New 180 Gallon tank setup

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skyrex said:
With the glass and forcing water to go from below wont the water clogged the gap at the bottom pretty quickly?
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No you would run the pads from course to fine the Gap will never clog. As your filter pads clog the water will start passing through higher and higher up the filter pad.
Aquarium Co-op run s a similar setup I'm going to see if I can find the video and post it
 
skyrex said:
With the glass and forcing water to go from below wont the water clogged the gap at the bottom pretty quickly?
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Here is the link to the video. It starts to show you the setup at around 1:45

 
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Tj203 said:
Here is the link to the video. It starts to show you the setup at around 1:45

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The only thing I would change about his design is he has the two panes of glass I would eliminate the one that is on the bottom of the tank touching the foam and just make the first glass panel go almost to the bottom. His set up he is only using like half of the foam pad
 
Tj203 said:
You usually put another glass between the return pump and that other pain to block the micro bubbles from going to your return pump.
I would also rotate those sponges in the middle 90° because the water is just going to force them off especially when they get clogged.
Third I made this mistake the return section for the pump was too small so the pump would run dry because there was not enough volume I was also running like 5,000 GPH and that's actual flow after a head loss and everything. I ended up having to drill the sump and run the pump external.
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Good to know and I'm kind of second-guessing my plans considering what you said. What size tank was that in? I recently picked up a bigger tank and 85 gallon sump where the sump return is external. I'm wanting to change it to internal because I want to put other things underneath the stand. Was figuring I'd have a pump that's a adjustable 3100 gallon per hour runn on medium. Tank height is low in comparison to the other dimensions so not a lot of pressure pumping up fwiw.
 
skyrex said:
Hi Guys new here.

Just got my own place and have this new tank righ here which I will keep birchirs.

I have a sump space beneath the tank which can probably accomodate another 80 gallon tank.

Will order it to be about 890mm long. Will probably split it 20% mechanical filtration, 60% bio, 20% return.

From all the info online i read that 30ppi foam is the way to go if not doing fluidize K1. But am not sure how to go about doing it. Can't really find much full foam sump setup around. And also i believe i am suppose to mix that up with 10ppi and 20ppi foam as well.

Appreciate any advice you guys can give.

Thanks in advance!
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Very nice looking tank and stand. Take your time setting up, trying things out, and enjoy the ride.
 
Your setup sounds well thought-out. Regarding the foam, a layered approach with 10ppi, 20ppi, and 30ppi foam can work well - water should flow from lower to higher ppi. But do remember, the key is regular maintenance to avoid blockage. Happy fishkeeping!
 
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