WMAS Discussion Forum : Help with overflow/sump http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:01:01 +0000 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:57:22 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=63625 <![CDATA[WMAS Discussion Forum]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Help with overflow/sump : Should be able to drill the...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63625&PID=517797&title=help-with-overflow-sump#517797 Author: DMower
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Posted: April 11 2013 at 3:57pm

Should be able to drill the back.  I doubt it is tempered.  Better choice than a hob overflow.  Drill at your own risk though.  Smile  A 500 gph return pump would be a good choice.  Depending on head height  (usually about three feet, pumping up against gravity) this would get you in the right gph return for your system.

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Posted: April 11 2013 at 3:45pm

I am getting ever closer to setting up my 50 gallon, and first reef tank ever. One thing I am really confused about is the sump. I got a 20 gallon sump from KSL last night-- my wife thinks I'm boring for getting excited about that-- but since my tank is a bowfront, I do not have it drilled. 

I'm assuming I'll need to have a hang-on overflow box, but I don't know what gph I need. Does that need to meet certain criteria based on the pump that I get, the sump volume, or the tank? How do I figure all of that out and avoid pouring my water all over the place?

Thanks!
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