Sump Help PLEASE!!!

[Cryptobiologist]

hi i am currently downsizing my 60 to a 29 cube. my 60 currently doesnt have a sump because the stand is a p.o.s. and cant fit one... i found a tank/stand that i want to get and put a sump in so tat i can hide my skimmer heater etc...
my question is will it work if i do this...

buy a canister filter and have it suck water from the display and down into the sump. then have a seperate pump return the water back into the display? ive thought about it and the only problem i can think of is will one pump work faster than the other and mess things up? for example too much water being put into the sump and the sump flooding !?!?! please give suggestions and things that i will need! thank you!

[Xavibear]

Why a canister filter? You are over complicating things by adding it to your sump. If your tank isn't drilled, just use an overflow.

[Cryptobiologist]

Originally Posted by Xavibear

Why a canister filter? You are over complicating things by adding it to your sump. If your tank isn't drilled, just use an overflow.

ididnt know that was complicating it... its a glass tank so it cant be drilled. also it doesnt have an overflow. here it is.

http://www.petsmart.com/fish/aquariu...pfm%3Dcategory


no one has ever taught me how to do this so im lost here. any sugestions would be much appreciated

[Cryptobiologist]

Originally Posted by Xavibear

Why a canister filter? You are over complicating things by adding it to your sump. If your tank isn't drilled, just use an overflow.

never mind i figured it out!! im an idiot now the question is what is a good return pump for a 30

[Xavibear]

Check out the stickies in the New to Hobby forum. They will point you in the right direction.