To sump or not to sump...

[knobhill]

Hmmm... maybe I will try that.

I have fx-5's plumbed through overflows and bulkheads in all of my tanks. It looks a lot better than the ribbed tubing that it comes with.

 

[claude3rd]

Knob hill... pm sent.

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[bassguy]

My sumps are so much easier to work with and clean than my FX5's and Eheims.

 

[knobhill]

Here are a few shots of my 350g with an fx5 plumbed into bulkheads on the side of the tank. The vinyl tubing is 1" diameter, the bulkheads are 1 1/2" with 1" grate and jet nozzle. Hopefully this gives you and idea for your set up.


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[ecoli73]

My sumps are so much easier to work with and clean than my FX5's and Eheims.

I clean my eheim once every eight month or so...it just goes and goes...


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[FLESHY]

I clean my eheim once a month, but that is mainly because I like to see all the crap its trapped. A filter so nice that cleaning is fun.

As far as sumping goes though, I think that if you can sump, you always should. Gives lots of room for bio filtration in FW, and also good for O2 - which you can never have too much of with monster fish. Throw an FX5 on there as well, and get some spray bar action or something.

 

[claude3rd]

I would like to know if anyone has succeded in using an FX5 hooked up to the overflows on an AGA tank as an alternative to a sump...?

 

[claude3rd]

I clean my eheim once a month, but that is mainly because I like to see all the crap its trapped. A filter so nice that cleaning is fun.

As far as sumping goes though, I think that if you can sump, you always should. Gives lots of room for bio filtration in FW, and also good for O2 - which you can never have too much of with monster fish. Throw an FX5 on there as well, and get some spray bar action or something.

Yea... I don't know why I am trying to fight it... I will send the 2 Emps back and get a pump for the sump.