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Old 02-28-2006, 09:40 PM
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Does ayone know how many gallons this tank would be?What size sump would be sufficent?Also one overflow or 2?It is going to be a coral tank.
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Old 02-28-2006, 09:44 PM
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lxwxh divided by 231
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Old 02-28-2006, 09:46 PM
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125G.
The bigger the sump the better IMO.
Overflows depends on return pump size.
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Old 02-28-2006, 10:23 PM
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say if i only wanted 1 overflow. You can just get a bigger return pump?40gallon sump would be Ok?
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Old 02-28-2006, 10:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ed holland
lxwxh divided by 231
To get an accurate volume with the above equation, measure the inside of the tank.
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