I just set up a 120 gallon with a 50 gallon sump. Right now I'm mostly leak testing everything. No substrate or fish yet.
I'm using a big Jebao DCP-1300 (3675gph) return pump however I'm clearly not going to run this full blast, probably about 50% speed.
The tank will be stocked with medium sized catfish and cichlids and VERY well fed.
I'm looking for ways to diy the mechanical filter. Given the high potential flow rate of this pump, I'm curious about options of filtering the water as it comes from the pump. Either plumbed directly to the outflow, or a filter on the intake. I'm kinda picturing the big air filter on my old Vortec 5.7l truck engine.
On second thought, I fear this will really cause a backwash of crap every time I turn on the feeding mode.
How about filtration that stays in the sump? Just big diy internal filter?
I'm not crazy about filter socks, but maybe need to revisit them. My previous tank made filter socks a nightmare because of how hard it was to wrestle them out of the cramped space. The new setup has a good bit more room.
I'm using a big Jebao DCP-1300 (3675gph) return pump however I'm clearly not going to run this full blast, probably about 50% speed.
The tank will be stocked with medium sized catfish and cichlids and VERY well fed.
I'm looking for ways to diy the mechanical filter. Given the high potential flow rate of this pump, I'm curious about options of filtering the water as it comes from the pump. Either plumbed directly to the outflow, or a filter on the intake. I'm kinda picturing the big air filter on my old Vortec 5.7l truck engine.
On second thought, I fear this will really cause a backwash of crap every time I turn on the feeding mode.
How about filtration that stays in the sump? Just big diy internal filter?
I'm not crazy about filter socks, but maybe need to revisit them. My previous tank made filter socks a nightmare because of how hard it was to wrestle them out of the cramped space. The new setup has a good bit more room.