HELP!!! I would like to redo my tank

[magums]

I have had my 125G tank for about a year now and I have HOB filters and skimmer, I feel that I am constantly cleaning the salt. I would like to redo the tank so I can hide everything. Any suggestions about an easy way to go about it without costing an arm and a leg. I just have fish live rock and a couple of anemones. I would like to upgrade to corals and such. Please help any suggestions would be great!!
Thanks!!!

 

[tank a holic]

build a sump / fuge, put it under the tank.... it will eliminate the need for the hob filters and you can put your heaters and skimmer in the sump its self all hidden away in a cabinet under the tank..... all you'll have in the tank is an overflow pipe and a return pipe

 

[magums]

Thanks for the info, are there any good sites on how to build a sump or where to get one?

 

[tank a holic]

here's a link to an overflow, I'll keep looking for a sump, there used to be a really good thread but I cant seem to find the old threads https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/vb/s...-OverFlow-Pipe

 

[very newbie]

There really isn't room under my tank for a sump, and i was wondering if I drilled holes through my floor, could the sump, etc. go in my basement, or is that too far to try and pump the water?

 

[cableguy]

No you can do that.. but a pump that has 10+ft head will be kinda expensive... ~200-400 dollars.

 

[tank a holic]

yeah, anything's possible. Just remember the further up you pump the water the bigger the pump needs to be