600 gallon filtration

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Need to know is a 240 gallon sump sufficient for a 600 gallon tank? Gonna build a 8x2x2.
And as far for uv will a 2 55w be good enough?
Ill mainly have peacock bass in the tank with a couple arowana.
I just want more opinions on it before actually building it.


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A 240 will be fine. Personally I don't use UV so I can't help you there. Look into a trickle system for water changes and you will be all set!
 
I don't think I can use trickle system cause Im using tap water.
What I'm thinking is of an easier way of water changes but having a pump to the tank and a hose in and plumbing it where I can just hit a switch and pump the water out them turn off and then turn on the water to put back to the tank.




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That will work! Anything to make water changes easier for a large tank is very helpful.
 
I have a 125 as my sump for my 600 gallon setup, I have not really found the need for a bigger sump yet. This sump works great. Not sure why larger is needed but its not a bad thing as well to have extra space sometimes. But its already a 600 gallon tank you should have lots of room.
 
Yeah I have two 55's on my 450 and they work great. If you have a 240 laying around use it but if not then you can get a 125 cheep (at least in my area) on craigs list. A 125 would be fine.
 
Well I was thinking about building one myself using acrylic 1/4" since just a sump don't need too thick. I'm looking for the bigger sump so I can probably feed more and was thinking about getting some rays in too.
With feeding rays need really good filtration.
If not I have a spare 125 gal glass tank laying around right now.


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Ultimately the water changes is key to cleaning up after monster appetites like Rays and Bass. The filter is just a tool to postpone a water change.

Of course the larger the sump you can get the better. More water volume in your system will allow you to postpone a water change that much longer.

The key to sumps or any filter is ease of maintenance. Make it easy to change your mechanical filtration. Look into filter socks, they are easy to change but pricy and a pain to clean and reuse.

At one point I had a 5 gallon bucket with holes drilled in the bottom that I used as a pre-filter. I filled the bucket with filter floss stuff I bought in bulk and I would just change out the bucket every couple days with another bucket filled with new filter stuff and dump the dirty filter media in the trash. It took less than 5 min, really it only took 2 minutes. Down side it was loud and took up a lot of room behind the tank, but my old house the tank was built in the wall and the filter room held in all the noise.

Anyway, make the sump large and easy to work on and make water changes as easy as possible.
 
Egon said:
Ultimately the water changes is key to cleaning up after monster appetites like Rays and Bass. The filter is just a tool to postpone a water change.

Of course the larger the sump you can get the better. More water volume in your system will allow you to postpone a water change that much longer.

The key to sumps or any filter is ease of maintenance. Make it easy to change your mechanical filtration. Look into filter socks, they are easy to change but pricy and a pain to clean and reuse.

At one point I had a 5 gallon bucket with holes drilled in the bottom that I used as a pre-filter. I filled the bucket with filter floss stuff I bought in bulk and I would just change out the bucket every couple days with another bucket filled with new filter stuff and dump the dirty filter media in the trash. It took less than 5 min, really it only took 2 minutes. Down side it was loud and took up a lot of room behind the tank, but my old house the tank was built in the wall and the filter room held in all the noise.

Anyway, make the sump large and easy to work on and make water changes as easy as possible.
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That's true.
Ill try make my sump easy to clean.
The fx5 I'm currently using is a pain in the lower back to clean.
And was for water changes such a huge tank needs to make it as simple as I can.



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I have plenty of rays in my setup, its not the size of the sump that matters its the use of the space and the media. Space wise I could use a 55 gallon tank for the media and what but because of over flow I'm using a 125.

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