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Nice looking tank, what fish do you have, just the two clowns? Looks like you're using a hob filter?

A sump is a great way to increase your water volume and to hide the equipment out of site. As is doen't look like your tank is drilled, you'd need an U tube overflow, which are a pain albeit doable. It'd take just measuring the inside of your stand ans see what size tank will fit. Petco dollar per gallon sales go a long way with sumps.
 
jrpark22000 said:
Nice looking tank, what fish do you have, just the two clowns? Looks like you're using a hob filter?

A sump is a great way to increase your water volume and to hide the equipment out of site. As is doen't look like your tank is drilled, you'd need an U tube overflow, which are a pain albeit doable. It'd take just measuring the inside of your stand ans see what size tank will fit. Petco dollar per gallon sales go a long way with sumps.
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Hang on the back filter currently. I have been looking into ways of outfitting a sump to the tank but need to find the right system as the tank is not drilled. I'm worried i would mess up a DIY sump.

Right now just two clowns and a pistol shrimp whose goby friend just jumped out.
 
Hi Steven. Tank's looking good. Buy a 55G at the next $1/gallon sale and use your 29 as a sump ! :) Drilling is not a big deal and I like it much more that the overflow box set up.
 
Snoopersteve said:
Hang on the back filter currently. I have been looking into ways of outfitting a sump to the tank but need to find the right system as the tank is not drilled. I'm worried i would mess up a DIY sump.

Right now just two clowns and a pistol shrimp whose goby friend just jumped out.
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There will be several people to give pointers and depending on your location maybe even someone local who'll help drill a sump. You can always pick up a 5 gal tank from petco during he $1/gal sale to test on. Sorry to hear about the goby jumper, while I dislike the look of my screen top, it does help keep them in.
 
jrpark22000 said:
There will be several people to give pointers and depending on your location maybe even someone local who'll help drill a sump. You can always pick up a 5 gal tank from petco during he $1/gal sale to test on. Sorry to hear about the goby jumper, while I dislike the look of my screen top, it does help keep them in.
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To touch on this quote....Can you drill a tank that is currently in operation? I feel like that is not an option. I would definitely drill it and make a sump that way if I could!
 
Snoopersteve said:
To touch on this quote....Can you drill a tank that is currently in operation? I feel like that is not an option. I would definitely drill it and make a sump that way if I could!
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While it could possibly be done, I'm not sure anyone who's been in the hobby a while would recommend it. Far too many chances for total failure. My point to the previous comment was to help drill the sump.
 
Snoopersteve said:
To touch on this quote....Can you drill a tank that is currently in operation? I feel like that is not an option. I would definitely drill it and make a sump that way if I could!
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I just drilled a tank today it makes a mess u need to use some kinda cutting fluid to keep bit cool to get a clean cut its a 29 gal one brute can u can emoty drill and fill in few hrs maybe less
 
Snoopersteve said:
To touch on this quote....Can you drill a tank that is currently in operation? I feel like that is not an option. I would definitely drill it and make a sump that way if I could!
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I've seen a video of a tank in use being drilled. I think the reefer was more stressed out than the livestock. It's possible but so many things can go wrong.
 
Love the tank! Do your clowns host anything in it? I am wanting to get something next that will look cool with a clown in it. Haha. I see some Xenia I think? do you like them?
 
dbetts said:
Love the tank! Do your clowns host anything in it? I am wanting to get something next that will look cool with a clown in it. Haha. I see some Xenia I think? do you like them?
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Hey Dbetts,

My clowns host the toadstool mushroom in the middle of it. When it folds up at night its like a little toadstool clown fish burrito. Once I hit 25 posts i was going to post some of the little toadstools on there that I cut off plus a few other small things. Let me know if you would be interested in that!
 
Snoopersteve said:
Hey Dbetts,

My clowns host the toadstool mushroom in the middle of it. When it folds up at night its like a little toadstool clown fish burrito. Once I hit 25 posts i was going to post some of the little toadstools on there that I cut off plus a few other small things. Let me know if you would be interested in that!
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"Toadstool clown fish burrito" :lol:

I actually went to the LFS a couple weeks ago trying to find a toadstool, and they wanted to charge $100 for a super little guy so I ended up not getting it. So I would be really interested in one!! Can you PM me about what you have, how much your asking, etc?
 
dbetts said:
"Toadstool clown fish burrito" :lol:

I actually went to the LFS a couple weeks ago trying to find a toadstool, and they wanted to charge $100 for a super little guy so I ended up not getting it. So I would be really interested in one!! Can you PM me about what you have, how much your asking, etc?
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PM'ed! Its yours man!
 
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