I have an 80 gallon tank and running one Eheim 2028 although I'm not too impressed with the water clarity.
I have caught the fish bug and been reading up about wet/dry sumps.
If I were to ditch the Eheim 2028 in favour of a DIY sump would I be mad to do so?
Having read up on DIY sumps I think it is something I could easily knock up using 1" pipework and a simple overflow system.
The Eheim is capable of 277gph so I would need something more powerful than that. I was thinking along the lines of 400gph ie. a turnover rate of 5x per hour.
According to this sticky here:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?205645-Pipe-Sizing-Charts-and-Flow-Rates
1" pipework would give me a flow of 600gph and I am confident I could knock something up.
The only space I have for a sump however would need to fit in 12" x 14" x 24" (high) cupboard underneath the tank.
If I were to use a bucket type sump as per this youtube vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkT9EiY9v60
and fill the bucket with pot scrubbies and filter floss as the pre filter, would this offer better filtration over and above the Eheim?
I'm tempted 'just because I can' but wondering if the gain is worth the effort?
If I were to do this I'd sell the Eheim to fund the project.
Advice appreciated.
I have caught the fish bug and been reading up about wet/dry sumps.
If I were to ditch the Eheim 2028 in favour of a DIY sump would I be mad to do so?
Having read up on DIY sumps I think it is something I could easily knock up using 1" pipework and a simple overflow system.
The Eheim is capable of 277gph so I would need something more powerful than that. I was thinking along the lines of 400gph ie. a turnover rate of 5x per hour.
According to this sticky here:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?205645-Pipe-Sizing-Charts-and-Flow-Rates
1" pipework would give me a flow of 600gph and I am confident I could knock something up.
The only space I have for a sump however would need to fit in 12" x 14" x 24" (high) cupboard underneath the tank.
If I were to use a bucket type sump as per this youtube vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkT9EiY9v60
and fill the bucket with pot scrubbies and filter floss as the pre filter, would this offer better filtration over and above the Eheim?
I'm tempted 'just because I can' but wondering if the gain is worth the effort?
If I were to do this I'd sell the Eheim to fund the project.
Advice appreciated.
