large overflow compartment

dirk_brijs

dirk_brijs

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How to use a large overflow compartment.
The way the tank was built (not my choice but what can we do?)
see attached drawing.
Now how to utilize this area if at all?
would it make sense to add bioballs and some sort of rubble to start some sort of filtering?
The first compartment is about 7x12 large
and oh yes the main display tank is 72x20x20
 
 
 
dirk_brijs

dirk_brijs

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Hope the drawing makes sense??
At first look it does but then again just woke up and only 7am here so spare me
if not clear can always ask
 
spanko

spanko

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I would make some type of tray in the compartment where the water first enters and have some
top = filter floss
nest shelf = chemipure elite, purigen, etc.
 
You could even add some carbon in a bag or some of the filter pads with phosphate remover in them.
 
definitely no rock though, will just accumulate too much detritus and be too hard to clean.
 
Or get a light over it and grow some chaeto or other macro algae if you want.
Heater could go there.
Skimmer could go there.
 
Lots of options.
 
dirk_brijs

dirk_brijs

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I will be having a seperate sump and fuge installed loose from this system
What was thinking too is place a pump in the smaller compartment and have the water blown back into the main tank little like a closed loop system? Could drill a hole to maindisplay and have some plumbing on the bottom of tank to bring water back into it throughout the tank? Any idea on what size pump to use? was thinking of a 3000Lt/Hr or would this be too light?
I like the idea to place bags or filter pads with the phosphate remover. Would bio balls make any sense?
Is Carbon a good thing to have? I read it increases the level of Phosphates?
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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Using a small pump in the first compartment taking it back to the DT isn't a CL (closed loop). Your next thought about drilling the DT and plumbing would be a CL(closed loop) If I run any CL's on my tanks I prefer a hefty pump like the Sequence line and prefer to use 2" drains(dual) to flood my CL pump. The water is just recycled through that loop system. Pulled through the 2" drains to the pump and the pump is then fed back to the tank through many means.....
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dirk_brijs

dirk_brijs

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sorry for the wrong use of words.
Anyway any if a 3000Lt/Hr pump would bring some extra water flow or would be just worthless?
Alsosome reactions on the Bioballs please?
 
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