Being in the R & D stage of my DIY Tank Build, I was discussing the question of, "How large should I make my sump for the size of my DIY Tank Build?", with a friend of mine and he mentioned that it should be 1/3rd or 33% the size in volume, in relation to the volume of water in my tank. So my calculating formula is 33% (.33) x Tank Water Volume in US Gallons = Sump Volume Size in US Gallons.
But if 33%+33%+34% = 100%, should I use 33% (.33) or 34% (.34) in calculating the size of my sump?
The volume of my tank is roughly, 1,436.25 US Gallons. If you calculate 1,436.25 x .33 = 473.9625 US Gallons -or- 1,436.25 x .34 = 488.325 US Gallons. Which is the correct calculation to use?
Or should I should just have the sump size increased to the next highest 100 gallons which would be a size of 500 US Gallons?
I really need some plausable input here. Thank you.
But if 33%+33%+34% = 100%, should I use 33% (.33) or 34% (.34) in calculating the size of my sump?
The volume of my tank is roughly, 1,436.25 US Gallons. If you calculate 1,436.25 x .33 = 473.9625 US Gallons -or- 1,436.25 x .34 = 488.325 US Gallons. Which is the correct calculation to use?
Or should I should just have the sump size increased to the next highest 100 gallons which would be a size of 500 US Gallons?
I really need some plausable input here. Thank you.