marineland tidepool sump

[IKeepPacu]

so i have a chance to get a tidepool complete with overflow, hoses and pump for $75 plus 24 shipping http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150280439175&ssPageName=ADME:X:SCO:US:1123

is this a decent sump filter?? and would it be enough to handle a stocked 75g tank alone?

never ran a filter like this before, so from the looks of the ad, everything i need is there to run it, minus media, correct??

 

[IKeepPacu]

no opinions on wether or ot its worth it for a 75g?

 

[dirtyblacksocks]

Don't think anyone's ever bothered with these, they're unconventional sumps - I think most of the guys on here DiY when it comes to sumps.

Personally I've never looked into or owned one - the giant biowheel was always a turn off for me as their smaller counterparts get heavy and stop spinning after a bit of buildup, and you have to obliterate your bacterial colonys on them to clean them back up.

 

[Bud8Fan]

as their smaller counterparts get heavy and stop spinning after a bit of buildup, and you have to obliterate your bacterial colonys on them to clean them back up.

I ran bio-wheels for over 10 years and never had that problem.

 

[13784]

I ran a Tidepool I in a 100 gallon and a Tidepool II in a 180 gallon. Although I think they are good filters, the sumps were small. I had to fill them every other day.

 

[IKeepPacu]

Don't think anyone's ever bothered with these, they're unconventional sumps - I think most of the guys on here DiY when it comes to sumps.

i just dont have the time, or the will to do it when i do have time. plus im kinda nervous about building something myself more i think of it that my fishes life hang in the life of not failing