On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:25:27 -0500, "Thomas Bartkus"
<thomasbartkus@comcast.net> wrote:

"graphixx22" <graphixx22@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
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If you ask me it will take away from the look of the tank.

I am building a custom stand w enclosure. The sump section will be hidden
in the furniture. Not much different, really, than putting it underneath.

an under
the stand sump is actually quite a simple design check out this site
www.melevsreef.com he has some really good designs.

Yes. That's very nice.
I have always used a sump arangement like that in the past.
I've always gone to the expense of having the tank drilled and the trouble
of the pvc plumbing. What makes me uncomfortable is passing seawater
through the external pipes in my living room. In the past, these tanks were
located in a place where the occasional drip/leak/spill were no big deal.
Tile the living room.