Sump?

[sjkarrow87]

Long story short I used to be somewhat active on this site back when I had a 40 breeder and a 24 nano however June of 2013 I was hit with some unfortunate events... 14 feet of water in my house and filled my basement floor to ceiling and halfway up my first floor. Everything in both tanks died.

A year and so later we are close to getting things back to normal. My goal is a 20gallon long display however I was contemplating a 40 breeder as my sump. Reason being is my brother in law has a 75 gallon tank with a 40 sump that he's looking to give me along with skimmer (Octopus DNWB-200).

1. Would a sump double the size of the display cause an issue? I've never used a sump before so total newb.
2. The skimmer is rater for up to 300 gallons. My bioload would be SPS/Softies and 3-4 fish.


Thanks in advance-
Steve

 

[madadi]

cant go wrong with more water volume do it if you have the space.

 

[trackfast]

Steve, nice to see you on again. ☺ I agree; nothing wrong with a bigger sump than display. Is all about total volume. I have some stuff I could pif to you if you're interested.

 

[reepher315]

Any reason you chose the 40 for sump rather than 20?

 

[sjkarrow87]

Any reason you chose the 40 for sump rather than 20?

The only reason I am thinking about the 40 for the sump is due to the fact it's already setup and running. Also I don't believe the skimmer will fit in a 20l, could be wrong.

 

[reepher315]

I had a skimmer in a 10g. Not much room to wiggle tho.