Canister filtering a sump

[ozpkchris]

going back to post # 7those types of strainers do work but they can be loud, some one on here once put a piece of air line tubing through a small drilled hole in the strainer and that made them much more quite.

as far as sump design i recommend instead of the water going directly into a filter pad then biomed
i would set it up so it flows into a chamber of filter socks then overflows into the biomedia

my setup is like the way you depicted but theres a lot of debris that getts around those pads
i would look at how LOWcel did his 300 gal filtration

 

[Bassinkorea]

Thanks for even more great info, but I'm not sure I follow you on the "airline tubing in the strainer" part.

Here's another quick question for y'all.....
In a drip tray, how far do you guys usually space between the holes?? I don't think I'll have much luck finding plastic peg boards in Korea, so I will be drilling my own.

 

[ozpkchris]

heres the strainer i was talking about
it was posted in Fuge add on for ray tank (build finally started) with pics
hope he doent mind
ithink i was a great idea

heres the pics, sorry about the quality and colour, i couldnt find my SLR
but you get the idea.

as far as drilling the drip try i think mine is one '' apart with holes about 1/8''
but if you search i remmeber a thread about the ideal size if i find it ill post up the info

 

[Bassinkorea]

Interesting idea with the air hose. I'll have to remember that one.

....and thanks for the drip tray info

 

[Bassinkorea]

Ok, here's another question...

I will use my two 1" bulkheads as overflow to the sump, this will drop aprox 1000~1200 gals out of my tank and into my sump. I am looking at some powerheads at aquaticeco.com

Can someone reccommend which one will be good for my setup??

 

[ozpkchris]

i guess its just me and you...lol
but a mag 12 seems like a good fit, -the head loss it should do fine, plus there very reliable- i would definitively get the pre filter as well

 

[Bassinkorea]

LOL, yeah it looks that way.

Thanks yet again for the help. Something like this....here's a link tothe MD12 (1200gph)

http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/126/Danner-Supreme-Mag-Drive-Pumps

 

[Bassinkorea]

I have just had a thought, these pumps are all 100volt and Korea is all 220volt

I should be able to buy a transformer in Korea.

 

[Mr Pleco]

I have just had a thought, these pumps are all 100volt and Korea is all 220volt

I should be able to buy a transformer in Korea.

http://www.starkelectronic.com/st500.htm

http://www.dvdoverseas.com/voltage_converters.htm

 

[Bassinkorea]

http://www.starkelectronic.com/st500.htm

http://www.dvdoverseas.com/voltage_converters.htm

Thanks for those links. I should be able to buy them locally in Korea