will this make a good wet/dry filter?
Its all glass and the dimension is 18.5" L x 13" W x 22"H???
Its all glass and the dimension is 18.5" L x 13" W x 22"H???
DIY Wet Dry help needed
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Jgray152;2790768; said:
Its for a 75G tank
It shouldn't fill up as 22G of water, because it will have a Min and Max water level, it should be around 10-15G max.
The filter should hold around 200-300 small bio balls, does this make a good setup?
looks pretty neat to me. especially if you use an external pump and plant the left chamber with mangroves.
Min / Max lines are for when the sump is running. If the pump shuts off, some water will get siphoned from the tank which is why this 22 gallons is important.
According to my calculations, the sump will work for a 75 gallon tank, atleast it will hold the water from the 75 gallon if the pump shuts off as long as the water level in the tank will only drop about 1" max. You can have a max water level of 8" in the sump while its running.
Does max sump water level jive with the marks on the sump?
According to my calculations, the sump will work for a 75 gallon tank, atleast it will hold the water from the 75 gallon if the pump shuts off as long as the water level in the tank will only drop about 1" max. You can have a max water level of 8" in the sump while its running.
Does max sump water level jive with the marks on the sump?
Jgray152;2790858; said:
I don't know yet, because when I bought this sump, it have an indicatior of min and max water level on the glass...
but
I think the water level should be around there even when the pump turned off...
A 75 Gal tank roughly measures 48x18x20. To get the roughly the amount of gallons siphoned from the tank at a 1" water level drop;
48*18*1 = 3.71 gallons. That is roughly 3.5" water level increase in that sump.
18*13*3.5=819 cu/in *.0043 = 3.52 Gallons
I can't tell exactly where those lines measure but you may be correct if they are high enough.
At first glance, those lines seemed low, but taking a second look, those lines seem high.
If the normal water level in that sump was 8";
18*13*8 = 1872cu/in *.0043 = 8.04 Gallons.
8.04 + 3.71 = 11.75 gallons
Its pretty obvious that this sump has a good safety factor with your tank. Just don't know with the bio but it looks like it could be enough.
48*18*1 = 3.71 gallons. That is roughly 3.5" water level increase in that sump.
18*13*3.5=819 cu/in *.0043 = 3.52 Gallons
I can't tell exactly where those lines measure but you may be correct if they are high enough.
At first glance, those lines seemed low, but taking a second look, those lines seem high.
If the normal water level in that sump was 8";
18*13*8 = 1872cu/in *.0043 = 8.04 Gallons.
8.04 + 3.71 = 11.75 gallons
Its pretty obvious that this sump has a good safety factor with your tank. Just don't know with the bio but it looks like it could be enough.
Denominator;2790471; said:
As stated above either will be fine for a sump. I would prefer extruded over casted because it is cheaper.
Cell cast only means that is its more consistant in thickness thoughout. It is just a different manufacturing process. It wont harm fish.
