Hi everyone,
I'm in the midst of setting up a new tank 120 US gal / 455 litres and would like to use a sump for the filtration system.🙂
I have googled for ideas for fresh water sumps setups and most of the results are for marine tank and even then all most freshwater sump photos are not showing due to Photobucket's change in photo sharing policy on forums.
Anyway, I would really appreciate if you can take a look at the sump design I came up with and interested to hear suggestions.
The details as below:
Main Display tank is 455 litres / 120 US gals. It will be ADA substrate planted tank.
Planing to use over flow box as shown below. Will be drilling the holes on the side of the tank once I have all the info at hand.
These are the things I want to clear before I drill the holes on my precious tank.😀
1. For a 455 litres / 120 US gals, what should the be the ideal size of the sum be?
2 ft / 3 ft..... ? I'm totally blank on this one.😕
2.
Are the position of the baffles A, B, C & D, in the right position for good water flow from the filter sock to the main pump? Do I need to remove or add a baffle in the sump design?
3.
I will have approx 100 US gal of actual water left in the main tank after taking away 10% - 15% for water displaced by substrate and stones,
And so....
The MEDIUM size overflow box, rated for tanks upto 100 gal and rated for 800 US GPH flow,
should give me a 8 time water turn over.
For the LARGE size overflow box, rated for tanks upto 100-150 gal, rated for 1000 US GPH flow,
should give me a 10 time water turn over.
Is the LARGE overflow box an over kill or will the MEDIUM size be right for me?
I do have other question to ask with regards to sumps but I don't want to shoot many questions all at once and make this post boring.😛
So, guys, shoot me some tips, suggestions or precautions I should take with the below sump design.
It will awesome if you can post photos of your freshwater planted tank sumps.
Thanks for your input. Have a great day ahead.
My sump design.
Medium size overflow box.
Large size overflow box.
I'm in the midst of setting up a new tank 120 US gal / 455 litres and would like to use a sump for the filtration system.🙂
I have googled for ideas for fresh water sumps setups and most of the results are for marine tank and even then all most freshwater sump photos are not showing due to Photobucket's change in photo sharing policy on forums.
Anyway, I would really appreciate if you can take a look at the sump design I came up with and interested to hear suggestions.
The details as below:
Main Display tank is 455 litres / 120 US gals. It will be ADA substrate planted tank.
Planing to use over flow box as shown below. Will be drilling the holes on the side of the tank once I have all the info at hand.
These are the things I want to clear before I drill the holes on my precious tank.😀
1. For a 455 litres / 120 US gals, what should the be the ideal size of the sum be?
2 ft / 3 ft..... ? I'm totally blank on this one.😕
2.
Are the position of the baffles A, B, C & D, in the right position for good water flow from the filter sock to the main pump? Do I need to remove or add a baffle in the sump design?
3.
I will have approx 100 US gal of actual water left in the main tank after taking away 10% - 15% for water displaced by substrate and stones,
And so....
The MEDIUM size overflow box, rated for tanks upto 100 gal and rated for 800 US GPH flow,
should give me a 8 time water turn over.
For the LARGE size overflow box, rated for tanks upto 100-150 gal, rated for 1000 US GPH flow,
should give me a 10 time water turn over.
Is the LARGE overflow box an over kill or will the MEDIUM size be right for me?
I do have other question to ask with regards to sumps but I don't want to shoot many questions all at once and make this post boring.😛
So, guys, shoot me some tips, suggestions or precautions I should take with the below sump design.
It will awesome if you can post photos of your freshwater planted tank sumps.
Thanks for your input. Have a great day ahead.
My sump design.
Medium size overflow box.
Large size overflow box.