8 foot tank idea

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
I have an 8 footer it's 30" deep and 3 feet front to back for a total of 450 gallons-ish. The link is in my sig for details.

I have two 55 gallon sumps and I also have two canister filters for pushing water around the lower areas. The system works perfect.

I bought the tank used but if I had to re-do anything I would go larger on the front to back dimensions. Mine is 3 feet and I would change that to 4 feet. It's surprising how close 3 feet looks when water is in the tank.

Having fish in the sump is not a good idea, the flow is to strong IMO. Sumps are a must for larger tanks. Super easy to change the filters. I use 1" thick filter floss material from Aquatic Eco-Systems as my mechanical. I buy it in huge rolls for $66 and the roll last me two years easy. I have lots of tanks too. I just cut it to fit and replace as needed.

Good luck with your decision.
 
Good info, I'll probably keep both canisters on it then, and probably be okay with a large sump?
I figured guppies would be okay since they love the flow of the canister output, and since there are sumps with refugiums in them, but if not possible, it's not possible.
 
possibility is not really a question here. u can do it..u can do it all night long.. and it isn't that hard to do either but if u are going to have live fish u might want to think about adding something to prevent them from getting into other sections of the sump if say.. the power went out or ur pump stops or what ever, cause the water level in the sump will rise and allow access to other parts of the sump then u have to catch them and move them and it becomes an ordeal because the sump is in an odd location to just start netting fish out of it.
 
When you begin custom designing your own sump, there isn't much you cannot do with it. You can sertainly design it as such to have low flow areas suitable for growing out fish or making a refugium.
 
Toby_H;5126855; said:
When you begin custom designing your own sump, there isn't much you cannot do with it. You can sertainly design it as such to have low flow areas suitable for growing out fish or making a refugium.
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Good point! Anything is possible. People even grow plants in their sumps so guppy's should be fine if the design allows for this.
 
muffywrx;5126911; said:
Okay. Anyone have any ideas ??? :D For the newbie fishgirl? LOL
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Did you read any of the above :screwy: :irked:
 
Egon - found this in another thread

Egon;5093298; said:
The simplest KISS modification to this set up would be adding a trickle water supply. Drill a hole in your sump at the water level you chose and run it to a drain in your house or the back yard (what I do) Then add a supply line to your tank. The extra water will simply drain out. No more water changes!
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This is a really great concept I have always been curious about. I have a washer hot/cold line hook up right behind where my tank will go (upstairs laundry room turned fish room) .... Can I somehow retrofit this into a trickle setup?

I am a noob when it comes to how a sump works and all that, but I learn fast and have done projects with my father plumbing and electrical wise, as well as other things. So I am eager to absorb all information I can to put into this project :) I'm sorry if I frustrated you, but I just want to make sure I do everything right and have a good base design. Wanted to allow y'all to have a chance to input your creative :)

Back to researching :)
 
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