Sump idea, good bad?

[Matt181]

Hope all are having a good christmas

am thinking of setting up a planted tank, ideally for discus so water quality needs to be high. when it came to filtering, i wanted to put in a sump on the tank. i was thinking of having the water flowing through some filter wool, then through a poly filter, these would be dry/potentailly semi submerged, then basically just through a hell of alot of scrubbies. then heated and returned back to the tank. the scrubbies would be submerged, would this be a decent idea for a sump? it seems a bit basic somehow? is there anything i could do to increase its effectivity? should all the elements be submereged or partially submereged? has what i suggested be suitable? sorry if im being dim/basic im kinda new to the sump idea!

with thanks
Matt

 

[Matt181]

heres a quick mock-up of what i was planning,
the brown blobs are srubbies
then pump and the return pump would be sectioned off witha platic tank divide with holes or a glass with holes drilled, uet to be decieded
the water line would be between the polyfilter and the top of the top layer of scrubbies.
just thought i'd give ya'll a visual mock up of what i was thinking

Matt

 

[chesterthehero]

nothing like reinventing the wheel again and again and again and again and again..


the polyfill will clog quickly so it should be last.. open some scrubbies and use those first for mechanical filtration.. then the rest of the scrubbies for bio.. then the polyfill for water polishing.. that said... whatever gets water on it it will contain BB but having a certain amount set aside to get "gunked up" works better than allowing all of it to get gunked... remember if it does not get wet it does not do anything so use of a drip plate or a spray bar is needed if you intend to have media that is not submerged

 

[KaiserSousay]

Lots of sump filtration designs out there.
You might consider less time drawing up the project and a bit more time looking at what others have done.
You have a much better chance of success following another’s proven design.
Wet/dry or submerged media, again, do the research and from that decide which is best for you.
When done with your research you might even decide a sump based filter is not what you need.

 

[Matt181]

Thanks for the replies guys

Thanks chesterthe hero, thats a good point that i hadnt thought of, the polywool will clog quickly, scrubbies is a good idea first.

judging on what you've said i need to do more research to make alterations and changes to the design. i'll have a look and see what there is out there.

Thanks guys
Matt