55 gallon sump

busterr · 04/01/2011, 09:37 PM

I am thinking about making a old 55 gallon I have into a sump for my 150 gallon tank. would that be to big of a sump to have for that size of tank. need some feed back good or bad everything helps

lotsoftats · 04/01/2011, 10:11 PM

The bigger the sump the better.....more water volume means better water quality as long as you keep up on your tank maintenance.....I say go for it.

badmotorfinger7 · 04/01/2011, 10:50 PM

sounds like the perfect size

redmarble · 04/02/2011, 04:02 PM

I'm in process of building a 55g tank with a roughly 80g sump. And, aiming to increase total water volume with another frag tank. So, the larger the total water volume, the better.

sasharotty · 04/02/2011, 04:42 PM

If you have the room and can fit it, the bigger the better.

04/01/2011, 09:37 PM	#1
busterr Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: granite city,ill Posts: 24	55 gallon sump I am thinking about making a old 55 gallon I have into a sump for my 150 gallon tank. would that be to big of a sump to have for that size of tank. need some feed back good or bad everything helps

04/01/2011, 10:11 PM	#2
lotsoftats Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 40356 Posts: 1,147	The bigger the sump the better.....more water volume means better water quality as long as you keep up on your tank maintenance.....I say go for it. __________________ Current Tanks: 40 breeder with 40 breeder sump/fuge

04/01/2011, 10:50 PM	#3
badmotorfinger7 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 166	sump sounds like the perfect size __________________ Current tank info: 340g; ATB 10.5 Deluxe; ATB 3200 return; 5-400w radium; VHO super-a; Tunze; Vortech; GEO cal reactor.

04/02/2011, 04:02 PM	#4
redmarble Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SoCal - Whittier Posts: 408	I'm in process of building a 55g tank with a roughly 80g sump. And, aiming to increase total water volume with another frag tank. So, the larger the total water volume, the better. __________________ Joey Z. Current Tank Info: 55G Rimless Reef + 80G total Sump

04/02/2011, 04:42 PM	#5
sasharotty Moved on to my couch Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: se michigan Posts: 1,065	If you have the room and can fit it, the bigger the better. __________________ Go big or go home!!!! Current Tank Info: Just loungin

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