Thunderfan
Active Member
I am new and just starting out. I thought I made up my mind I was going to buy a 75g set from petsmart on black friday. My plans where to buy that tank drill overflows my self and build a sump to go in the bottom. After taking to some people and reading probably way to much I may go a different direction. The stand that set comes with will not be very handy to put a sink in and work on it. I am thinking about building a metal stand and covering it with removable panels so it looks nice. I have seen many threads about people doing this. I want it to be a little taller and maybe a little wider to accommodate sump and other equipment. Tank is 48x18x21 I was thinking stand to be 50x20x36. Here are where the questions come. I stumbled on glass cages website and looks like I can get tank drilled with overflow delivered for about $400. Will be about the same if I buy a marineland from petsmart and do something like a glass-holes kit but, I don't have to drill it. Are glass cages tanks better than marineland? It looks like they drill one drain and one return for that price. Allot of tanks I see have 2 of each. Is one of each enough? Also, on their guarantee they say it is void if it is used on a non-factory built stand. Am I asking for trouble doing my own stand? My son-in-law will build it and he welds for a living so I am sure he will do a great job. I appreciate any suggestions. I will have many questions and will probably just ask them here. I am working on somewhat of a budget so that why I don't just go to the local fish shop and drop $800 on a tank they have sitting there.
