90 gallon sump?

XtrmCHoPZ · 08/25/2006, 12:17 AM

Soon I will be purchasing a new 300 gallon, 8 ft tank. My questions lie with the filtration. This will be FOWLR.

I am planning the following:

AGA sump#4 with Eheim 1262 return pump
200 lbs live rock
150 or so lbs live sand

Heres the ?

I have a spare 90 All Glass tank that Ive been thinking about using as a very large sump. What would be the best way to go about this? I want to do this because it gives me much more freedom to use a larger skimmer than with just the sump #4. PLus it will increase total water volume. Now is this something that sounds good or what? How could I connect the 90 gallon tank to the sump#4??

outy · 08/25/2006, 01:22 AM

hows about using sump#4 as a refugium with chaeto

and using the 90 for water changes and equipment

you would have to plumb some of your return water to the display to the fuge/sump#4 and have that water spill back to the 90.

mg426 · 08/25/2006, 02:15 AM

Which ever approach you take should include the 90 in some way or another, Thats a nice size sump/ refugium in the making.

XtrmCHoPZ · 08/25/2006, 03:00 AM

ANy ideas on a skimmer? I was think an ASMG4x? Or considering the size of the sump what about 2 G3's? Or would that just be stupid? Remember the tank will have large eating machines living in it!

Can recirculating skimmers be used inside the sump itself?

08/25/2006, 12:17 AM	#1
XtrmCHoPZ Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 787	90 gallon sump? Soon I will be purchasing a new 300 gallon, 8 ft tank. My questions lie with the filtration. This will be FOWLR. I am planning the following: AGA sump#4 with Eheim 1262 return pump 200 lbs live rock 150 or so lbs live sand Heres the ? I have a spare 90 All Glass tank that Ive been thinking about using as a very large sump. What would be the best way to go about this? I want to do this because it gives me much more freedom to use a larger skimmer than with just the sump #4. PLus it will increase total water volume. Now is this something that sounds good or what? How could I connect the 90 gallon tank to the sump#4??

08/25/2006, 02:15 AM	#3
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Which ever approach you take should include the 90 in some way or another, Thats a nice size sump/ refugium in the making. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

08/25/2006, 01:22 AM	#2
outy Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: auburn CA Posts: 4,021	hows about using sump#4 as a refugium with chaeto and using the 90 for water changes and equipment you would have to plumb some of your return water to the display to the fuge/sump#4 and have that water spill back to the 90.

08/25/2006, 03:00 AM	#4
XtrmCHoPZ Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 787	ANy ideas on a skimmer? I was think an ASMG4x? Or considering the size of the sump what about 2 G3's? Or would that just be stupid? Remember the tank will have large eating machines living in it! Can recirculating skimmers be used inside the sump itself?