Hello,
I am in the process of converting my drilled 125 from a reef, to house my colony of tropheus. This is my first drilled cichlid tank, as well as my first one over 55 gallons.
I have a 33 long that I am using as a sump, and will probably be using a MAG 9.5 return pump. For filtration, I'm leaning towards two of the DIY 5 gallon bucket wet drys. I will have each overflow going straight into it's own bucket.
I am really looking for advice on a couple of things.
1.I'm not absolutely sure what bio media will work best, as about 1/2 of the buckets will be submerged due to sump water level.
2. If the buckets don't provide enough bio filtration, could I rig up a vessel filled with matrix media inside,the sump and just use a power head to cycle water through the media?
Any advice at all would be greatly appreciated. Most of my experience is with reef tanks, so bio filtration has never been concern to me due to deep sand beds and lots of live rock. I definitely prefer to over-filter the tank. If its helpful I can provide pics of the sump or any equipment.
Thanks very much!
I am in the process of converting my drilled 125 from a reef, to house my colony of tropheus. This is my first drilled cichlid tank, as well as my first one over 55 gallons.
I have a 33 long that I am using as a sump, and will probably be using a MAG 9.5 return pump. For filtration, I'm leaning towards two of the DIY 5 gallon bucket wet drys. I will have each overflow going straight into it's own bucket.
I am really looking for advice on a couple of things.
1.I'm not absolutely sure what bio media will work best, as about 1/2 of the buckets will be submerged due to sump water level.
2. If the buckets don't provide enough bio filtration, could I rig up a vessel filled with matrix media inside,the sump and just use a power head to cycle water through the media?
Any advice at all would be greatly appreciated. Most of my experience is with reef tanks, so bio filtration has never been concern to me due to deep sand beds and lots of live rock. I definitely prefer to over-filter the tank. If its helpful I can provide pics of the sump or any equipment.
Thanks very much!