Drilling a 110 gallon tank

MyBoxOfWater · 03/18/2009, 04:53 PM

I just picked up used 110 gallon tank. It has 1 hole drilled dead center in the bottom of the tank. It also has patches over 2 holes that were about 16" in from each side and centered front to back.
I what to use what I believe is called a dry/sump filtration system. All I have is the tank, cabinet style stand, light and conopy. Where do I go from here?

dean1977 · 03/18/2009, 05:14 PM

what do you plan on keeping? and explain this sump more

MyBoxOfWater · 03/18/2009, 06:53 PM

I plan on having Live Rock, Live Sand and Fish.
I looked and the filter type is called a wet/dry with the bio-balls.

dean1977 · 03/18/2009, 07:26 PM

typically the wet/dry bioball things becomes a detritus trap and raises nitrates and phosphates. personally i would remove the trickle plate thing and the bioballs and run the sump with just water. You may get away with it if you only have fish and clean the bioballs often. If you have enough LR and LS you should have enough bacteria.

dean1977 · 03/18/2009, 07:29 PM

BTW, those sound like bad places for holes; in the middle of the tank? It will be tought to get any type of overflow box over them.

03/18/2009, 04:53 PM	#1
MyBoxOfWater Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 114	Drilling a 110 gallon tank I just picked up used 110 gallon tank. It has 1 hole drilled dead center in the bottom of the tank. It also has patches over 2 holes that were about 16" in from each side and centered front to back. I what to use what I believe is called a dry/sump filtration system. All I have is the tank, cabinet style stand, light and conopy. Where do I go from here? __________________ Knowledge - Enough to be Dangerous! Current Tank Info: 46 Salt / 33 Frag Tank

03/18/2009, 06:53 PM	#3
MyBoxOfWater Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 114	I plan on having Live Rock, Live Sand and Fish. I looked and the filter type is called a wet/dry with the bio-balls. __________________ Knowledge - Enough to be Dangerous! Current Tank Info: 46 Salt / 33 Frag Tank

03/18/2009, 05:14 PM	#2
dean1977 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: south jersey Posts: 535	what do you plan on keeping? and explain this sump more

03/18/2009, 07:26 PM	#4
dean1977 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: south jersey Posts: 535	typically the wet/dry bioball things becomes a detritus trap and raises nitrates and phosphates. personally i would remove the trickle plate thing and the bioballs and run the sump with just water. You may get away with it if you only have fish and clean the bioballs often. If you have enough LR and LS you should have enough bacteria.

03/18/2009, 07:29 PM	#5
dean1977 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: south jersey Posts: 535	BTW, those sound like bad places for holes; in the middle of the tank? It will be tought to get any type of overflow box over them.