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I had a tank made for me from a “custom tank maker” And it turned out to be a mess. All along the way for this project I have been hitting roadblocks and just having bad luck in general. When is the time to just start over? Get rid of whatever stuff you have for that project and just start over?

or do I just get a new tank and start over?
 

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I had a tank made for me from a “custom tank maker” And it turned out to be a mess. All along the way for this project I have been hitting roadblocks and just having bad luck in general. When is the time to just start over? Get rid of whatever stuff you have for that project and just start over?
Well, minimally, you need a tank. How bad could the tank be?
 
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This is how they drilled my overflow...I had to plug it and just redrill it. Needless to say I got the tank for a very cheap price.

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lol what? They put the overflow outside the tank?! if the overflow is a problem, just use a canister filter or a hang on back filter instead of having a sump
 
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lol what? They put the overflow outside the tank?! if the overflow is a problem, just use a canister filter or a hang on back filter instead of having a sump

don’t wanna do canister because I’m doing brackish this time and don’t want my tank cluttered with equipment. Plus I’m doing ATO.

I already have a sump, ecotech vectra and battery back up. All the plumbing and an ATO
 

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Plug the hole and use an HOB overflow. This thread my help you understand how an HOB overflow works...

 
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Plug the hole and use an HOB overflow. This thread my help you understand how an HOB overflow works...


I already redrilled myself.
 

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