I just used a Novus acrylic kit on my 300g, it works great I should have done all my tank before I filled it. My silver aro goes crazy now when I try to clean the front.
New 300 acrylic tank. Help!!!
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This is the kit I got from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Novus-plastic-p...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5633607079
http://cgi.ebay.com/Novus-plastic-p...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5633607079
well im ganna spend the night cleaning the inside and out of the tank with a vinegar and water solution still wondering what all the holes are for and the best way to plug or use them is
So got pretty far tonight. After scrubbing the tank with just water I went back and using a Mr. Clean magic eraser with a vinegar water solution got alot of the crap off. Tomorrow I will be ordering the novus kit to get rid of all those scratches and get her looking prime. Then its onto building the stand. Dad isn't a tv repair guy (flooring installer) but he has a great set of tools. 
Looks like your a bears fan and from Wisconsin? LOL Okay I gota help you on the bulkhead holes 
Is that wood stuck to the side of the tank? Is it covering a crack or something?
Looks like you have two over flows? There is a hole going through to bottom of the tank inside of each of them, right? That will be the drain that goes into your sump. If there's more than one hole the smaller one is the return.
I saw a couple holes on the black plastic part of the overflows? They look low which is odd. Might be just the way the picture is? If the holes are at the top where the surface of the water is then those holes are the return. If they are at the bottom where the gravel would be then someone got fancy and wanted to get some of the lower water into the overflow. This is a good system to get poop off the bottom.
The holes on the bottom of the tank and on the side of the tank can only be used for a closed loop system (canister filter) and maybe a main tank drain, witch is handy when your first setting up but never used after you have fish in the tank. Most of those holes I would just put a bulkhead in and cap off never to be used again.
I'm running two canister, closed loop, systems on my 450 and I have a massive sump system. I think this is the best of both worlds and your tank is drilled for it. The canisters can clean the lower water levels and the sump/over flow system keeps the surface area clean and gives you great bio filtration and aeration. That tank will be ready for some monsters!
Is that wood stuck to the side of the tank? Is it covering a crack or something?
Looks like you have two over flows? There is a hole going through to bottom of the tank inside of each of them, right? That will be the drain that goes into your sump. If there's more than one hole the smaller one is the return.
I saw a couple holes on the black plastic part of the overflows? They look low which is odd. Might be just the way the picture is? If the holes are at the top where the surface of the water is then those holes are the return. If they are at the bottom where the gravel would be then someone got fancy and wanted to get some of the lower water into the overflow. This is a good system to get poop off the bottom.
The holes on the bottom of the tank and on the side of the tank can only be used for a closed loop system (canister filter) and maybe a main tank drain, witch is handy when your first setting up but never used after you have fish in the tank. Most of those holes I would just put a bulkhead in and cap off never to be used again.
I'm running two canister, closed loop, systems on my 450 and I have a massive sump system. I think this is the best of both worlds and your tank is drilled for it. The canisters can clean the lower water levels and the sump/over flow system keeps the surface area clean and gives you great bio filtration and aeration. That tank will be ready for some monsters!
Okay the holes I thought were in the overflow are in the back panel of the tank? Those are for sure your sump returns. Most likely the guy added another pump to his sump for increased filtration and added another hole? The smaller ones are for Loc-Line most likely 1/2" and is great for setting the direction of flow. The third, bigger hole, was added later for an additional pump.
Any specific question I can help you with? Did the tank come with a sump?
Edit: I love filtration projects!
Any specific question I can help you with? Did the tank come with a sump?
Edit: I love filtration projects!
I was born in Chicago and later the fam moved to Wisconsin. No it didn't come with a sump the only thing I got was the tank so looking to build a sump. In the over flow boxes the bottom is clear there are three holes in the back. I posted a pic of what they look like. There is also two of the bigger holes in the upper center of the black piece. As for all the other holes in the tank I have the bulk heads to go into them how ever I'm not sure how to install them. Do the threads go into the tank or do they go outside. I was however wondering if i could convert one of the side holes below the wood to using a valve to hook a hose up for better water changes. Do you think this is doable.
Oh ya the wood is siliconed to the tank. I might take it off for my canopy I'm going to build but for now I'm still wondering if there is a use for it.
Oh ya the wood is siliconed to the tank. I might take it off for my canopy I'm going to build but for now I'm still wondering if there is a use for it.
