A Few Questions about a 180 Gallon Tank

[Mercurio]

Hello all,

I'm really itching to get my hands on a larger tank to upgrade from my 55. I've been speaking to someone on craigslist about a 180 gallon. My concerns are that it is not drilled, but it has a dual overflow box. He is asking $400 for tank, stand, sump, skimmer, return pump, T-5's, some powerheads, 60 lbs of rock and a few fish. Do you think a dual overflow is enough for a 180 gallon? I'm planning on making this an SPS tank and I just want to make sure there is enough flow. Any comments or suggestions are welcome!

 

[Tradewinds]

In the long run I think you would be happier with a drilled tank, although the price isn't bad depending on the age, condition, and quality of the components.

You can always increase the flow within the tank using powerheads.

 

[Mercurio]

That's pretty much what I was thinking. If it was drilled it would be a no brainer.

 

[evan.lundberg4]

You could easily drill your own overflow in that tank and build a nice coast to coast overflow with a bean animal setup. Best way to do it IMO especially if you're going to do SPS. Then you'd have all the flow you want through your sump. Depends on how DIY you are though. I think it's a balling deal for that setup.

 

[Mercurio]

I certainly have all the tools to do it. I'm just not so good at the planning part of it. I'm also pretty nervous about drilling it, with my luck the whole thing would crack after I filled it.