my big sumps

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filiportela

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1 400 liters the other 450 liters both divided the same way. it is not complete yet, ligth is going to work under the tanks during the night. and i got UVs comming.

four squares per sump:

1- net filter at water exit, a bag of carbon, a big square of blue foam and white fiber.

2- white fiber

3- 5 bag of bioballs, 1 bag of tourf, 1 bag of denitrifyer, 2 bags of ceramics, blue foam both types

4- 4 sweet patatoes with lots of roots, and a whater stick plant. and a 5800 liter water pump.

other sump is the same! pics are from 2 days ago, not like discribed exactly but close.


will post pics as it is improved...;)

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Nice work :thumbsup:.

How's the water chemistry?

What do you project the cleaning cycle to be with so much media?

Sweet potatoes huh...you sure there's enough room under there? :D

Ok, I'll bite, what's 'TOURF'? I tried to google it...

Dr Joe

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I am from Australia so I am not familiar with what your doing but am I missing something? Why is the sump so big? Do you use it to house feeders? Is it always full of water? ie - wouldnt a wet/dry with better media be much more efficient? On a tank that size even with heavy stocking rates a 60cm (50L) wet/dry sump would be plenty.

I am not criticising, just curious.
 
basically the more filtration the better. also the fish he has in the tank are high waste producing fish.
 
Dr Joe;909088; said:
Nice work :thumbsup:.

How's the water chemistry?

What do you project the cleaning cycle to be with so much media?

Sweet potatoes huh...you sure there's enough room under there? :D

Ok, I'll bite, what's 'TOURF'? I tried to google it...

Dr Joe

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:ROFL: :ROFL:

Tourf is PEAT.....:)
 
Peat huh?! Why didn't he just say peat. :j/k:
An they say the southerners hear talk funny! :ROFL:

I love international forums (I just hate metrics :screwy:).

Thanks Miguel, I can rest now that I've learned something new... (don't want to overload myself :D ).

Dr Joe

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come on... my language is not english, i try my best... i can talk pretty well, but writting i make a lot of mistakes... :nilly: :nilly:
 
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