What do you guys think? The 450gal Plan....

[thecoolguy]

here is what i plan on running

out - 2 holes side by side (left to right) on the right side of the tank for water out

in - 1 in pipe on the left side of tank

each out hole from the tank goes to a diff sump - which is then pumped via canisters as seen in the pic

anyone see any issues?

ball valves over each sump

my main questions are:

1) will the canisters have issues because the sumps are at the same level?
2) will plumbing all 3 canister "outs" together cause flow problems? (ie the fx5's decide to push water into the eheim instead of going up to the tank?)
3) will there be flow issues? what size bulkheads would be best going out the tank?

tank = 450gal, stocked "lightly"

ps - for anyone looking to cut out an internal overflow - get a flush cutting saw blade on the appropriate fine cut power saw.......

 

[love The Jack Dempseys]

I think it would work.

 

[Bderick67]

Possibility that the 2 FX5s will drain sump 1 quicker the the eheim on sump 2. So sump #1 would either run dry or sump#2 could over flow. Canister filters are designed to work with water pressure from above. Placing them next to will render them inefficient or they may not even work at all.

The FX5s have the pump at the bottom of the canister so you may be able to get them to work, depending on the level of the water within the sump. Looks like the eheim 2080 has the motor at the top of the canister, in order to get it to work the motor has to be below the water line that is supplying it with water

 

[thecoolguy]

Possibility that the 2 FX5s will drain sump 1 quicker the the eheim on sump 2. So sump #1 would either run dry or sump#2 could over flow. Canister filters are designed to work with water pressure from above. Placing them next to will render them inefficient or they may not even work at all.

gotcha - as i work it out in my head more - doesnt seem like this is going to be the plan....

4 fx5s here i come....

thread closed, hahah

 

[pacu mom]

Because of its superior biological filtration, I hate to see you give up your sump. How about a larger sump with one canister filter drawing water from it and returning to the main tank (if that's what you want to return the water), punching holes in the top (or the back) of the tank for uptake and return lines for your other filters. Keep in mind, the flow rate of an FX-5 is 607 gph (at 0 head), so your sump would have to be big enough to have a lot of water flowing through it.

If I were setting it up, I'd go with a large sump with tube socks, etc., returning the water via a pump, and add possibly two canisters for redundant back up filtration. The return nozzles of the canisters can be turned and directed to maximize circulation of the water in the tank.

We drilled four holes in the top of our 300 gallon tank to accomodate an FX-5 and two extra mechanical uptakes.

 

[Bderick67]

Because of its superior biological filtration, I hate to see you give up your sump. How about a larger sump with one canister filter drawing water from it and returning to the main tank (if that's what you want to return the water), punching holes in the top (or the back) of the tank for uptake and return lines for your other filters. Keep in mind, the flow rate of an FX-5 is 607 gph (at 0 head), so your sump would have to be big enough to have a lot of water flowing through it.

If I were setting it up, I'd go with a large sump with tube socks, etc., returning the water via a pump, and add possibly two canisters for redundant back up filtration. The return nozzles of the canisters can be turned and directed to maximize circulation of the water in the tank.

We drilled four holes in the top of our 300 gallon tank to accomodate an FX-5 and two extra mechanical uptakes.

There it is, couldn't agree with ya more. This is what I am running on my 450g. Independent sump with it's own return pumps along with two FX5 canister filters.