I have finished building the base. It still needs a finish, but I haven't decided how to finish it yet. In the mean time I am turning my attention to the plumbing. I have purchased some 1 inch PVC (again from Lowes) pipe and fittings. I have an overflow box made by EShopps. They claim it has a flow rate of 600 gph which is more than enough for my needs. I think it may need a second u-tube to get that flow rate, but those are cheap.
The current log-jam is the 20 gallon sump I am using. Whether or not this is large enough is questionable. I would rather use a 30 gallon long aquarium, but I'm having trouble finding a source. On-line stores don't want to ship glass aquariums, and none of the local outlets carry them in stock. The local saltwater store has one in the form of a prebuilt sump, but they want $300. It doesn't conform to my design, so I'd rather build the sump myself.
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