closed loop system

[tmc1313]

Just curious? I have a pre-drilled 92 corner tank that I'm using as a FOWLR. I currently am using it with a sump, but was recently thinking about getting rid of the sump and hooking up a large canister (such as the fluval pond canister) and making it a closed loop system. Does anyone else do this? I know it would be a bad idea for a reef, but as I stated it's fish only.

 

[csb]

Is there any reason why you need to get rid of the current sump? You've already got something better than any canister filter... why change it?

 

[tmc1313]

Just figured a closed loop would make the system totally silent. It's not real loud now, but doing this would make it silent.

 

[dcombs44]

Would you be running anything in the caniser? If not, you could just get a nice external pump and run it that way. I think Iwaki, Sequence, and a few others are pretty good pumps.

I agree though, if you can, keep the pump. More water volume is always a good thing unless it ends up on the floor instead of in the tank