my sump plan

[17]shawn[17] · 09/19/2006, 04:03 PM

here is what i got so far what do you think it well be mabe out of a 20gal mith a mag 5 or 7

TekCat · 09/19/2006, 04:09 PM

one suggestion. Why not combine fuge and LR section into one big section on the right, and add a buffle or two between fuge and return section.

[17]shawn[17] · 09/19/2006, 04:21 PM

sounds ok should i be using sand ?

TekCat · 09/19/2006, 04:23 PM

AFAIK, benefits of sand in fuge is when you doing DSB there or to house macroalgea that needs substrate. Other than that I don't know....

[17]shawn[17] · 09/19/2006, 05:10 PM

what pump should i be useing mag 3,5 or 7?
my display tank is only 20 gal

j_beau_13 · 09/19/2006, 05:57 PM

try and make the pump section as big as you can because of evaporation...

thatguy · 09/19/2006, 08:32 PM

See what the man has to say about sumps:

http://www.melevsreef.com/

09/19/2006, 04:03 PM	#1
[17]shawn[17] Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brockville Ontario Canada Posts: 844	my sump plan here is what i got so far what do you think it well be mabe out of a 20gal mith a mag 5 or 7 __________________ shawn “We will only conserve what we love. We will only love what we understand. We will only understand what we are taught.”

09/19/2006, 04:21 PM	#3
[17]shawn[17] Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brockville Ontario Canada Posts: 844	sounds ok should i be using sand ? __________________ shawn “We will only conserve what we love. We will only love what we understand. We will only understand what we are taught.”

09/19/2006, 05:10 PM	#5
[17]shawn[17] Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brockville Ontario Canada Posts: 844	what pump should i be useing mag 3,5 or 7? my display tank is only 20 gal __________________ shawn “We will only conserve what we love. We will only love what we understand. We will only understand what we are taught.”

09/19/2006, 08:32 PM	#7
thatguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CO Posts: 513	See what the man has to say about sumps: http://www.melevsreef.com/ __________________ #something witty Current Tank Info: in my memories

09/19/2006, 04:09 PM	#2
TekCat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MN Posts: 3,130	one suggestion. Why not combine fuge and LR section into one big section on the right, and add a buffle or two between fuge and return section.

09/19/2006, 04:23 PM	#4
TekCat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MN Posts: 3,130	AFAIK, benefits of sand in fuge is when you doing DSB there or to house macroalgea that needs substrate. Other than that I don't know....

09/19/2006, 05:57 PM	#6
j_beau_13 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: N Carolina Posts: 465	try and make the pump section as big as you can because of evaporation...