I'm planning a 150 or 180g in-wall tank in a new home.
About the only way I can make it work is to have the sump and other equipment directly below it in the basement. Luckily there will be a perfect spot for it there. I'll need a heavy-duty pump, something capable of sending 1800gph up the 14' head height, but that cost will be negligable compared to the tank, rock, etc.
I'm wondering if my current 75g will be sufficient for both a sump and fuge? Or it is best to separate the sump and fuge, and use, say, my current 20g sump/fuge as just the fuge, and the 75g as a sump? Obviously I can't have 1800gph flowing throw a fuge, so it'd have to be plumbed separately from the rest, so it seems like it wouldn't be that great.
In that case, the 75g would have my skimmer, heaters, return pump, and a pump to feed the fuge. Is a fuge that big even neccessary, or would a smaller 30g suffice? Basically it would be a big water tank, and I don't see that much benefit... except catching overflow in the event of a power failure.
About the only way I can make it work is to have the sump and other equipment directly below it in the basement. Luckily there will be a perfect spot for it there. I'll need a heavy-duty pump, something capable of sending 1800gph up the 14' head height, but that cost will be negligable compared to the tank, rock, etc.
I'm wondering if my current 75g will be sufficient for both a sump and fuge? Or it is best to separate the sump and fuge, and use, say, my current 20g sump/fuge as just the fuge, and the 75g as a sump? Obviously I can't have 1800gph flowing throw a fuge, so it'd have to be plumbed separately from the rest, so it seems like it wouldn't be that great.
In that case, the 75g would have my skimmer, heaters, return pump, and a pump to feed the fuge. Is a fuge that big even neccessary, or would a smaller 30g suffice? Basically it would be a big water tank, and I don't see that much benefit... except catching overflow in the event of a power failure.
