Need a little help setting up a 60g sump for 210g tank.

[johnnycoolxx]

I just bought a 210g tank that came with a 60g glass sump. Everything was disconnected when we moved it and I need some help with a few things to get it up and running.

I connected the U-tube to the overflow box and the overflow to the hose. It also came with a filter sock. I put that on top of the first chamber of the sump. As you can see in the picture below, there's a small 2nd chamber behind where the filter sock is. This is where you put filter sponges right? Or do you put some other media there? I put in leftover AC sponges for now.

In the larger 3rd chamber in the pic above, can I put in 1 pack of carbon and bioballs?

There's a small glass divider right below the center brace in the next picture. It came out when I moved out and had been glued there. What kind of glue do I need to use to put it back? Or maybe I don't even need that small divider?

The last chamber I plan to fill up all with scrubbies and bioballs. My question is: where do I put the return pump? He gave me a Rio submersible pump but do I put that right underneath the bio media?

Thanks for your help. I've never used a sump before and need all the help I can get.

 

[johnnycoolxx]

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[johnnycoolxx]

bump.

someone help out please

 

[turtlesrock]

you can put any media in any of the chambers. but i would suggest mech first, bio second, and skip the chemical. put the pump in its own camber with the heater.

 

[EastBay]

Sounds like you're on the right track.

I agree with Turtlerock, leave the last section empty except for the return pump.

 

[johnnycoolxx]

Thanks for the replies so far.

Can you tell me what kind of glue I can use to set up the eggcrate dividers in my sump?
can I pick up something at Lowe's to use underwater to bind the eggcrate to the glass?