ok now i have a question about sumps.....ok i understand that the pump sits in the clean water side to pump it back into the tank.....but how does the water get into the sump?....is the inlet into the sump suppose to be below water level so that the pump will cause suction and draw it through?? or is it siphon, but then i would think with siphon that wouldn't keep up with the pump ....i've seen inlets both ways and now i'm confused??
what does your sump look like
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mines a basic overflow using pvc pipes. similar to the pic below. so if electric goes off my tank will stop flowing water to sump, and when electric comes back on it auto starts overflowing again.
fishy12;3927518; said:
yes although it isnt really agressive right now because the fish are tiny and its not fully stocked.
ok i guess that makes sense but wouldn't the pump, pump the water out faster than it comes in???
hastyryan;3939008; said:
my pump is 900lph uses 22mm pipe, my overflow is 40mm pipe so it handles it. i am going to get a more powerfull pump eventually so will put another overflow on my tank, but atm it running fine
All these nice cheap buckets, but spend the extra $5-10 and get an easy-to-maintain set of drawers for your wet/drys.
