sump filtration

I have always wanted to but never had the confidence to plumb a tank and run a sump. I recently bought a 75 gallon tank on Facebook marketplace for $60 with a pre drilled external eshopps medium external overflow which I will provide pictures of. I have a spare 20 gallon tall (wish it was a...

Alright, so I’m in the early stages of planning a 210-225 gallon Frontosa tank and I could use some guidance. I’ve decided to go with a sump for filtration, and since I’m not a big DIYer that means I will need to buy a “reef ready” or pre-drilled tank. I’m considering the following two tanks...

i want to know what you guys think about clay pellets just got into hydroponics as well and have a huge bag left over. i took down my 300 gallon reef tank and wanted my discus and Arowana back in my like after 4 years.(corals sold nice). But with my sump set up, my first chamber wiil be filter...

I have a 4x2x2 120g that currently houses my 2 Oscars but will be home to my Bichir collection that I'm starting but will take some time to fulfill the list of my upper jaw selection ! I was thinking of upgrading from my SunSun HW 3000 canister to a sump or a refugium and I really don't want to...

So I’ve decided I want to start breeding fish for some profit so that I can make some money back from the hobby. I’m going to breed dwarf cichlids and I’m going to use a racking system all connected to one sump. In total the system without the sump is about 220 gallons. Would a 55 gallon sump be...

Hi FISH TANK PEOPLES i just got a 180 gallon tank with a built in overflow box and i'm asking for your help to designing a sump because i don't want to screw anything up. i need help mostly with the placement and size of the baffles. i don't want a refugium. something like this will work...

Hi every one I am new here and this my first post. So I’m planning on setting up a 150 gallon aquarium with a 55 gallon as a sump underneath it. I have been into the hobby for about a year now and this would be my first big setup with sump. I would really appreciate any tips on what pump to use...

Hi everyone I'm new to site and I am converting over from Salt to Fresh. So I am converting my sump from my old salt water setup to a fresh setup. I have a 300 gallon so running canister filters is out of the question besides the tank is pre drilled for a saltwater system. My old sump which I...

Hello I have a question I just bought a 380 gallon acrylic aquarium (crystal clear )used and it has one 1 1/2 over flow from the factory do you think that is enough and how much water can I put threw it thanks

currently I'm just using it as a chamber for my waterchange pump. Is there anything else I can use this chamber for to maximize my filtration?

I know this may be a silly question, but do we have something like this? Or is this entirely dependent on bio-load? I'm referring to how many kg of bio-media is needed per gallon of water. There are far too many variables like type of media and surface area of each type but do we even have a...

Is it possible? Saw a 220 for sale at greentree pet store but it's not drilled. Non of my tank use sumps as iv never had a big enough tank and I also know very little about them. My only thought was to use a 2 pumps instead of 1. One to get water into sump and one to get it out but to me it...

I know a regular sump filter and I understand Drip automatic water change system. But when I put this two things together I am lost - where do you put drain hole/pipe in this case, that all works even after you experience power outage?

Hey guys I would love some help figuring out how to build my sump. My tank will house an Asian Arowana with possible discus and a ray or eel. The tank is going to be 84x30x28 with a 3 foot external ghost overflow at the back coupled with Bean Animal drains and two returns. I would like to go as...

HOW often or when should I clean my Freshwater Sump? My aquarium dimensions are 170x60x60 and sump 160x50x50 I do a 25% water change every week and top up water in the sump every 3 days. HOW often or when should I clean my Freshwater Sump and should I change/replace all the mechanical...

What's the advantages to having a sump over just running a canister filter or 2 on larger 100+ tanks? I would love a 150 but sumps are way outa my knowledge range.

I will post progress here I still have to work on stand and make sure I have everything for my sump Never have I set up a pump so I will try my best