![]() ![]() ![]() If the tank is planted, adding wood and rock will also decrease water value but not by much. If you are going reef, adding live rock will greatly decrease the ACTUAL amount of water in your system. Are you running a reef on this tank or a planted tank? Your sump should be around 30 gallons in capacity giving you a total of 210 gallons of water. I would recommend running dual return pumps for that size of a tank. If this is the tank you have, You run the drain plumbing into a sump and hook up your returns to dual water pumps. I am not sure on a tank that large but the smaller hole is usually for the return. First tank = either "training tank" or "first and last".In each corner you have two holes. ![]() Purchase the items from the previous pointīefore getting too involved in retrofitting a bean animal drain, be aware that the vast majority of would-be reefers will either quit the hobby or upgrade within the first year.Source all the pipe, fittings, bulkheads, glues, acrylic, and tools that you'll need to do the job.Plan how the drains and return will connect with the sump and how you will support their weight.Plan how the return line will feed back into the tank.Plan what kind of overflow box/weir you want (coast to coast / box) and where it will be placed (rear/corner/side) (internal/external).IMO scale down the plumbing on a 2' tank to 20mm or 25mm depending on the turnover you want.If you want to proceed with retrofitting a bean animal to your setup: My recommendation is if your tank is not already drilled with a sump, to sell it and put the money towards a second hand reef ready (eg drilled) tank that includes a working overflow and sump. If this is your first tank, I think you should aim low rather than high - save your money while you get a feel for the hobby as it can be very expensive.Īs an example your $654.00 would cover the price of a high-end powerhead and a low-end cheese burger :) ![]() First tank = either "training tank" or "first and last". So I guess my question is also what are my options is this a good idea? What is the better next step to improving my system as I want to upgrade from a hang on back filter I got that seems to be doing a great job but ultimately it would be great to have a tidy display tank I think from what I have seeing around the netĬlick to expand.Before getting too involved in retrofitting a bean animal drain, be aware that the vast majority of would-be reefers will either quit the hobby or upgrade within the first year. I have decided to go it alone, aim high and try to do things myself in order to not get ripped and also make better decisions. I've asked around and I guess first I want to know if I can use the exact same dimensions and equipment Bean uses or do I adapt it and make it smaller to fit and if so how much smaller?Īlso After browsing around and seeing that you can buy something much bigger and better quality for the same price through gumtree, Facebook pages, and forums $654 all up I got my total 'Beginner Reef Tank setup', which only came with this 2foot tank. RexboxNanoreef on Google Apparently I cant post links yet! Thanks, yep I have seen this site but there's just so much out there! I have also seen this as well ![]()
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