Need Advice on my Future DIY Wet/Dry

[Dreaco]

your better off running 2 1" overflows, that way you can run up to 1200gph(a huge overkill), and always have the added safety that if one fails the other will still work. id still stick to 600gph though on a 100g.

 

[arkmann]

your better off running 2 1" overflows, that way you can run up to 1200gph(a huge overkill), and always have the added safety that if one fails the other will still work. id still stick to 600gph though on a 100g.

I like filtration overkill so I guess I will use two 1" overflows. By the way, after the wet/dry is all set up and working, I am thinking of saving up for an FX5 to be used on the same tank. Now that is overkill indeed....

In terms of too much current, that would be an easy fix.

 

[djlancer88]

i dont know if these pics will help but here ya go. I juse 1" pvc for my overflow and it handles 600gph.

im working on a 30 gallon wet/dry right now to. i started with a 10 gal. it was my first time makin one, samething just bigger, and also making a top for it to. i would use the fx5 for all mech. filtration

 

[arkmann]

Those are good looking sumps! I will do the usual W/D filters with a modification.

Will this design work? The four circles will be four bio-wheels from my Penguin 350. I will incorporate the bio-wheel system in the wet/dry to get "the best" filtration I can get. Are the bio-wheels going to be submerged based on the design?

Any input is appreciated.

By the way, like I mentioned before, dual overflows will be used for 1200gph turnover ratio. The sump is a 30 gallon tank and an FX5 will be added in the future. All will be used in my 100 gallon tank.

 

[arkmann]

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[arkmann]

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[Dr Joe]

I replied in other thread since you didn't link to this one...

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83107&page=13

Dr Joe

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[arkmann]

Here's my thread by the way.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128383&page=3

 

[arkmann]

It will "work", but to get the maximum benefits and convenience move the sponge before everything then drip to the bio-balls and aerate from underneath, then run over the bio-wheels as they will give less benefit.

Because of the heighth of the divider between the bio-wheels and the bio-balls the three lower bio-wheels wil be under water .

As is, it will be very difficult to clean the sponges.

And I trust you meant 1200gph turnover and not a 1200x turnover (ie 120,000gph)

Dr Joe

So based on your advise, I will move the sponges/quilt batting to the very front of everything. The water will run from the sponges/batting, then to the bio-balls. From the bio-balls, the water goes to the bio-wheels. Did I get that right? What do you exactly mean by aerating from underneath?

I will re-draw a newer design based on your advise later when I get home. I think I have to go back to work now...

 

[Mattyou]

You guys sure make it hard on yourself. Does anyone use rubber maid sump, 5 Gallon Bucket media stacks and light diffuser sitting on clay pots for bucket elevation? Super cheap, mass amounts of media capacity and only takes about 1 hour to build.