What Is/are The Best Anemone For Begginers? !!! Advice Please
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RightWinger210
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Yeah I know what a sump is, I was just saying that I've heard sumps being called wet drys because of the area that houses the bioballs isn't submerged and water just trickles onto it, so its a wet-dry system. In these systems where it is used with lots of live rock, the bio balls are removed, b/c of the high nitrates they produce.
OrionN
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If the bioballs were removed than it is no longer a wet-dry filter system. Wet-dry filter produce too much nitrates for a good reeftank is what we (phender, GSMguy and myself) are saying.
I just use a small tank devided to three chambers for the sump. The first chamber is where the water poor down from the main tank. The middle chamber is there I have my lighted refugium and the last chamber is the pump chamber where I pump the water back to the main tank. This is a whole lot cheaper than buying a wet-dry filter then remove the wet-dry media. Lots more usable water area too.
I just use a small tank devided to three chambers for the sump. The first chamber is where the water poor down from the main tank. The middle chamber is there I have my lighted refugium and the last chamber is the pump chamber where I pump the water back to the main tank. This is a whole lot cheaper than buying a wet-dry filter then remove the wet-dry media. Lots more usable water area too.
RightWinger210
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Exactly what I was saying, thank you. I like how you have a fuge in the middle of your sump, too.
Hi guy's
Sorry to but in on this thread but by the sound of things you guy’s have great knowledge on sumps etc.
I have a quick question if it’s not to much of a pain, here goes.
I am part way through building my first tank (I have two Nano’s that I have had running for quite some time) but I’m wanting to ask as many questions along the way as possible to avoid mistakes.
My aspirations are to build a reef with corrals, one anemone (quadricolor BTA) and a few fish, two clowns a small angel, shrimp and turbo snails.
I have the display and sump (Display ID 30†x 30†x 24†and sump 24†x 24†x 24â€Â).
I am wanting some ideas on how to divide up my sump as to get the best options for a reef aquarium?
I will be using a protein skimmer (Red Sea Berlin Classic), deep sand bed, 40 KG’s of live rock, 4 returns to underneath the tank separated by a SCWD being returned by Eheim1262 pump run through ¾ Loc-Line and the feed from the display will run over an internal corner overflow out of two 1’1/2 bulk heads.
I was thinking of way’s to divide the sump into inlet with bubble trap, skimmer area, refuge and return area. Should I be looking at some filter media area maybe in the inlet section to be able to run activated carbon, filter wool etc prior to skimming?
Anyway would love to hear your ideas.
Thanks in advance LOSTOZZY.
Sorry to but in on this thread but by the sound of things you guy’s have great knowledge on sumps etc.
I have a quick question if it’s not to much of a pain, here goes.
I am part way through building my first tank (I have two Nano’s that I have had running for quite some time) but I’m wanting to ask as many questions along the way as possible to avoid mistakes.
My aspirations are to build a reef with corrals, one anemone (quadricolor BTA) and a few fish, two clowns a small angel, shrimp and turbo snails.
I have the display and sump (Display ID 30†x 30†x 24†and sump 24†x 24†x 24â€Â).
I am wanting some ideas on how to divide up my sump as to get the best options for a reef aquarium?
I will be using a protein skimmer (Red Sea Berlin Classic), deep sand bed, 40 KG’s of live rock, 4 returns to underneath the tank separated by a SCWD being returned by Eheim1262 pump run through ¾ Loc-Line and the feed from the display will run over an internal corner overflow out of two 1’1/2 bulk heads.
I was thinking of way’s to divide the sump into inlet with bubble trap, skimmer area, refuge and return area. Should I be looking at some filter media area maybe in the inlet section to be able to run activated carbon, filter wool etc prior to skimming?
Anyway would love to hear your ideas.
Thanks in advance LOSTOZZY.
OrionN
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Your sump will not easily fit under your tank and it is too high. It is not easy to reach 24 inches under the stand without having much head room, consider decrease the hight to 18 inches or so. I assume your stand is anywhere around 30 inches.
You wanted too many chambers for a 24 inches sump. To make your sump "longer" I would divide it in 1/2 with a partition down the middle to turn it into a U shape sump. Water flow from one end around and back to the other end. Now you have a 48X12 inches sump in function and can divide it accordingly.
Consider the return line to the side of the tank or through the overflow. You need the outlet to the tank high instead of on the bottom of the tank. This way, when the power go out for some reason, your tank will not empty out and flood you floor and over flow your sump and kill your animals at the same time.
You wanted too many chambers for a 24 inches sump. To make your sump "longer" I would divide it in 1/2 with a partition down the middle to turn it into a U shape sump. Water flow from one end around and back to the other end. Now you have a 48X12 inches sump in function and can divide it accordingly.
Consider the return line to the side of the tank or through the overflow. You need the outlet to the tank high instead of on the bottom of the tank. This way, when the power go out for some reason, your tank will not empty out and flood you floor and over flow your sump and kill your animals at the same time.
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