suver569
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I'm toying with the idea of moving my 55 gallon tank to another part of my house, and setting up my 29 gallon as a fuge next to it. The 55 is drilled for a 1 1/4" drain, and a 1" return, the 29 is not drilled.
The bottom of the tanks will be at the same height, but the 29 is about 6" shorter than the 55.
My initial thought was a Durso in the 55, draining into the 29 by means of gravity. That will hopefully help with saving pods that get sucked into the 29. I'd more than likely plumb a spraybar attached to the top/back of the 29.
Now the return is a different story, this is where I dont have much experience. I have a simple fuge setup now on my 55, under the tank, gravity drain to the fuge, a square overflow made from plexiglass in the corner, which houses a Mag5, and, pumps it straight up about 4' to the 1" return in the 55, which has a simple flexible spraybar on it now.
I'd like to still use the 1" return in the 55, with the spraybar. Should I just build a corner drain in the 29, similar to the one in the 10G fuge I have now, or is there another suggestion that anyone has? I have the ability to drill the 29 if needed.
Thanks for any info.
The bottom of the tanks will be at the same height, but the 29 is about 6" shorter than the 55.
My initial thought was a Durso in the 55, draining into the 29 by means of gravity. That will hopefully help with saving pods that get sucked into the 29. I'd more than likely plumb a spraybar attached to the top/back of the 29.
Now the return is a different story, this is where I dont have much experience. I have a simple fuge setup now on my 55, under the tank, gravity drain to the fuge, a square overflow made from plexiglass in the corner, which houses a Mag5, and, pumps it straight up about 4' to the 1" return in the 55, which has a simple flexible spraybar on it now.
I'd like to still use the 1" return in the 55, with the spraybar. Should I just build a corner drain in the 29, similar to the one in the 10G fuge I have now, or is there another suggestion that anyone has? I have the ability to drill the 29 if needed.
Thanks for any info.
Personally, I don't like drilling tanks because that's just one more leak that could happen or have something fail along those lines. IMO
