New sump idea

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bigcol

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ok guys heres my plans for a new sump tell me what you lot think please and honest opinions please tell me what i can do to make it better ;) forgot to mention the sump is a 4x1x1 tank
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i think this plan look good.. lot of chamber.. look like it will keep your tank real clean..
 
bigcol;2649308; said:
wow my 1st possative response, thanks dude this is my 1st ever sump too but i do have a freind to thank for the ideas, so thanks carl matey :headbang2
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No problem, glad to help. will be fun seeing this project come to life.

Good work mate. :thumbsup:
 
Sumps really do look impressive when they have a bunch of different medias in them. The reality is that they all do only one thing; they house your bacteria population.

You can take two routes for improvement:
1. The WOW effect. If it will be a show piece or you will have a lot of visitors, you can make it look more impressive by adding additional types of medias. Especially if they are alternated in contrasting colors or dark/light.
2. Efficiency. You can use a media with more area per volume. Plastic pot scrubbers have more area than bio-balls and ceramic rings and are also cheaper than both. However, scrubbies have almost no WOW effect especially if someone says "are those pot scrubbers?" You could also use Matrix or one of the sintered glass products such as Bio-Home. Small pore media will require either periodic replacement or very good mechanical filtration upline.
 
Two more ideas,
1. You could trade the dry portion for filter socks.
2. Add an empty chamber before the sponge media, so that the water flows sideways instead of down and then sideways. If the sponge material is cut to fit across the sump, it will make for good mechanical filtration.
 
I concur, and it does need a prefilter.

What's it going to be filtering?

Dr Joe

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CHOMPERS;2650289; said:
Two more ideas,
1. You could trade the dry portion for filter socks.
2. Add an empty chamber before the sponge media, so that the water flows sideways instead of down and then sideways. If the sponge material is cut to fit across the sump, it will make for good mechanical filtration.
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this sideways motion sounds interesting please tell me more, also the filter socks were would i put them and what would i fill them with?

Dr Joe;2650402; said:
I concur, and it does need a prefilter.

What's it going to be filtering?

Dr Joe

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what is a prefilter please? and it will be filtering an 8x2x2 glass tank, i love these ideas new 1nes are allways the best especially when you have all the materials and havnt started yet :D more please!!!!!
 
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