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OK - got my 150 tall from a chap on Craig's List (5x2x2). There are two holes on the far left and far right rear corners surrounded by an overflow column. On the left there is also another slightly larger hole on the bottom outside of the overflow column but still towards the back of the tank. I have no idea what that hole is for - water changes? There is a 3" hole drilled into the side of the stand beneath where this hole is, so maybe they had a valve and hose bib there?
I have no clue what to do now. I have the Oceanic overflow accessory kit which contains all kinds of goodies that I have no clue what to do with. I am normally very mechanically inclined but for some reason this is baffling me.
I am getting a Fluval XP5, and may even use my Rena Filstar XP4 as well, but how specifically do I plumb them in? It seems like I don't need the overflow, but do I just have an intake with a basket pointing up from the bottom and an outflow pipe doing the same? How do I connect the tubing from the canister filters to the PVC fitted to the bulkheads?
I am tempted to remove both overflows and seal the holes and use the canisters they way they were intended, but surely this cannot be terribly complicated.
I really need someone to walk me through it, or link me to a YouTube video walking me through it.
Not to be dense, but how am I to go about sealing up the extra hole in the bottom that I don't think I will be using?
I fear it is going to be quite a while before I get water in this bad boy!
I have no clue what to do now. I have the Oceanic overflow accessory kit which contains all kinds of goodies that I have no clue what to do with. I am normally very mechanically inclined but for some reason this is baffling me.
I am getting a Fluval XP5, and may even use my Rena Filstar XP4 as well, but how specifically do I plumb them in? It seems like I don't need the overflow, but do I just have an intake with a basket pointing up from the bottom and an outflow pipe doing the same? How do I connect the tubing from the canister filters to the PVC fitted to the bulkheads?
I am tempted to remove both overflows and seal the holes and use the canisters they way they were intended, but surely this cannot be terribly complicated.
I really need someone to walk me through it, or link me to a YouTube video walking me through it.
Not to be dense, but how am I to go about sealing up the extra hole in the bottom that I don't think I will be using?
I fear it is going to be quite a while before I get water in this bad boy!