Plumbing on my 90gal Tank - Aquarium Advice

AquariumFreak · 03-26-2004, 12:04 PM

Ok... it seems the more research I do the more questions I come up with. Today's question is on the plumbing of the tank. I have now seen ppl setup there tanks by drilling holes in the bottom of the tank and running their filters though that instead of the standard over the back.

What do you guys think... is it work the extra work? The tank I bought is acrylic so drilling shouldn't be that hard, (at least I am hoping) and I am going to be using can filters.

Advise?

gone fishin · 03-26-2004, 10:02 PM

Any distance above the water increases resistance the pump has to overcome. You have to decide if you want to bear the pain of drilling something so spankin' new. It may not matter so much now- but wait till your pump loses that 30 day peak effiency. Has any one heard of airlock? Not with drilled. Use a low voltage cordless drill, with a small amount of water in the tank, for cooling, and lubrication-tadah! A bulkhead fitting and your done. You better know what you are doing. (SAFETY)

betowess · 03-26-2004, 11:20 PM

If you haven't used it yet, consider getting a glass tank. Much easier to deal with, so sorry.

AquariumFreak · 03-27-2004, 06:34 PM

Why is glass better than acrylic?

betowess · 03-29-2004, 11:03 PM

If you want to grow plants in a mid to high light tank, you're going to get algae. And you can use a razor on glass, but not on acrylic. Just my opinion, tho shared by many. On the other hand, Hoy G. Nguyen had a 75 gallon acrylic tank and has had great success with it. But I think he got an acrylic because it was free, not because it was easier to maintain. But I would go glass at this point if you still can. Because algae is a serious issue in planted tanks for sure and that's one less thing to have to mitigate. Here's Hoa's website if your interested: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/H...637/index.html
[acronym:5f8a89cbc0="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:5f8a89cbc0],

Bob

03-26-2004, 12:04 PM	#1
AquariumFreak Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 245	Plumbing on my 90gal Tank Ok... it seems the more research I do the more questions I come up with. Today's question is on the plumbing of the tank. I have now seen ppl setup there tanks by drilling holes in the bottom of the tank and running their filters though that instead of the standard over the back. What do you guys think... is it work the extra work? The tank I bought is acrylic so drilling shouldn't be that hard, (at least I am hoping) and I am going to be using can filters. Advise?

03-26-2004, 11:20 PM	#3
betowess Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington State,USA Posts: 389 Images: 3	If you haven't used it yet, consider getting a glass tank. Much easier to deal with, so sorry. __________________ 26 Gallon Planted Community, 90 Gallon Planted Community - Rena XP3, XP2 Filters, Pressurized[acronym:c235e7f258="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:c235e7f258], Eco or Flourite, TEK 4x54 T5 light, AH Supply [acronym:c235e7f258="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:c235e7f258] s

03-29-2004, 11:03 PM	#5
betowess Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington State,USA Posts: 389 Images: 3	If you want to grow plants in a mid to high light tank, you're going to get algae. And you can use a razor on glass, but not on acrylic. Just my opinion, tho shared by many. On the other hand, Hoy G. Nguyen had a 75 gallon acrylic tank and has had great success with it. But I think he got an acrylic because it was free, not because it was easier to maintain. But I would go glass at this point if you still can. Because algae is a serious issue in planted tanks for sure and that's one less thing to have to mitigate. Here's Hoa's website if your interested: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/H...637/index.html [acronym:5f8a89cbc0="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:5f8a89cbc0], Bob __________________ 26 Gallon Planted Community, 90 Gallon Planted Community - Rena XP3, XP2 Filters, Pressurized[acronym:c235e7f258="Carbon dioxide"]CO2[/acronym:c235e7f258], Eco or Flourite, TEK 4x54 T5 light, AH Supply [acronym:c235e7f258="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:c235e7f258] s

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03-26-2004, 10:02 PM	#2
gone fishin Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: IA Posts: 75 Images: 3	Any distance above the water increases resistance the pump has to overcome. You have to decide if you want to bear the pain of drilling something so spankin' new. It may not matter so much now- but wait till your pump loses that 30 day peak effiency. Has any one heard of airlock? Not with drilled. Use a low voltage cordless drill, with a small amount of water in the tank, for cooling, and lubrication-tadah! A bulkhead fitting and your done. You better know what you are doing. (SAFETY)

03-27-2004, 06:34 PM	#4
AquariumFreak Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 245	Why is glass better than acrylic?