Hey everyone again... been lookin an tons and tons of info on diy sumps and there is sooo much info.. can anyone recomend the most simple an most effective plan or idea out there?? need something that would do a good job for tanks between 200 an 300 gallon range.. i just cant decide or figure out which is explained easily!
DIY sump advice?!
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If I was going to build another sump, and had access to a table saw, I would make mine out of acrylic.
That is really all I have to say. There is so much out there because there are so many different ways to do it. None of them are wrong I would say...but you will eventually (several sumps down the line) figure out better and better what you need and what you want.
As far as size goes, I would say make it as big as you possibly can.
Good luck!
That is really all I have to say. There is so much out there because there are so many different ways to do it. None of them are wrong I would say...but you will eventually (several sumps down the line) figure out better and better what you need and what you want.
As far as size goes, I would say make it as big as you possibly can.
Good luck!
I'm building one for a 300 gallon. I'm using a 75 gallon standard glass aquarium. No dividers. 100/50 micron socks on one side (drain), bio in laundry bags in the middle and submersible pumps on the other for the returns. That's it.....
Lots and lots of different ways to do it if course. I prefer to keep it simple....
Good luck!
Lots and lots of different ways to do it if course. I prefer to keep it simple....
Good luck!
I prefer separate chambers with baffles separating them. First is mech, second is a wet/dry bio, and third houses a submersible pump.
FLESHY;5149333; said:
Good points, especially the table saw. If I didn't have one, I would never try to accurately cut acrylic. It is just too hard to do it evenly without a table saw. I just cut acrylic baffles and siliconed them into an old glass tank, which is a pretty cheap and easy method. It's effective too.
Here is mine.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=408641
I have done the same thing for larger tanks, I just use a couple of totes and bulkhead them together. If you put 2 or 3 socks on the system and use a larger container you should have no problem filtering anything you need to. The media is seachem pond matrix in nylon bags, I build a little dam around the pump so the water has to flow through the matrix.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=408641
I have done the same thing for larger tanks, I just use a couple of totes and bulkhead them together. If you put 2 or 3 socks on the system and use a larger container you should have no problem filtering anything you need to. The media is seachem pond matrix in nylon bags, I build a little dam around the pump so the water has to flow through the matrix.
leather;5150161; said:
nice concept an simple.. my take some of that idea an mix it up... i would add more media possibly
dangerhack;5150681; said:
Ya, that is only on a 30 gallon tank. That is only enough media for about 100 gallons of normal stocking.
