HOT.
Theres no way this can happen. Look at the design. The only way you can make a flood with this system is to overfill it to begin with. I have had my tank for over 4 years.
all the water in the tank from the holes and up would be on your floor. id look at a overflow box somthing like a U tube deign. do you have a canopy? if so we could be going about this in all the wrong ways. if you do you could yank that skimmer out and use somthing like a super skimmer 125 as a HOT.
Theres no way this can happen. Look at the design. The only way you can make a flood with this system is to overfill it to begin with. I have had my tank for over 4 years.
sign guy
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Originally Posted by octoman
Theres no way this can happen. Look at the design. The only way you can make a flood with this system is to overfill it to begin with. I have had my tank for over 4 years.
I ment if he used his holes on the side of the tank to feed a sump under his stand. how do you have yours setup?
Theres no way this can happen. Look at the design. The only way you can make a flood with this system is to overfill it to begin with. I have had my tank for over 4 years.
I ment if he used his holes on the side of the tank to feed a sump under his stand. how do you have yours setup?
rookum
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for right now i'm gonna set it up with a mag 9 for the closed loop with my uv incorperated in that loop.that will run around the back of the tank. then throw the bios i have been using in the back where the compartments are with a piece of filer floss on top. i'm gonna run with the skimmer that the tank has built in because i have heard good stuff about it. well have to see. the return pump is a mag 7 if i can get it to fit. if not then i'll use this crazy huge powerhead that it came with,forget what it is. using the stand for my 55 even though its only 16" wide, i have 3/4 plywood and 4x4's ready to frame it up on the back. only an 4" difference between the stand and the back of this 75. the 3/4 is going to extend another four inches so i should be covered.i would build a stand but it would be a waste cause in another couple months this hopefully will get turned into something much bigger. gonna plum it in and set up tomm. wish me luck
rookum
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here are some pics just finished setting it up. wow what fun. gonna let everybody chill for the night then i will do my rock work. enjoy the pics. post some more when i do the rocks up. using a mag 9 for the closed loop and threw my uv in there. got a built in skimmer running off of a rio 600, we'll see how the works out. i'm just glad that i'm out of that old nasty 55 with the overflow box,what a pain. still have one more tank to switch but who know swhen that will happen. trying to get a 150 flat back hex with the works from my guy but we will see. enjoy
rookum
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yeah its for a return, but if i dont have it hooked up it works in reverse. letting the water come in from the bottom and into the chamber where the return powerhead is. not sure what i want to do. either put a "t" from the powerhead and hook it up that way or let it go in reverse. maybe just plug it up. we'll see. think it looks so nice. my first acrylic. nice and light, and i got it for free, thats the best part. just hope the skimmer will handle the load.
