The Puffer Forum

Hi.
I recently got a great deal on a 75 gallon tank for my 2 GSP. We are building a stand and I am trying to sort out the pumps, protein skimmer and other miscelanea. There seems to be everything for a sump except for the tank. I was wondering what size tank would you use for a sump tank for a 75 gallon tank?

Please forgive any misspellings as it is getting late here.

Thanks,
Crystal

Is the tank drilled? If not, I don't think a sump is necessary.

No the tank is not drilled.

It has an overflow filter in the box of stuff that came with it along with all of the piping and a pump to return the water.

I have searched the forum and library and cannot find any information on why you would need to have a sump. Does anyone know?

The biggest size you can fit in the stand. The biggest I could fit in my 90g stand was a 20long, now I have a 40g breeder for a sump in the fish room.

Take a look here:

http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html

Often you can get a much larger sump tank in by partially disassembling the stand(I have a 29 under my 72 bow) or by slipping it in from the "back" of the stand.