DIY canister or sump

[adixon816]

As a Christmas present to my self I'm either going to build a canister or sump for my 55 later to be used on my 75. I watched Uarajoey's video and will be using that method if I go canister. As far as diy sump is it better or equal? If I do the sump I'd either do Rubbermaid or buy a 20l if that would work. I'm going for cheap and efficient. Any recommendations for pumps and bio media? Thanks.
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[steve617]

I'm doing about same project but am going canister. Sump would probably be most effective.

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[davey_c]

i'll be doing a cannister also but in 2 stages. 1st will be a 5g bucket with sponges and the 2nd being a 5g drum filled with k1 media as moving bed filter... thats for my ~550g though! just unsure about pump yet.

 

[adixon816]

I'm thinking about going canister with a mag-7. Will take up less room then a sump which is a big factor currently. I'm going to use 4" pvc at about 2.5 feet in length. The mag-7 is 700 gph not including the 5 foot of head it will have I think it would be enough.

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[adixon816]

Also for media I want to use ceramic rings but they are so expensive for the amount I would need. Would pot scrubbers be a good alternative.

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