justanotherfishhead
Lisa
I'm upgrading to a 125 and hopefully getting the tank delivered in about a week. :mrgreen: My current tank has no sump so I have zero experience with this. The new tank has built in overflows (two). I already have the 45 gal sump/refugium in the stand (it's a pre-built one with the bulkheads and everything in place already). I've been reading about how to set up the plumbing and I'm getting kinda nervous.
I ordered this tank from fishtanksdirect.com and John the owner makes it sound so easy, like you just go to Home Depot, get the pipes/tubing that fit, connect two pipes from the overflows down to the sump, then connect a pipe to the return pump, split into two pipes going back into the tank. I read about testing for the correct water level in the sump and don't overfill that that in case of power outage. Is it really that easy? My bf will help me with it, he's pretty handy but doesn't have a ton of plumbing experience. When I told my LFS guy about it he said "be careful, that's a lot of water!" which has me a little worried.
Opinions on which is better/easier to use - PVC or the flexible tubing?
I ordered this tank from fishtanksdirect.com and John the owner makes it sound so easy, like you just go to Home Depot, get the pipes/tubing that fit, connect two pipes from the overflows down to the sump, then connect a pipe to the return pump, split into two pipes going back into the tank. I read about testing for the correct water level in the sump and don't overfill that that in case of power outage. Is it really that easy? My bf will help me with it, he's pretty handy but doesn't have a ton of plumbing experience. When I told my LFS guy about it he said "be careful, that's a lot of water!" which has me a little worried.
Opinions on which is better/easier to use - PVC or the flexible tubing?