Smello? Tank Holes? What?

**MedicMike** · 11-06-2006, 10:38 PM

Welp i scrubbed my 75 plans i'm thinkin of just haveing it drilled. Only problem is, I dont know what I need. How many holes do I need in a standard 75, Do I have holes drilled for the returns too? Man I feel like a little fish just swimming in the dark here. But you know what ya gotta do in case like this,just keep swimming just keep just swimming keep just swimming keep just swimming just keep swimming ! Butt pictures or a quick diagram would help my efforts also.

Thanks Mike

**perpetual98** · 11-07-2006, 08:12 AM

You'll probably want one hole for a 1" bulkead (1.75" hole) to drain to the sump and probably two holes for 3/4" bulkheads for returns (1.5" holes)

You could do two and two as well. I'm working on a tank and I'm going with one 1" bulkhead to the sump, one 1" bulkhead for the closed loop, two 3/4" bulkheads for the return, and two more 3/4" for the closed loop.

Lots of tank drilling. I can only assume that I'll break the tank on the 5th or 6th hole.

Eric

**MedicMike** · 11-07-2006, 08:47 AM

Yeah i dont trust myself with a hole saw so i think i'll run it to the LFS they charge like 4 bucks a hole. But thanks for the ideas!

Mike

**perpetual98** · 11-07-2006, 08:51 AM

$4 a hole is way cheap! I'd go that route too I think.

**jojo22** · 11-07-2006, 09:02 AM

WOW I wish I had a LFS that would drill holes!

**graphixx** · 11-07-2006, 02:53 PM

NO KIDDING, you cant beat that price and if they break it they buy it :D

**MedicMike** · 11-07-2006, 09:47 PM

Thats what i'm talkin about so hopefully they break and say "well all we have in a 75 gallon right now is a RR" Sweettttttt!!

**chrisl1** · 11-07-2006, 10:20 PM

2 intake 2 exhaust pal.....or better yet, I don't know if the pictures are still around but, Jones had a sweet setup right in the center, see if you can locate that or better yet him!