M0oN
03-29-2004, 11:42 PM
I'm going to be putting together a 40 gallon sump for my 100 gallon discus tank soon and being that this is my first sump I'd like to get any feedback I can on mistakes or additions I should be making
I'm using the following diagram as a basis:
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fw3page.com%2Ffishlin e%2Fgif%2Fsump.gif%3F
The overflow will have prefilters on it, pumping water at around 800 gph to the sump.
The tank is going to be molded out of acrylic and measure 36"x16"x16".
The bulkhead going to the sump will be 1" in diameter and I will use a slip bulkhead to attach flexible tubing to of the same diameter on the output for the pump return.
The interior walls for the sump will be peices of solid acrylic measuring 8" tall.
I'm going to use Eheim sintered glass balls as a media and an Eheim Hobby Pump to return the water at around 635 gph.
Are there any additions I should make to this, any problems you see so far?
I'm using the following diagram as a basis:
http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fw3page.com%2Ffishlin e%2Fgif%2Fsump.gif%3F
The overflow will have prefilters on it, pumping water at around 800 gph to the sump.
The tank is going to be molded out of acrylic and measure 36"x16"x16".
The bulkhead going to the sump will be 1" in diameter and I will use a slip bulkhead to attach flexible tubing to of the same diameter on the output for the pump return.
The interior walls for the sump will be peices of solid acrylic measuring 8" tall.
I'm going to use Eheim sintered glass balls as a media and an Eheim Hobby Pump to return the water at around 635 gph.
Are there any additions I should make to this, any problems you see so far?