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Thanks guys,

I used to run a large marine farm so I have had to become an expert on filtration.

I love your idea Crispy. In fact I love it so much that I am designing a large tower filter for my 9000L project based on your design. The idea of using draws for the filter trays is nothing short of brilliant in terms of flexability and ease of maintenance.

I think I will use shallow storage bins for the draws and put them in a steel or glass frame.
 
Griller;3667461; said:
I love your idea Crispy. In fact I love it so much that I am designing a large tower filter for my 9000L project based on your design. The idea of using draws for the filter trays is nothing short of brilliant in terms of flexability and ease of maintenance.

I think I will use shallow storage bins for the draws and put them in a steel or glass frame.
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It really is that simple. Just slide open a drawer and remove/replace floss when needed. I see so much overkill on so many wet/drys making things complicated when they don't have to be.
 
agreed, the drawers is pure genius, greater filtration and easier, if i get a larger tank id build one of these for sure
 
This is a great idea. I have a 55g sump has a small area sectioned off just for the return pump with the rest of the sump having several layers of scrubbers sitting just above the water level. I've been having so many issues trying to make drip plates so water drips evenly over the scrubbers...this has cause my fish room to flood twice. This will solve all my problems, i'm considering putting 2 of these in my sump and using a T-fitting from the drain so their fed even amounts of water.
 
Good to see some people getting use out of this thread. I am building an overflow and twin drawer system in the new year. Will be a wet/dry on each side of the 55g sump and a single, stronger return pump. Maintenance is way too easy on these.
 
I have a few questions guys.


I have a 120g tank and I plan on using an extra 55g I have laying around as my sump. I'd like a high turnover rate because of my oscar and large tinfoil barbs...

Is this PF-1800 a good overflow box choice? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=18358
It's rated at 1600gph and has a 1.5" bulkhead. I would imagine the pipe/hose going from the overflow box to the sump would be around 5 feet.

Given that overflow setup, what size pump should I aim for? Something rated around 1500gph?
 
Sounds good Eazy... just make sure the gph rating of your return pump takes into account the head-height. Pumps lose quite a bit of gph depending how high they hafta pump. There is usually a chart showing gph compared to head-height on the side of most good pump boxes.
 
Eazy;3707505; said:
Okay. How do you know what the water level in your sump is going to be?
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If the pump is sitting on the bottom of the sump, usually your water level will be low. I sit my pump up a few inches ontop of a sponge and my sump's level rises those couple inches and keeps the pump quiet. My 55g sump is about 1/3 full.
 
Alright. So the 3 drawers should be sitting above the water level in the sump, correct?

And the plastic grating just serves as a shelf for it so sit on and allow water to pass through, correct? Could you just use pvc or something else to prop up the drawers over the water level without the grating?
 
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