Help me convert 110gal to a Sump

[Clownfish2]

Fellow Reefers,

This is my Deep Blue Professional 110 gallon. It’s a four foot tank 30 inches tall and 18 inches width. The internal overflow box to the left has two holes a 1 inch and a 3/4 inch.

I am planning to get a 200-300 gallon tank after I move and was thinking of turning this 110 gallon into a sump instead of selling it for cheap and then having to buy a new large sump.

I was thinking of placing this 110 gallon on cinder blocks maybe 12 inches off the floor in a room separate from the 200-300 display tank room. There is just one wall between the tanks.

How would you convert/plumb this 110 gallon to a sump?

Should I install/seal off pvc fittings on the 1 inch and 3/4 inch holes in the overflow box in case water enters the overflow box?

What material(glass, pvc sheeting,etc) and glue/cement would you use to make vertical dividers in the sump for protein skimmer, refugium, return pump section?




Thanks

 

[pelphrey]

Cutting those overflow boxes out is pretty easy. I'd cap the bulkheads off either way.

You are going to need a tall skimmer stand! But that just gives you more room under the skimmer for heaters, rock or anything else!

 

[Clownfish2]

Cutting those overflow boxes out is pretty easy. I'd cap the bulkheads off either way.

You are going to need a tall skimmer stand! But that just gives you more room under the skimmer for heaters, rock or anything else!

I like that idea!