Wet dry

[Charney]

I have been following this forum for a while and think it might be fun to try and make a wet dry filter for my 125. What size sump would you guys recommend and how much rom deticated to bio balls? Also I am not the most handy and the one thing I can't figure out what is the best way to connect the tube from the overflow to the sump over the bio balls? Thanks

 

[Charney]

Can this be moved to DIY filters? Thanks

 

[cypher1024]

I'm using a 3 foot sump (about 30 gal) on my 110 with around half of it dedicated to bio media (scrubbies under a drip plate).

Most people seem to run a mechanical filter chamber before the bio media. The water runs over a partition and onto the drip plate.

 

[brich999]

Id look for a free or super cheap 55g cuz u will appreciate the added height n I'd run a layer of mech in a drip tray over probably half the sump. Fill that side with bioballs n use egg crate to keep it off the bottom.

 

[Oughtsix]

I went with a 29g tall tank for my 110g. With the current Petco $1/gal sale $29 seems like a deal to me.

Here is a good start for a drip tray: http://www.amazon.com/MCS-11810-10-Inch-Box-Frame/dp/B0000AE686/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326827809&sr=8-1

The easiest sump doesn't need any baffles. Just put your pump in the bottom and fill with bio balls then put a drip tray on top. Anything more than this is just purely for convenience of maintenance.

 

[nfored]

One word I can say about maintenance is that you want to make it easy if you have an chance of water by passing your mech filter. I had a 55 gallon sump that I used a filter sock on, when it got clogged water would flow past the filter sock. Because of this by pass the bottom of the sump after about a year was full of nasty gunk that needed to be cleaned,