Ugh, we need fresh ray topics

[DB junkie]

I have a one retic in a 110 gallon pond right now and was thinking of building a larger filtration system for it, I was wondering if it would be better to build a stand to put the pond on and build a sump or make an overhead filtration system for it?

It's a double edged sword.

If you sump it the surface area of the pond makes the sump prone to overfilling. A couple inches in a pond adds up fast. Getting the drain to seal up can sometimes be problomatic. I would think this to provide better overall filtration though.

BUT if you use an overhead style filter you're churning the crap with a pump prior to mechanically removing it, making it much more difficult to remove.

 

[Crazyfish88]

Just part of the equasion. You should see the electricity and water bills.....

Water company usually calls every other month about "a leaking faucet, or toilet". Ususally I only get calls when it's over 11K gallons/month, but even at the heaviest months (20K gallons) water is still cheaper then treating a tank with meds...... lol

I had to go through and replace all my pumps with more efficient ones so I could try to bring my electric bill down to a weeks pay.

It sucks, but if you get home at the end of a bad day and the rays cheer you up it's worth it.

Wow 20k gallons of water per month just on fish tanks is a lot. I can imagine how expensive utilities would cost. I only use about 2k gallons of water per month for my fish tanks.


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[cmj15]

It's a double edged sword.

If you sump it the surface area of the pond makes the sump prone to overfilling. A couple inches in a pond adds up fast. Getting the drain to seal up can sometimes be problomatic. I would think this to provide better overall filtration though.

BUT if you use an overhead style filter you're churning the crap with a pump prior to mechanically removing it, making it much more difficult to remove.

Maybe if I ran a 100 or even a 50 micron filter sock it would catch most of the debris if I ran an overhead? But I was thinking of a 55 for the sump so it would be pretty deep and not overflow... possibly haha

 

[DragonD403]

I currently have 5 rays. 2 p14's ( just fostering them) 2 Leo/hens and 1 Leo. The food bill is around 40 a month for all of them. I dread living in a larger house, as it stands right now I pay one flat fee for water no matter how much I use. But since I plan on having 15 or more rays in a few setups I know that bill when I go to a house with a meter is going to be killer.