1st post - help me identify my sump

ilovetrains · 04/09/2007, 11:15 AM

Hi, we just purchased a 155 bow front all glass for our first aquarium. It has corner overflows and two sumps underneath. The sump boxes are plastic, and say bio-life on them. They have three plastic filter trays and had a spinning wheel underneath the bottom tray, that was also stamped bio-life.

I was trying to identify the maker of these sumps, and figure out filter options for the trays. I did a google search, but could not really come up with anything.

Thanks.

Sk8r · 04/09/2007, 11:26 AM

Ditch the trays, the lids and the wheels. Don't run filters if you're going to have corals. Get rock---cheapest would be 20 lbs of live rock and 130 lbs of base rock---all live rock for a tank that size would be pretty, but pricey. Get CaribSea Aragonite fine sand [recommendation, not universal truth], about 155 lps---comes 25 lbs per sack.
Install egg crate [lighting grid] atop your bottom glass. Set your dead base rock on it. Wash your sand in ro//di water---ro/di filter of your own is a real good investment; or install without washing. Place saucer on bottom sand: pour saltwater at 1.025 salinity in atop sand. If unwashed it will be cloudy for most of a week. Then add your live rock atop the base rock, and add 1 micropinch of fishfood a day until your water tests a spike of nitrate and nitrite. ULtimately your rock will be your filter: you don't need any other for a reef.

ilovetrains · 04/09/2007, 12:43 PM

Thanks for the advice. I was actually just trying to find information on where the sump tanks came from, manufacturer, that kind of stuff. They are pre-drilled with thru-type fittings, and not sure if they might need replacement down the road.

jgoodrich71 · 04/09/2007, 01:26 PM

From your description, it sounds like the Marineland Biowheel:

http://www.marineland.com/products/c...n_tidepool.asp

ilovetrains · 04/09/2007, 01:33 PM

Thank you, that is the one!

I appreciate the help.

04/09/2007, 11:15 AM	#1
ilovetrains Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 127	1st post - help me identify my sump Hi, we just purchased a 155 bow front all glass for our first aquarium. It has corner overflows and two sumps underneath. The sump boxes are plastic, and say bio-life on them. They have three plastic filter trays and had a spinning wheel underneath the bottom tray, that was also stamped bio-life. I was trying to identify the maker of these sumps, and figure out filter options for the trays. I did a google search, but could not really come up with anything. Thanks. __________________ Your help to a newbie is much appreciated!! Current Tank Info: 155 gal bow front

04/09/2007, 11:26 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Ditch the trays, the lids and the wheels. Don't run filters if you're going to have corals. Get rock---cheapest would be 20 lbs of live rock and 130 lbs of base rock---all live rock for a tank that size would be pretty, but pricey. Get CaribSea Aragonite fine sand [recommendation, not universal truth], about 155 lps---comes 25 lbs per sack. Install egg crate [lighting grid] atop your bottom glass. Set your dead base rock on it. Wash your sand in ro//di water---ro/di filter of your own is a real good investment; or install without washing. Place saucer on bottom sand: pour saltwater at 1.025 salinity in atop sand. If unwashed it will be cloudy for most of a week. Then add your live rock atop the base rock, and add 1 micropinch of fishfood a day until your water tests a spike of nitrate and nitrite. ULtimately your rock will be your filter: you don't need any other for a reef. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

04/09/2007, 12:43 PM	#3
ilovetrains Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 127	Thanks for the advice. I was actually just trying to find information on where the sump tanks came from, manufacturer, that kind of stuff. They are pre-drilled with thru-type fittings, and not sure if they might need replacement down the road. __________________ Your help to a newbie is much appreciated!! Current Tank Info: 155 gal bow front

04/09/2007, 01:26 PM	#4
jgoodrich71 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 849	From your description, it sounds like the Marineland Biowheel: http://www.marineland.com/products/c...n_tidepool.asp __________________ "For some reason I can't blow right." ~ crp "By the way Brian, nice colon." ~ Orchids Current Tank Info: 65 gal reef

04/09/2007, 01:33 PM	#5
ilovetrains Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 127	Thank you, that is the one! I appreciate the help. __________________ Your help to a newbie is much appreciated!! Current Tank Info: 155 gal bow front