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[mpmistr]

You could still drill low on the side for a sump. There are a lot of advantages to a sump, but they can be a pita to set up. It's getting that right overflow/return rates set right. That's the pain. But the advantages outweigh that. You can heat the sump instead of the tank. Water changes are much easier, removing excess water is easier. If you plant your sump with live plants, you increase your biological filter to a ridiculous size, but mostly, you don't have to worry about accessing any mechanical parts inside the tank, leaving you a lot more room for the frogs.


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I've looked in to it, it does seem to have a lot of advantages, you can basically double your water volume with it. I always think about the work involved and I picture a flooded house.

You are talking to a guy who started his canister once and did not lock the clamps down.... =)

[deranged chipmunk]

I've looked in to it, it does seem to have a lot of advantages, you can basically double your water volume with it. I always think about the work involved and I picture a flooded house.

You are talking to a guy who started his canister once and did not lock the clamps down.... =)

michael, you just have to build it properly. special overflows used in aquatic tanks or limited intakes on vivs. imagin a 4" water level. you drill your hole at say, the 2" level. put a 90 degree fitting out of the bulkhead, then a screened pipe that stops at roughly 4". as long as the water level is above the pipe, water flows in, if the water drops below the pipe, no flow, no flood.

[mpmistr]

michael, you just have to build it properly. special overflows used in aquatic tanks or limited intakes on vivs. imagin a 4" water level. you drill your hole at say, the 2" level. put a 90 degree fitting out of the bulkhead, then a screened pipe that stops at roughly 4". as long as the water level is above the pipe, water flows in, if the water drops below the pipe, no flow, no flood.

Right the overflow would prevent it from flooding. My 40B was actually a saltwater tank once, so it is drilled on the bottom, perhaps one day I will get adventurous and do a sump, I would like to.