Hey guys...just curious what size sump would you guys recommend for roughly a 800-1000 gallon aquarium? Just trying to plan some stuff out here before we get our house and I can start on my dream tank! 
Sump recommendation
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I want to do something similar to Jc1119's sump on his 300 gal where he used the filter boxes and pulled the water through the media...do most people with a tank of this size run one sump or would it be better to run two sumps? Right now I'm looking at a 120" x 48" x 30"... Would a tank this long still use two over flows or would four overflows be better? I figure if I used 4 overflows I could do two sumps but wasn't sure if that would cause issues in a power outage with overflowing the sumps or if one sump failed and the other kept running...any help would be appreciated.
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I would try and do atleast a 125g sump. Bigger is better of coarse. You could probably get away with a smaller sump if you had to. All depends on setup, stocking, media ect ect. I robbed my sump design from John (JC1119) and I love it. I will never have another sump design unless I'm rich enough to have playboy bunnies clean if for me, then I will do one with baffles, bio balls and filter floss lol.
If you click the link in my sig you can see my sump setup. I actually posted new pics of it yesterday after my yearly overhaul. HTH
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Love your tank! And thanks for the advice...I beleive the dimensions i'm looking at would put me at like 750 gallons if I remember correctly...do you think those pond boxes in the sump would handle the pump sizes I would need? I know they say there rated for 2000 gph but I would need more that that with a 750...i'm assuming that if I had a a 2500 gph pump on each box that shouldn't be too much of an issue and give me 7x turnover.
My wife already said I can go as big as I want with a tank but i'm not sure i'll be able to convince her of your playboy bunny filter design! haha
Oh and if I have the room and end up putting it as an in-wall setup with a room behind I figure one of those 150 gallon rubbermaid stock tanks would probably work pretty good right?
My wife already said I can go as big as I want with a tank but i'm not sure i'll be able to convince her of your playboy bunny filter design! haha
Oh and if I have the room and end up putting it as an in-wall setup with a room behind I figure one of those 150 gallon rubbermaid stock tanks would probably work pretty good right?
I'm thinking I'm gonna try and go with a 750...120x48x30...maybe a hair wider but that's what I'm thinking right now.
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With a tank that size, I would try to use as many different filter designs as possible, if you got the room.
I'm saying, use a big sump, use a big pond bead filter, use a moving bed filter.
It's all good
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Get as much water flow as possible.
I'm using a refugium sump (700) gals/ hr. and an ultima 11 4000 at 3800 gal/ hr. All on my 560 ray tank.
And I'm still working on a 55 gal bio- reactor.
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I'm saying, use a big sump, use a big pond bead filter, use a moving bed filter.
It's all good
...Get as much water flow as possible.
I'm using a refugium sump (700) gals/ hr. and an ultima 11 4000 at 3800 gal/ hr. All on my 560 ray tank.
And I'm still working on a 55 gal bio- reactor.
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OK thanks for the info...I'll take a look at the other filters you mentioned...only ever used canisters before but then again 90 gallons was my biggest tank so this will be a considerable size increase!
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Generally I feel your sump should be around 1/3 the volume of your tank. So if you are going to have a 750G tank I'd aim for the 250G sump size. The extra volume will give you a bit of safety for the sump to not overflow in a power outage. Also with a 750G tank I imagine you will need quite a bit of flow in the tank. Having a small sump that flow will be screaming through there pretty quick. Not ideal for bio media.
I'd also recommend looking into the big sand/bead filters. They are quite good and would make maintenance a breeze with the back washing feature.
I'd also recommend looking into the big sand/bead filters. They are quite good and would make maintenance a breeze with the back washing feature.
Thanks...I'm hoping that the house we find with be setup so I'm able to house all the maintenance in a room behind the aquarium that way I won't be limited to what fits in the stand...I'd like to do an in wall setup with external overflows. I'll look into the sand/bead filters as well...thanks for the help.
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