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Old 05-07-2012, 07:42 PM   #1
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Sump tank build

I took everyone's advice and went to all my local fish store and no one drills tanks because of the risk of breaking. I also went to a local glass place and they said they don't drill tanks so I went back to the sump idea and I have pics of the progress. I have had it running in the garage for 6 days now and haven't had one problem so far. The filer chamber still isn't done and I am wait on some parts for the used sump I got from a friend but other than that it seem to work good. So once my over flow I ordered arrives I will move it under my tank into its new home.
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Old 05-08-2012, 08:42 AM   #2
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It looks good. I'm glad that overflow works for you. Have you tried cutting the power to see how it restarts?
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If I were you I would just order a holesaw bit from glasshouse.com very inexpensive and safer then the u tube system u did.
Drilling is not hard , as long as you keep the bit wet and let the bit do the work without adding alot of pressure it's a breeze
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I have cut the power to each one at a time, and all together and both tanks equal out and then once plugged back in goes back working fine. The whole set up only has to last me a year or so till I get a new place and move everything over to a 90 gallon tank.
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