5ft sump tank + 3ft OHF = Perfect Wet/Dry Filtration for a 7 footer tank ??

[Star-Flog]

Hi, I'm new here and need some advice on the tank setup.

Currently, I'm planning for a 7 footer tank. The tank dimension would be either 7x2x2 (~ 210 gallon) or 7x2.5x2(H) ~ 260 gallon, for my 9 Royal pleco, 5 silver dollars, 5 red hook and one silver arowana and thinking this size should be sufficient ?

Additionally, due to its relatively high bio-load and therefore thinking to use combination of sump system and overhead filter as shown below.

Any inputs/comments would be appreciated.

 

[hardb0iled]

Instead of the overhead, maybe look a fluidised bed filter. You can run them in the sump and they take up very little room for the amount of filtration they do.

I just puchased one of these to use in my sump:

http://www.aquariumproducts.com.au/category59_1.htm

I plan on tapping into the sump return line to run mine

 

[cougar579]

Hi, I'm new here and need some advice on the tank setup.

Currently, I'm planning for a 7 footer tank. The tank dimension would be either 7x2x2 (~ 210 gallon) or 7x2.5x2(H) ~ 260 gallon, for my 9 Royal pleco, 5 silver dollars, 5 red hook and one silver arowana and thinking this size should be sufficient ?

Additionally, due to its relatively high bio-load and therefore thinking to use combination of sump system and overhead filter as shown below.

Any inputs/comments would be appreciated.

I like your idea of flitration. A five foot tank(sump) under a seven foot tank will work great. In addition your over head filtration will be a big bonus. I wish some of the american manufactures would buy into the over head filtration on a large scale. We have them commercially for aquariums 30 gallons and under but thats about it.

 

[Star-Flog]

Hi, thanks for the comment.

The fluidised bed filter into sump is a great idea. I would like to know what is the purpose of fluidised bed filter ?

 

[cougar579]

It provides a huge surface area for biological and mechanical filtration.

 

[hardb0iled]

Very efficient biological filtration - not so much mechanical, actually you need to have some additional form mechanical filtration before the FBF but you will have that anyway via your sump filter.

Basically the sand grains in the filter are the biological media, the water churns up the sand putting it in suspension which provides lots of water contact with the media and hence the beneficial bacteria. There is plenty of good info on the net of you do a search

 

[Star-Flog]

Thanks.
This should work well with sump filtration.