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So I have this sump - built off a standard aqueon type 10 gallon tank. The skimmer, etc. compartment on the left is 15x8x9 inches, or about 4.8 gallons by my reckoning.
I've looked online, and people say that this is good enough for up to a 40 gallon tank.
BUT, if I were to use this with a 40B with the eshopps prodigy m overflow box installed (https://www.eshopps.com/overflowboxes/prodigy-m I'm not set on this but I'm just using this for now as a concrete example), would it be enough?
I'm a bit dubious. I WAG that the teeth on the prodgy are 2". 40B is 36.25" x 18.25" x 17", so if there's a failure at least 36x18x2" of water will go down. That's 5.6 gallons, or that's REALLY pushing it with this design? (granted that the overflow box is adjustable, so if i moved it up even half an inch i should be fine?)
I've looked online, and people say that this is good enough for up to a 40 gallon tank.
BUT, if I were to use this with a 40B with the eshopps prodigy m overflow box installed (https://www.eshopps.com/overflowboxes/prodigy-m I'm not set on this but I'm just using this for now as a concrete example), would it be enough?
I'm a bit dubious. I WAG that the teeth on the prodgy are 2". 40B is 36.25" x 18.25" x 17", so if there's a failure at least 36x18x2" of water will go down. That's 5.6 gallons, or that's REALLY pushing it with this design? (granted that the overflow box is adjustable, so if i moved it up even half an inch i should be fine?)