sump setup help

[gcull6]

I want to run 4 4ft tanks on a sump setup, what media do u put in the sump, what pump would i need to pump the water back to the tank.

can u send me an email with pics, plans or setups that u have got to give me an idea on how they are setup, what gose in them, an average price of what it would cost. what are proton skimmers do i need one

this setup will be for freshwater, planted aquarium with live breeders in the tanks.

what else do i need, what size should the sump be. anything helpful about sumps. this is my first sump.

So can any one help.​

 

[gcull6]

need help come on guys

 

[hothew84]

well for one you dont need a skimmer, second you can put anything in them, and how many gallons is the tank, also what i would put in it is bio-media, mechanical media carbon, and for the pump size im not really sure cuz there is something about head lose and a bunch of other things that need to be figured out before you can get a pump and is the tank drilled or are you goin to drill it, well i took a look online to see if i could find you some sumpplans but they dont really give much detail about how theywork or how there setup, but all you reall need is a tank for the sump, size depends on how many gallons your main tank is, and i can post a pic that will give you an idea of how to make one but for the pump size im not sure you can go to
WWW.RATEMYFISHTANK.COM to figure that out, they have a calculator that can help you find out what size pump and what size the over flow needs to be, well heres a pic that can give you an idea of how you can make it, when i get back ill post a pic up to give you an idea.