think this is enough!

[born2lovefish]

I'm planning on putting 120 pot scrubbers in a DIY sump which will be supporting about 50 gallons of fw....I'm building the sump big enough to support my 75 fw and just incase I want to turn the 75 to sw after I get out of college. I will be posting pictures of my DIY sump after I finish a couple things up on it. I just built the drip plate last night and am wondering if anyone can tell me how big of holes I need and about how many. Thanks.

 

[cougar579]

120 pot scrubbers will be plenty. 3/8" holes will work spaced out about a inch apart.

 

[born2lovefish]

Thanks.

 

[milkman407]

Damn! i got about 45 pot scrubbers going into my 33 gallon diy sump/wet-dry. and that will be on my 75gallon. Holy hell your water is gona be crystal clear lmao.

 

[born2lovefish]

I know, but I am stick of running 3 filters on a tank just to keep my tank clean. I figure this filter should do the trick! I'm planning to put a "small" fw ray in there with my 5 3inch clown loaches. Should be sweet looking and the sump will allow lots of room in the tank for the fish, plus add water volume to the system. I still need 13 more packages of pot scrubbers from the $1 store...

 

[str8dum]

bio filters dont keep the water polished though. it allows you a larger # of fish without your water params goin crazy. Clean looking water needs fine and wide open pore foam. Spend your money on that bc 150 scrubbies isnt goin to do that.

 

[born2lovefish]

Don't worry, I engineered room for some to lie on the drip plate and also underneath the pot scrubbers. I have grown up my whole life with aquariums in the house. I know there are three parts to filtration, even though chemical filtration is a joke unless you are removing meds...