Filtration Advice

[Chris@els]

hi guys i need your advise
i have a 1.8 m tank with 2x cascade 1500 on each side
id like to try a sump and take one cascade 1500 out the sump i can get will be 75 cm *45 cm *45cm
will you keep the canister filters or 1 canister and the sump
thanks in advance

 

[Angelphish]

hi guys i need your advise
i have a 1.8 m tank with 2x cascade 1500 on each side
id like to try a sump and take one cascade 1500 out the sump i can get will be 75 cm *45 cm *45cm
will you keep the canister filters or 1 canister and the sump
thanks in advance

Always go sump. They filter the water better, are easier to clean, add customization, and add more water to your system.

 

[Chris@els]

Will the sump size that o said be good enough?

 

[Angelphish]

Will the sump size that o said be good enough?

How many gallons is it?

 

[Chris@els]

I'm not sure how many gallons but it's about 150 liters

 

[Angelphish]

I'm not sure how many gallons but it's about 150 liters

A 20-40 liter sump should do. Bigger is always better though.

 

[Chris@els]

Can you give me some advice about a sump what to do and what not
Any tips and I'm thinking of doing a diy overflow

 

[celebrist]

tons of information available on this site if you search for it. there are far to many options to go into in a reply however

 

[Chris@els]

I'll search on here a bit tomorrow but thanks for your help guys

 

[duanes]

A sump alone is not a filter.
A sump is a box to put gear like heaters and pumps (just like the shell of a HOB filter, or the can of a canister.
It's what you put in the sump that makes it a filter.
Some people put chambers is sumps, some do not.
I do not, I use filter socks on on outflows to the sump for mechanical filtration, put lots bio-media in mesh bags for things like matrix, or lava rock for bio.
I also put plants on sumps to help remove nitrate.
Some people have shallow water in sumps, some don't.
I like to run my sumps a full as they can get, but not enough to overflow during a power outage. (but this has more to do with placement of overflows than actual water level.
Ease of cleaning my filter media is how I design my sump.
If its easy to clean, it will be done more often.
You can also run more than one tank on a sump if its large enough.