500 Gal filtered by a Xp3

akskirmish

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Yeah and only one of them to boot-

How long do I have before things go south....I have three fish in the 2 foot range and acouple smaller 12 inch guys.....

My Sump pump went tits up and go figure no in the crap hole of a state has an in line pump......

 

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depends on how much u feed them and how often u do w/cs. i hope ur getting a new sump soon.

 

Bderick67

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Depends on how much media is in the XP3.

Could you remove the media from the XP3 and place it in the sump and then use the xp3 as a makeshift return pump?

 

akskirmish

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Deaths Sting;2916712; said:

depends on how much u feed them and how often u do w/cs. i hope ur getting a new sump soon.

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I dont need to feed them-They will be fine for a few days atleast.....

My only hope might be to place an order somewhere...Doesn't seem to be anything local...

 

akskirmish

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Bderick67;2916951; said:

Depends on how much media is in the XP3.

Could you remove the media from the XP3 and place it in the sump and then use the xp3 as a makeshift return pump?

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Never thought about that one-----I guess it could work as last ditch effort---

Why would one choose to go this route rather than just leaving the xp3 running as is?

Are we talking only for bio load reasons here.....

 

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flamenco-t

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PUT ALL your media from the sump into the tank.....if you use bio balls, go buy a seine net and put all the bio balls there...

Use the XP3 as circulation and the bio media will sustain the benefical bacteria.

stan

 

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flamenco-t;2918639; said:

PUT ALL your media from the sump into the tank.....if you use bio balls, go buy a seine net and put all the bio balls there...

Use the XP3 as circulation and the bio media will sustain the benefical bacteria.

stan

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What he said , and fast. A dry sump is a sad sump

 

BigDaddyMagnum

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• Mar 18, 2009

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yea, I agree

 

akskirmish

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flamenco-t;2918639; said:

PUT ALL your media from the sump into the tank.....if you use bio balls, go buy a seine net and put all the bio balls there...

Use the XP3 as circulation and the bio media will sustain the benefical bacteria.

stan

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Appreciated Stan-

I do use bio balls----I got trash bags full of them-----
I also have alot of ehiem bio media along with many chem stars-----Should I add these as well?



I need Idea's on where to look for pumps guys-So if anyone has idea's please toss them out there for me....

 

akskirmish

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tcarswell;2918644; said:

What he said , and fast. A dry sump is a sad sump

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My sump has water actually-------My overflow does not....So media is staying wet-But it's not seeing any oxygen.....or circulation----

How long will my media be good for everyone?