Ugh, Iam stumped

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MY filter for my 300 gallon stock tank is going to be a 30 gallon tote that will have water tricle down through the media, pumps in center of stock tank to ensure good circulation, piping is going to run along the bottom and then up the side and over the top of the filter where water exits the pipe through small holes.water then exits out botom of filter back into tank.

The filter is going on the side of the tank, what can I make or install for an insurance policy against water damage to the room and not become an eye sore?

All my ideas are eyesores.
 
Actually, if it was set up correctly, I think a 30g tote could hold enough media to filter a 300g stock tank. But you should probably aim for adding a canister filter as well.

As far as setting it to insure no leaks or water damage, that could be pretty easy. If you have the space, build a platform for the tote to sit on. Then build walls on either side of the tote, and against the back of the tote (on the far side of it from the stock tank). Then you could line the platform and walls with pond liner, which drapes down over the edge of the stock tank. Set the tote on the liner covered platform, and if it leaks, the liner will only let the water flow into the stock tank.

Some pics would help give an idea if this is possible.

If not, you could build a stand so that the tote sits above the pond, so if there are any leaks, they just drop directly into the tank below.
 
Sorry no pics, haven't got it setup yet.Been low on funds.

The 30 gallon tote will have 4 inches thick of blue swamp cooler padding for mechanical filtration as first stage, second stage will be below the mechanical and consist of 200 pot scrubbers and 20 liters (58lbs) of seachem matrix, third stage will be a filter sock on output of tote for water polishing and to provide a place to add any needed chemical filtration. Will have 1100gph of flow running through it.

Connor thanks, I think Ill use your ideas.
 
I just have to purchase the bio filtration,plumbing( later this month) and fish. Before it will be complete.
But today is going down hill, grandma's dog ripped open my left index finger with her teeth,bite me for no reason I can think of.
 
I don;t have any sumps, but I would think the smaller the sump, the smaller the pump would need to be. A larger pump in a small sump would make more: noise, turbulence, chance of flooding.

Your going to want a good turn-over rate for your tank. 300 @ 5x minimum = 1,500 GPH !!!

I would get a much larger sump. If your on a budget , you can get cheaper rubbermaid bins; they have very large bins 50+ gallons.
 
so the extra 20 gallons would make that much of a difference in the trickle filter, I don't call it a sump because water runs straight through it not up and under and througth passages, but if it is technically a sump then its a sump.
 
I think a 30g sump with 1100gph could be fine. You might want a couple more powerheads in the tank just for circulation. But higher flow through sump media isn't necessarily better. The only thing increasing the size of the sump container will do is make it able to hold more water in case of any plumbing blockages.
 
alexmuw;4256662; said:
I don;t have any sumps, but I would think the smaller the sump, the smaller the pump would need to be. A larger pump in a small sump would make more: noise, turbulence, chance of flooding.

Your going to want a good turn-over rate for your tank. 300 @ 5x minimum = 1,500 GPH !!!

I would get a much larger sump. If your on a budget , you can get cheaper rubbermaid bins; they have very large bins 50+ gallons.
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You don't size a pump to the sump, you size it to the tank. Then you size the overflows and the sump from that. And you can run a lot of flow through a small container, as long as you plumb it correctly. I have about 1,500gph running through a 30g glass sump with no issues.
 
I have a 315G and was running about 1000gph through dual 50G sumps and that was just able to keep up with the needs of the tank from a flow standpoint. My nitrates, nitrites and ammonia was always zero but the water just didn't seem to move and I really didn't want power heads. I have sense changed the set up and am moving twice the water. The sump, really more of a wet/dry, will provide adequate bio filtration but you will still want more water movement be it through power heads or a secondary mechanical filter.
 
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