How would you plumb this setup?

Vadafallon · 07/19/2016, 06:42 AM

http://www.petsmart.com/fish/aquariu...pfm%3Dcategory

Marine land 75 gallon majesty and a 40 gallon breeder sump. Can you drill it? Add your own overflow etc. I have never done this before as my last tank was pre drilled for the overflow and i ended setting it up herbie style. Looks for some suggestions for this build.

Vadafallon · 07/19/2016, 07:04 AM

Oh and i am reading that if you can you should do a bean overflow. Any insight into Herbie vs Bean?

madweazl · 07/19/2016, 07:19 AM

I drilled my 75g Marineland tank and went with an external beananimal. Only thing I would have done different now would be to use a longer internal box and a slightly larger external. Would have skipped the weir as well. Setup has worked out great though.

Vadafallon · 07/19/2016, 07:23 AM

Perfect! That is exactly what i was looking for. Sending PM, i have a few other questions.

Vadafallon · 07/19/2016, 07:27 AM

Oh and where are the best places to buy the internal and external overflow boxes?

mcgyvr · 07/19/2016, 08:08 AM

a bean setup is hands down better than anything else..
if you can ALWAYS go bean..

And yes the longer the overflow box the better as it will provide more surface skimming to remove/circulate proteins,etc.. floating on the surface of the water and allow your skimmer,etc.. to remove/reduce it.

Not sure where everyone is buying them now.. I just make my own..
But I'm sure ebay has some,etc... You can always drill extra holes if needed to make it work with the bean requirements..

Rubasu · 07/19/2016, 08:48 AM

I just got mine from ModularMarine. I wanted a longer internal box without teeth, and he made one custom for me. I think mine was like $140 or so after shipping. It's pretty well made as well. And the external box has 3 drains, so you can plumb a BA in there. (If the bulkheads are in the way a little, just cut them down a bit.)

madweazl · 07/19/2016, 09:04 AM

The unit I used was the 1200gph from Modular Marine. I asked for a couple of changes and they accommodated my requests as well.

07/19/2016, 06:42 AM	#1
Vadafallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 974	How would you plumb this setup? http://www.petsmart.com/fish/aquariu...pfm%3Dcategory Marine land 75 gallon majesty and a 40 gallon breeder sump. Can you drill it? Add your own overflow etc. I have never done this before as my last tank was pre drilled for the overflow and i ended setting it up herbie style. Looks for some suggestions for this build.

07/19/2016, 08:08 AM	#6
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	a bean setup is hands down better than anything else.. if you can ALWAYS go bean.. And yes the longer the overflow box the better as it will provide more surface skimming to remove/circulate proteins,etc.. floating on the surface of the water and allow your skimmer,etc.. to remove/reduce it. Not sure where everyone is buying them now.. I just make my own.. But I'm sure ebay has some,etc... You can always drill extra holes if needed to make it work with the bean requirements.. __________________ Who me?

07/19/2016, 08:48 AM	#7
Rubasu Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 230	I just got mine from ModularMarine. I wanted a longer internal box without teeth, and he made one custom for me. I think mine was like $140 or so after shipping. It's pretty well made as well. And the external box has 3 drains, so you can plumb a BA in there. (If the bulkheads are in the way a little, just cut them down a bit.) __________________ 40 Breeder / 20L Sump: Ocellaris Clown - Green Star Polyps, Kenya Tree, Brown Palys, Blue Mushrooms...and the clean up crew.

07/19/2016, 07:04 AM	#2
Vadafallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 974	Oh and i am reading that if you can you should do a bean overflow. Any insight into Herbie vs Bean?

07/19/2016, 07:19 AM	#3
madweazl Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NOVA Posts: 774	I drilled my 75g Marineland tank and went with an external beananimal. Only thing I would have done different now would be to use a longer internal box and a slightly larger external. Would have skipped the weir as well. Setup has worked out great though.

07/19/2016, 07:23 AM	#4
Vadafallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 974	Perfect! That is exactly what i was looking for. Sending PM, i have a few other questions.

07/19/2016, 07:27 AM	#5
Vadafallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 974	Oh and where are the best places to buy the internal and external overflow boxes?

07/19/2016, 09:04 AM	#8
madweazl Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NOVA Posts: 774	The unit I used was the 1200gph from Modular Marine. I asked for a couple of changes and they accommodated my requests as well.