150g sump help

[305phins]

Im setting up my new 150g with a sump. Ive never used a sumo before, on my 110g i have a canister. The sump came with the tank, its a big biorocker sump. Is this all the filtration i will need or will i need more. What do i put in the sump, ill post pictures of the sump tommorow

 

[Egon]

It's very difficult to answer questions like this......

My answer is Yes

 

[305phins]

ok.. Can anyone else help me out..

 

[Egon]

What size pump are you going to use, more specifically what's your turn over rate. Also what's your stocking list and how big are they?

See what I mean? Food in poo out. Very important for setting up a filtering system on a tank.

Are you planing on mechanical filtration? i.e. filter sock or filter pads of some kind? What about bio media? I would recommend bio balls and put as many as you can afford. Try to keep some of them out of the water i.e. wet/dry filter and so on.........

 

[playaslk]

does your sump have an area for a refug? if so, you can put sand/rock there and at some point they will become part of the filtration provided you are running a salt water. If its a freshwater set up, you may as well set up a wet/dry

 

[305phins]

Yea its for freshwater. I dont know what size pump to get. Im going to be keeping a couple small umbee and then an umbee pair. Yes I plan on putting filtersock, filter pad, and media, like a bio ball. I would like to see like a sump build.

 

[spirofucci]

There are many, many types of sump set ups. Try and do some research on here so you can get a better idea of what you have or want.

 

[ziggy2]

Go to the DIY section, there are some very good diagrams.

 

[305phins]

Ok ill check that out. anyone have any idea on how big a pump i should get for the 150 tho ?