DIY OR BUY SUMP FILTER?

[aclockworkorange]

most people would/should spend the money on livestock, ive never heard of anyone saying this is MY DISPLAY FILTER. close to cabinet doors.

Yeah, I was going to post that link spirit posted. 829 replies of filter porn.

 

[dr_sudz]

i would build my own sump personally, glass is easy to work with, place a panel and silicon in place. though I like to go with the minimum 1/3 rule, sump should be no less then 1/3 the size of the main display tank. So for a 180g, I wouldn't go less then 60g

 

[RonBurgandy]

i would build my own sump personally, glass is easy to work with, place a panel and silicon in place. though I like to go with the minimum 1/3 rule, sump should be no less then 1/3 the size of the main display tank. So for a 180g, I wouldn't go less then 60g

How did you come up w/ this rule? The size of the sump and the quantity of bio is 2 different things. In sump filtration, overall size means nothing. A 60 gallon sump does work for a 180....... if you overstock.