Sump configuration - help please :)

vanessaGER · 03/07/2017, 08:19 AM

Hello fellow reefers,

I am currently cycling my new reef tank, and I was wondering what the best setup would be for the EHEIM Marine Scubacube 165 Sump?

I DON'T have the EHEIM TANK, I have a custom built one. approx 80x80x33cm, you can see it in my gallery. (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/al...?albumid=11344)

These are the measures of the SUMP:
http://www.shop-meeresaquaristik.de/...01::15415.html

I attached some photos.

It's going to be many a coral reef tank with very little fish.
Thank you

JUNBUG361 · 03/07/2017, 02:39 PM

A good return pump, skimmer, couple of reactors, probes, dosing pumps, ato

vanessaGER · 03/07/2017, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JUNBUG361

A good return pump, skimmer, couple of reactors, probes, dosing pumps, ato

YES sure, I have a NYOS quantum skimmer and pump... as you can see....

I just thought perhaps anyone hase any additions?

mcgyvr · 03/07/2017, 04:21 PM

So you have a sump already right?
and
Are you thinking about getting the EHEIM one instead?

As to what to add depends on how automated you want to go and how you plan on managing nutrients,etc..

One can have a successful coral tank with tank/rock/sand/saltwater/powerhead/heater alone..
Everything else is basically a convenience that makes maintenance/management "easier"..

vanessaGER · 03/07/2017, 04:27 PM

hi guys, the photos I added are mine!

thats my EHEIM 165 sump with a costum 200liter tank...
I want to know how to configure the sump beste, so what bio filter media, if I can add a refugium, .... and so on

you expertise... the photos above is the setup I have... just with BORA BORA sand and Caribbsea Dry dead Reef Rock... photos can be seen im my gallery

thanks

vanessaGER · 03/07/2017, 04:28 PM

okay perhaps it was confusing.. I DONT HAVE the EHEIM TANK -I have a custom built one but I HAVE THE EHEIM 165 SUMP

mcgyvr · 03/07/2017, 04:33 PM

Ok..gotcha.. I thought "DON'T have the EHEIM tank" meant you hadn't purchased the sump yet..

Ok.. my "expertise $0.02".. ditch the bio filter media + filter pads.. Keep skimmer + return pump.. thats it

The thin ATO reservoir area is basically useless IMO as your tank needs more fresh water than what fits in there I'd guess.. Unless you don't mind filling it up every few days (what 2-3 days max can fit in there maybe? depending on your location/humidity)..

vanessaGER · 03/07/2017, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgyvr

Ok..gotcha.. I thought "DON'T have the EHEIM tank" meant you hadn't purchased the sump yet..

Ok.. my "expertise $0.02".. ditch the bio filter media + filter pads.. Keep skimmer + return pump.. thats it

The thin ATO reservoir area is basically useless IMO as your tank needs more fresh water than what fits in there I'd guess.. Unless you don't mind filling it up every few days (what 2-3 days max can fit in there maybe? depending on your location/humidity)..

what could I use it for then?

btw why ditch filter media?

mcgyvr · 03/07/2017, 05:09 PM

I think its more beneficial to allow detritus,etc.. to freely flow through a reef tank to be consumed as food and not just trapped in a filter to rot..

And I think the biomedia you have there isn't sufficient to even be worth the time/maintenance.. A single small rock in the DT will do the same..

JUNBUG361 · 03/07/2017, 10:50 PM

You could put 2 -3 reactors to help filter the system, if you like plain simple or
Remove the filter media add some live rocks & cheatomorpha or
You could look into a block of marine pure also

vanessaGER · 03/08/2017, 02:50 AM

I can't finde marine pure in Germany... does anyone know where I can order it online in Europe?

JUNBUG361 · 03/08/2017, 11:32 AM

Amazon or bulk reef supply

Reefbuoy · 03/08/2017, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanessaGER

I can't finde marine pure in Germany... does anyone know where I can order it online in Europe?

Another product that is similar is Xport biomedia.

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03/07/2017, 04:21 PM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	So you have a sump already right? and Are you thinking about getting the EHEIM one instead? As to what to add depends on how automated you want to go and how you plan on managing nutrients,etc.. One can have a successful coral tank with tank/rock/sand/saltwater/powerhead/heater alone.. Everything else is basically a convenience that makes maintenance/management "easier".. __________________ Who me?

03/07/2017, 04:33 PM	#7
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Ok..gotcha.. I thought "DON'T have the EHEIM tank" meant you hadn't purchased the sump yet.. Ok.. my "expertise $0.02".. ditch the bio filter media + filter pads.. Keep skimmer + return pump.. thats it The thin ATO reservoir area is basically useless IMO as your tank needs more fresh water than what fits in there I'd guess.. Unless you don't mind filling it up every few days (what 2-3 days max can fit in there maybe? depending on your location/humidity).. __________________ Who me?

03/07/2017, 05:09 PM	#9
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	I think its more beneficial to allow detritus,etc.. to freely flow through a reef tank to be consumed as food and not just trapped in a filter to rot.. And I think the biomedia you have there isn't sufficient to even be worth the time/maintenance.. A single small rock in the DT will do the same.. __________________ Who me?

03/07/2017, 02:39 PM	#2
JUNBUG361 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Antioch,CALIFORNIA Posts: 1,091	A good return pump, skimmer, couple of reactors, probes, dosing pumps, ato

03/07/2017, 04:27 PM	#5
vanessaGER Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 18	hi guys, the photos I added are mine! thats my EHEIM 165 sump with a costum 200liter tank... I want to know how to configure the sump beste, so what bio filter media, if I can add a refugium, .... and so on you expertise... the photos above is the setup I have... just with BORA BORA sand and Caribbsea Dry dead Reef Rock... photos can be seen im my gallery thanks

03/07/2017, 04:28 PM	#6
vanessaGER Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 18	okay perhaps it was confusing.. I DONT HAVE the EHEIM TANK -I have a custom built one but I HAVE THE EHEIM 165 SUMP

03/07/2017, 10:50 PM	#10
JUNBUG361 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Antioch,CALIFORNIA Posts: 1,091	You could put 2 -3 reactors to help filter the system, if you like plain simple or Remove the filter media add some live rocks & cheatomorpha or You could look into a block of marine pure also

03/08/2017, 02:50 AM	#11
vanessaGER Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 18	I can't finde marine pure in Germany... does anyone know where I can order it online in Europe?

03/08/2017, 11:32 AM	#12
JUNBUG361 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Antioch,CALIFORNIA Posts: 1,091	Amazon or bulk reef supply