Sump

[Betta5]

How does 1 work? id there a pump in the tank and 1 in the sump? etc
Could somone give me a detailed discription of one thanks
sean

 

[SkiFletch]

melevsreef.com, a picture is worth a thousand words with sumps

 

[Betta5]

Is there a gallonage per hour for the return pump?

 

[SkiFletch]

Depends on the setup...

 

[Betta5]

well it im going to have an overflow box do you need a pump on them?

 

[SkiFletch]

No, you use a pump to push water from the sump up to the display. Then the drain just uses gravity to get the water back down to the sump. The size of your drain pipes and the height of the tank pretty much determines your pump choice

 

[Betta5]

so if my tank was 10-12 gallons would a 4 gallon tank be good for a sump?

 

[SkiFletch]

Sure, how far from the bottom of the sump to the top of the tank is it?

 

[Betta5]

I havent set it up yet. I would say about 24" at leased.
Also should i encoraouge (sp) algea to grow in there?
Should i have a DSB and things like that?

 

[Betta5]

I dont have a clue, but i have a fluval 3 water pump.
http/www.aquariumguys.com/fluvalinternal2.html
Any use?

 

[SkiFletch]

No, not at all. Most of those flubal pumps can re-circulate water but cant push it up. Look for a pump with a maximum head presure in the range of 6-10 feet.

 

[Betta5]

Do you have any recomendations?

 

[SkiFletch]

pretty sure you UK guys can get a hold of Eheim 1250 pumps. I'd prefer something like a Danner Mag 5 or 7 but from what I'm told you guys dont get those very often.

 

[Betta5]

Could i used these,
http/www.charterhouse-aquatics.co.uk/cat...2e3fe132276b8af

 

[l337dave]

at 2foot head I'm sure you could use the 1002, I thought about using it at 4foot but it just wouldn't have moved enough.

if you can decide what size drain you are going to have then you can work out how much water your pump will need to move.

reefcentral.com has some good tools about halfway down the left hand side.




dave.