pls help with wet/dry filters

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I am not a canister guy so I can't comment on that but others will swear by them. I have all of thirty bucks in my wet/dry for my 250g; I scrounged the other parts and some I already had. The price on the canister was shocking :WHOA:

To take care of the nitrates, get a pothos plant and a barrel. Wash the dirt from the roots and dangle it in the barrel of tap water. When it is time for your next water change, the nitrates should be at zero.

I'll get some pictures of my system posted.
 
wet/dry is the best unless you're into serious plants IMO.
I have a heavily stocked 265 and 300 each with their own sump circulating the water about 3x per hour. its the most efficient filtration out there IMO
 
Chomper, your knowledge of this hobby is stunning. lol

Rallysman, i think most ppl would agree with you on the effectivness of the wet/dry system.


My number one question is will the tank need to be drilled?
 
ChrisG23;862737; said:
Chomper, your knowledge of this hobby is stunning. lol

Rallysman, i think most ppl would agree with you on the effectivness of the wet/dry system.


My number one question is will the tank need to be drilled?
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No, you wont have to drill the tank. You can either make your own overflow out of PVC or buy an overflow box.
 
im slowly learning more on the topic in a forum i found a link to. so far i learned i need a crazy looking contraption made from pvc, some tubing, a sump (i have a 29G tank for that) and a pump. how to make it all work is still a mystery.
 
ChrisG23;862755; said:
... how to make it all work is still a mystery.
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I need to make a thread for my 250g, that should help. I am still working on the pics for you...
 
drilling looks very scary. I got this tank for a bargain, and dont want to blow the good deal by F.U.B.A.R. ing the tank.

Chomper: Im sure its not as difficult as i'm making it, I'm just trying to imagine the whole system from pics of parts. Also, what is to stop the sump from overflowing if the power to the return pump is disrupted? Or will it just overflow?
 
One of the jobs of the overflow is to limit the amount of water that can drain out of the tank during a power failure.
 
Here is my big tank. The stand is partitioned into four cupboards. In the second pic, the open doors are the filtration and pump station for the drip system. In the third, that shows the wet/dry with the drip emitter to the right.

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filter and pump station.jpg

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