Biggest bang for the buck

[kmill]

The vast majority of sump users do not design their intakes to remove physical waste which sites at the bottom of the tank... the typical overflows just sip water off the surface...

So instead of being creative, they buy a cansiter to collect waste and then only clean it once every several months allowing the waste4 to continue to break down and increase the pollutants...

"redundancy" is a valid reason to do so... but using two pumps in the sump is a better for of redundancy. If the sump pump fails when you are away for a week, the bacteria in the sump is removed from the system allowing spikes to take place... using two pumps in the sump would continue to keep the same bacteria in use if one were to fail...

nc_nutcase I have never had a tank w/built in overflows, dont some come w/holes in the top mid & bottom to help with that?

 

[stewnew]

XP3!!
ive read reviews where people moan about leaking, but that has not been an issue for me, works like a charm and keeps my 55 looking great