Where can I buy a good sump?

[MatthewSiegel]

I am setting up a new 300-gal aquarium and can't find a sump big enough for an adequate wet/dry. I know that most people on this forum would tell me to build one - maybe using a 75-gal tank. My skills aren't that good and I'm afraid any sump I build will look like I built it.

So... does anyone know where I can BUY a sump of that size? Or anybody who builds them custom to order? I'm willing to pay for good quality.

Thanks for any tips!

 

[NightStorm]

This is def not the best hands-on advice but......I saw this video the other day of a 12 foot long tank build.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6VuClzUWOM

The company who did the install had a sump built by www.precisionmarine.com. Check out the link below.

http://www.precisionmarine.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1919

I don't know anything about the company but hey it's "something for you to chew on".

 

[cigars]

No go on DIY suggestion, funny thing is I felt the same way as you do but I went ahead and did anyways and it works great. Its funny I bought a sump filter also cost me with the pump etc around 600 bucks. I dont know what came over me to try the diy filters but got a wild hair and did it I have never looked back
this is a good sump but you will need some more mechanical filtration to go with it
http://www.fishtanksdirect.com/ProClearAquaticsPremier400WetDryFilter.aspx
You could also add a nuclear canister filter for water polishing
http://www.fishtanksdirect.com/inla...echanicalcanisterfilter25microncartridge.aspx

 

[cigars]

Here is my latest sump filter I made out of a 10gallon has 6 liters of bio rings flows just under 400gph on a 40gallon breeder tank. Doesnt look great but it works extremely well. I will make the sides for my diy stand and cover it up for noise reduction and better looks

 

[F1 VET]

Here is my latest sump filter I made out of a 10gallon has 6 liters of bio rings flows just under 400gph on a 40gallon breeder tank. Doesnt look great but it works extremely well. I will make the sides for my diy stand and cover it up for noise reduction and better looks

Is that a can hooked up to it? Intake in sump outake In tank?

There's a seperate return and pump too?

How is the system regulated?

Jw

#1 S. Vettel

 

[cigars]

No thats a seperate filter (eheim canister). The system is regulated by the tank water level, pump output (varialble output), and size of the diy overflow. I used the pipe sizing chart in the diy filter section here on mfk, 3/4 inch pipe flows about 337 gph so I bought a 400gph from here http://www.fishtanksdirect.com/AquaEuroSubmersiblePumps.aspxmp. I need to make the entry pipe to the filter sock with 90 degree bends instead of 45 degree but its all I had here at home so I used it still works great. That way I can extend the pipe into the sock below water level and reduce noise. The return pump is on the right side.