I Have My Marine Tank !

[Musho3210]

let me find that article on DSB in nano spaces, that space looks to be about.... 20 gallons, too small IMO, chaeto would remove more than denitrificating bacteria in that space.

 

[n3ont3tra]

Chaeto probably would work better but if for some reason they couldn't get ahold of it or something, a DSB would be better than nothing.

 

[Musho3210]

nvm, if the sump is 60 liters, its even less than a 20 gallon. And since it seems square, even less surface area.

 

[1234-fishy-freind]

I do have freshwater but i bought this tank on sunday and it was used for marine, the guy who sold me it gave me the filter with it and the bio balls, and well everything you can see it the pictures. I would use the eheim filter to get the water back into the tank. I am deffinatly going to get rid of the bioballs.

The sump isnt just where you can see the bioballs, here is a full picture of it, bioballs on the left and the carbon pad lying on the right.


I will not be lighting the tank so unfortunatly cheato isnt an option,i might add some to my main tank though, will the liverock in the sump and in the main tank still reduce the nitrates if i have none.
This is a plan of where i am going to put things in the sump, tell me if it sounds ok.

I am a little concerned about what is in the sump, i mean i dont have anything performing biofiltration like in my frshwater tanks...or do i not need any of that & is what in that drawing enough ?
thanks

 

[1234-fishy-freind]

If i did add a DSB i would probably put it where you can see the large carbon pad in the first pic, what you recon, and just how deep does a DSB need to be?

 

[n3ont3tra]

Like rock is biofiltration.

 

[pengy666]

This is what I would do with my sump if this was mine!

First chamber is water in from main tank, Here I would have LR and Chaeto/caulpera or of the like with LR and also skimmer!

Next I would add a piece of glass to create a baffle! The baffle is raised around 1 and 1/2 inches to let water into the middle chamber, this will help reduce micro bubbles and in flow and it will have LR rubble in it too. This will also aid in raising water level to create more surface area to clean.

Next is your refugium where you will have dsb around 3-5 inches deep I would but an inch of miracle mud too or buy some live sand from your lfs! this could even be sand from their system!!

Into a new baffle! which again will have LR Rubble in it to aid in filtration, then a final chamber where you will run a return pump,

No need for any carbon pads or nio balls or external filters!

You can buy a HOB overflow/weir from main tank and run it into sump!

Please this is worth a look into! its much much better than any chemical filtration or external filters.

Dont listen to the "its too small" stuff !! you can see it really isnt!

If you are unsure still look at this!!

Sumps

and take a look at mine. If you want more details then measure your sump exactly PM me and I will do the math and tell you exactly what you need!

Cheers Robin