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Jack Dempsey
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Hi all,

I’m in the process of ordering a new 6x2x2.5h tank and I am deciding on filtration setup.

I’m going to run an approx 250L (66 gallon) sump but I also want to hard plumb a fx5 (fx6 motor) that I have for purely mechanical filtration.

The main question I have is in regards to the fx5 drain placement. I am going to run 2 1.25inch drains for the sump and a 1.25inch emergency drain. (Rear panel Top middle)
Then I would run a 1inch drain for the fx5 about 4inches from the bottom. (Rear panel middle)

The returns would be a 1inch spray bar in either top back corner.

Can anyone see an issue with this or is there a better approach?

Want no equipment inside the tank besides the bulkheads, elbows and spray bars.

Thank you in advance
Jacob
 
I dont see there being any porblems with this design. What i would do is have the overflow for the sump to be on the opossite side of the tank to the drain for the fx5. As well as have the output for the fx5 to be on the side that the overflow is on and have the output for the sump to be on the side that the fx5 input is on.
 
Now if you are planning 3 drains for sump you can do BeanAnimal overflow. You will need to drill holes accordingly and have an overflow box. For mechanical filtration, you can achieve results with filter socks in sump and avoid that fx5 setup and drilling holes for that.

I have a 220G with sump having BeanAnimal overflow. Details in this thread, with pics and videos.

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...ld-with-bean-animal-overflow-and-sump.698575/
 
Thomas18 said:
I dont see there being any porblems with this design. What i would do is have the overflow for the sump to be on the opossite side of the tank to the drain for the fx5. As well as have the output for the fx5 to be on the side that the overflow is on and have the output for the sump to be on the side that the fx5 input is on.
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thanks Thomas, is the reason behind your setup of overflows to maximize flow towards the inputs/ drains? I read in a post elsewhere that if both spray bars are directed forward toward the front face of the tank it will create a circulating current keeping debris moving into the drains. I have a problem with this on my current 6ft tank.
Thanks again
 
narayanang76 said:
Now if you are planning 3 drains for sump you can do BeanAnimal overflow. You will need to drill holes accordingly and have an overflow box. For mechanical filtration, you can achieve results with filter socks in sump and avoid that fx5 setup and drilling holes for that.

I have a 220G with sump having BeanAnimal overflow. Details in this thread, with pics and videos.

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...ld-with-bean-animal-overflow-and-sump.698575/
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Thanks, I originally had planned to do the bean animal setup but I’m in Queensland, Australia and most of the tank builders didn’t know what I was referring too and steered me away from the overflow. I might revisit the idea with the tank builder I have sorted.
I wanted to use the fx5 positioned low in the tank to remove as much debris from the bottom of the tank as possible as I have a problem with it settling on my current tank
Thanks again
 
goodwin said:
Thanks, I originally had planned to do the bean animal setup but I’m in Queensland, Australia and most of the tank builders didn’t know what I was referring too and steered me away from the overflow. I might revisit the idea with the tank builder I have sorted.
I wanted to use the fx5 positioned low in the tank to remove as much debris from the bottom of the tank as possible as I have a problem with it settling on my current tank
Thanks again
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Are you planning to have substrate and rocks in the new tank? Anything else you are planning to add in the tank as decorations?

Are you confident that, Canister will solve this issue of debris in the bottom of tank? The challenges will be to ensure that the canister has enough suction power, and particles are always pushed near the canister intake etc.

One thing which has worked for me well is having a wave maker in the tank. I had it before, when I had canisters in my previous tank (bare bottom) and now with sump setup also (sand substrate only at bottom). I run my wave maker on a timer, it ensure that the particles are always pushed to other end and water gets circulated properly and there are no dead spots in the tank.
 
goodwin said:
thanks Thomas, is the reason behind your setup of overflows to maximize flow towards the inputs/ drains? I read in a post elsewhere that if both spray bars are directed forward toward the front face of the tank it will create a circulating current keeping debris moving into the drains. I have a problem with this on my current 6ft tank.
Thanks again
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That is one reason yes, it helps to stop debris from settling anywhere in the tank. the other reason is so that the water is going into both filtration systems evenly.
 
narayanang76 said:
Are you planning to have substrate and rocks in the new tank? Anything else you are planning to add in the tank as decorations?

Are you confident that, Canister will solve this issue of debris in the bottom of tank? The challenges will be to ensure that the canister has enough suction power, and particles are always pushed near the canister intake etc.

One thing which has worked for me well is having a wave maker in the tank. I had it before, when I had canisters in my previous tank (bare bottom) and now with sump setup also (sand substrate only at bottom). I run my wave maker on a timer, it ensure that the particles are always pushed to other end and water gets circulated properly and there are no dead spots in the tank.
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Thanks for the reply, I am going to transfer over most of my current setup which is one large driftwood arch, 5 or 6 medium sized river rocks and about an inch deep of course sand. I understand that each decoration will cause a obstacle in water flow and and eddy behind it causing the debris to settle there.

What I’m hoping is to place them in the best position to reduce this and then have the spray bars directed forward and angled slightly in toward the middle of the tank, hopefully creating a circulating current that drags everything in towards the lower fx5 intake but also keep circulating up to the sump intakes which will hopefully remove the remaining particles.
I currently have two canisters on the old tank with both outputs at one end plus a wavemaker and the intakes at the other trying to pushing everything to one end
 
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