Hey guys,
In the next month or so I'm going to be picking up a 75 gallon aquarium for my living room. I'd like to stock the tank with a handful of different native sunfish species and I know they are going to be messy. As for filtration I am tossing around the idea of a sump versus two AC 110 HOB filters. I happen to have an extra 20 gallon long aquarium laying around and I know with a little work I could turn it into an effective wet/dry setup, I'm just not sure if that is going to be enough filtration for the natives... What do you guys think? First of all would a 20 gallon sump be enough for a 75 gallon aquarium? And second, if I go with a sump do you think I will need any additional filtration? I could always add a powerhead to stir things up or I could run a gravel vac every week, I'm just curious if a sump alone would be enough to keep the tank clean and clear. Let me know what you think because I'd like to nail down the filtration part of it before I purchase and setup the aqaurium. If I decide to use a sump I would like to start working on the 20 gallon tank and ordering the parts I'm going to need right away. Thanks in advance for the help.
- Nick
In the next month or so I'm going to be picking up a 75 gallon aquarium for my living room. I'd like to stock the tank with a handful of different native sunfish species and I know they are going to be messy. As for filtration I am tossing around the idea of a sump versus two AC 110 HOB filters. I happen to have an extra 20 gallon long aquarium laying around and I know with a little work I could turn it into an effective wet/dry setup, I'm just not sure if that is going to be enough filtration for the natives... What do you guys think? First of all would a 20 gallon sump be enough for a 75 gallon aquarium? And second, if I go with a sump do you think I will need any additional filtration? I could always add a powerhead to stir things up or I could run a gravel vac every week, I'm just curious if a sump alone would be enough to keep the tank clean and clear. Let me know what you think because I'd like to nail down the filtration part of it before I purchase and setup the aqaurium. If I decide to use a sump I would like to start working on the 20 gallon tank and ordering the parts I'm going to need right away. Thanks in advance for the help.
- Nick
