CHOMPERS;573993; said:
Ok disregard question #3, im thinking of a wet/dry.
Is your #4 answer for my question #5?
Possible to make a sump out of 10gal tank?
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Ok disregard question #3, im thinking of a wet/dry.
Is your #4 answer for my question #5?
So how much room in the back of tank do I need for an overflow? And would the custom tank specs I listed, work well even though its very much elongated?
JESTERX626;573998; said:
Yep, I missed #4 (I have been up all night). To determine the space behind the tank, you will first need to know how you are going to get the water out of the tank. Drilling the tank and adding bulkheads will allow the least space back there. Overflow boxes vary with manufacturer. DIY overflows vary with design and pipe size. Buy or make your overflow and then move the tank to fit the required space. Hope this helps.
JESTERX626;574002; said:
A long tank lends well for a sump filter, but you could have one or two spray bars down the whole length of it as a wet/dry filter.
CHOMPERS;574006; said:
So are you saying I could combine both sump and wet/dry together or do you mean just turn it 100% into a wet/dry? A spray bar is that one, or two pipes that have holes in them that spew water right?
Is this overflow good? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=3642&N=2004+22778
The height of my stand is 15.5" bottom to top, but how much of a gap should I leave at the top??
8"+
The more space the better really, it makes cleaning the beast less of a hassle.
I have about 8" (to the lip of the door, more if ya count to the bottom of the tank,) and it's kinda cramped trying to unscrew the union and mess around inside the sump.
The more space the better really, it makes cleaning the beast less of a hassle.
I have about 8" (to the lip of the door, more if ya count to the bottom of the tank,) and it's kinda cramped trying to unscrew the union and mess around inside the sump.
That isn't what I was thinking but it will work. You could combine them by buying two identical containers, stacking them so the wet/dry sits over the sump. You would want to let the water from the wet/dry run into the sump through a hole in the bottom of the wet/dry located on the end that the water enters the sump. (The water in a wet/dry flows from top to bottom, where the water in a sump flows from side to side.)JESTERX626;574289; said:
The ideal operation would involve the water from the tank first going through the sump and then part of the filtered water flowing through the wet/dry. If you plumb it with a box overflow with a pre-filter as in your link, then the water from the tank can go through the wet/dry first as long as you use bio-balls. Bio-balls have large open spaces so they do not load up like pot scrubbers.
yes, a spray bar is a pipe with holes that spray water. The spray bar can be held above the media or it can be placed directly on top of the media for super quiet operation. The number of spray bars is dependent on the size and shape of your design. The spray bars can also be replaced with a drip plate. That is a tray with numerous holes drilled in the bottom.JESTERX626;574289; said:
JESTERX626;574289; said:
It is a good one but way over priced. I have seen them for thirty dollars. If I can find the link I will post it.
