sump design
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i dont know much about sumps, was hoping for some help as well, i was thinking that would go in the 2nd compartment where the criss-crossed thing is, thats there to hold it up
I am in the middle of designing my new sump also. With my current sump tank water dumps on top of a filter pad in the drip tray over the bioballs which is working very nicely. I am strongly considering adding a compartment in front of the bio ball compartment to hold filter socks in my new sump and getting rid of the filter pad.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#filter-bags/=dafr1n
In your sump design the majority of the biomedia is submerged. The thing I like most about my current sump is the amount of O2 exchange I get from trickling water over bioballs. If you go with submerged biomedia like ceramic rings I would add air stones underneath the media.
If the plants are strictly for filtering (and they do a very good job at that) I would forget about aqueous plants and use terrestrial plants like Pothos (but this is just my strong personal preference).
http://www.mcmaster.com/#filter-bags/=dafr1n
In your sump design the majority of the biomedia is submerged. The thing I like most about my current sump is the amount of O2 exchange I get from trickling water over bioballs. If you go with submerged biomedia like ceramic rings I would add air stones underneath the media.
If the plants are strictly for filtering (and they do a very good job at that) I would forget about aqueous plants and use terrestrial plants like Pothos (but this is just my strong personal preference).