Bio media

[akskirmish]

Good to hear it works but it sucks that your plumbing and sump just aren't right. At least you get to learn on old equipment so you should be set for new gear and you can get a sump made to your specs ready for filter socks.

Yeah
the biggest problem is my glass top for the sump(as far as filter socks go)-the intakes can not be removed from the glass tops from way it is built.So I had to add extension to underside.I then had to drill hole big enough for the cable to run through it to hold the rest of parts to hold up the filter socks(like j's tank) instead of running it over the top of pipe also like his tank. It works-But the socks get of centered and water starts to flow out from top of sock some.After time it wont be enough to worry about as far as polishing goes.....But it's leading to other probles as of now...Bio media is getting clogged with debri again.And filter socks are getting changed almost three times daily to keep up......One it gets clean it will slow down greatly...But for now it is a pain.

Let alone as of right now the plumbing goes from big-to choked down-back to big-and choked again......Silly ass design...But that too will be fixed soon so I can quite burning up pumps......

My local place(greer tank) is frickin closed on the weekends (stupid for up here) and I wont beable to buy the 220 gal tank I want for new sump.
It's completey sealed so i can start by drilling the correct size holes I need to and to also be setup most efficiently then......

Thanks once again for the help and the read...

Cheers
Ak

 

[akskirmish]

Actually having it exposed to the air is suppose to increase the bio load somewhat.

Thanks
Unfortunately mine will not be setup for that.
But once I do get setup the way I want....I will way more bio than needed for a 500 gal tank. The 220 gal will have 2 7 inch in diameter 50 micron filter socks and the rest will be filled will the biomedia I currently have and what will be bought to fill it......