Is a sump and a wet/dry the same thing?

[JESTERX626]

I get confused by those words, sometimes I think they're the same, sometimes I think otherwise. So are they the same thing?

 

[moxxommox]

sump = the fish tank(the Physical glass object) below the tank
wet dry = type of sump

there are also wet/dry filters for on top and also wet dry canister filters.

hope some of this helps.

 

[benzjamin13]

When most people say sump, I think of wet/dry or vice versa.

 

[Euge]

Well technically a sump is a collection container for liquids. The wet/dry is the part of the whole filtration system that filters

 

[qumqats]

Well technically a sump is a collection container for liquids. The wet/dry is the part of the whole filtration system that filters

A sump is a container where a liquid collects and is pumped out.

A wet/dry trickle filter has bio media with the bacteria living on it. This is not under water, but has water trickling down across it into a sump below.
The water in this sump is pumped back into the aquarium.

So a WD always has a sump. But a sump isn't always a WD.

 

[johnptc]

A sump is a container where a liquid collects and is pumped out.

A wet/dry trickle filter has bio media with the bacteria living on it. This is not under water, but has water trickling down across it into a sump below.
The water in this sump is pumped back into the aquarium.

So a WD always has a sump. But a sump isn't always a WD.

i have a couple of large sumps; water flowing thru with heaters... no filtration.

 

[me_wee_todded]

A sump is a container where a liquid collects and is pumped out.

A wet/dry trickle filter has bio media with the bacteria living on it. This is not under water, but has water trickling down across it into a sump below.
The water in this sump is pumped back into the aquarium.

So a WD always has a sump. But a sump isn't always a WD.

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