Eldy
New Member
Well I am coming over to reefing from being in fresh water for a while. Totally a newbie when it comes to salt water/reefing other then staring at the cool salt water fish at the pet stores and my buddies house. been around freshwater fish pretty much my whole life.
I am bring over a 125 Gallon 5ft long Tank with a 75gal sump that i run with about 50 gal of water in it. She has Bean animal style overflow with 3 2" drain lines and 4 1" returns. I am going to do a complete reseal on the tank. A couple of the seams look a little sketchy. I got the 125 used and no scratches with the over flow and bulk heads so i can't complain.
I am in the process of planning out the modifications to the sump to make it work for salt water. I am thinking i am going to setup the overflow to go directly into a skimmer so i can ditch the filter socks. I also have a couple other advantages is that i have the wall open behind the tank for some remodeling so i am going to run some drain and ATO lines to the basement. I already thought of running the sump to the basement but i have a 130 year old house that i am going to have to chisel out a path in the stone wall in the basement for the skimmer drain and ATO lines.
And I tend to take the DIY approach to a lot of items so i am going to give building a skimmer a try.
I am bring over a 125 Gallon 5ft long Tank with a 75gal sump that i run with about 50 gal of water in it. She has Bean animal style overflow with 3 2" drain lines and 4 1" returns. I am going to do a complete reseal on the tank. A couple of the seams look a little sketchy. I got the 125 used and no scratches with the over flow and bulk heads so i can't complain.
I am in the process of planning out the modifications to the sump to make it work for salt water. I am thinking i am going to setup the overflow to go directly into a skimmer so i can ditch the filter socks. I also have a couple other advantages is that i have the wall open behind the tank for some remodeling so i am going to run some drain and ATO lines to the basement. I already thought of running the sump to the basement but i have a 130 year old house that i am going to have to chisel out a path in the stone wall in the basement for the skimmer drain and ATO lines.
And I tend to take the DIY approach to a lot of items so i am going to give building a skimmer a try.
