would this sump work

[fish2]

would this work. i plan to have the water flow down from each chamber. would it be good to also have a filter in one of the chambers. and i also plan to have live rock in each chamber.http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...8/sumpplan.jpg make sure you zoom in.

 

[sign guy]

do you plann to have a fuge in there?

 

[fish2]

yes

 

[drpaul84]

if either one of those pumps fails or out pumps the other you will have a MAJOR problem on your hands, use and overflow to get water to the sump....and your gonna be cleaning the sponges often , might be more work then good.

 

[apos]

Yeah, no need to get a second pump when you can just let gravity do all the work. Safer too.

 

[fish2]

how many gph would i need to pump the water from the sump to the tank

 

[fish2]

or what if i had the outlet tube high up in the tank so if the inlet pump failed it would stop pumping water. or vise versa

 

[g_dobbs]

the problem with having 2 pumps, is that you can never exactly match their GPH, and you will end up sucking either your tank, or sump dry. get a Pre Filter, (also called an overflow) thats what they are ment for.

 

[fish2]

would this work.

 

[jrthomas40]

i would say like a charm

 

[sign guy]

yes but that style is not so popular any more. you want to find a U tube design there more reliable

 

[sign guy]

you have sponges where I assume the fuge will go am I correct?

 

[fish2]

like this

 

[m0nk]

Instead of sponges and bio-balls, why not just use live rock?

 

[sign guy]

 

[sammyw]

Originally Posted by fish2
like this
I have an overflow similar to the one (in #15) on my fifty gallon and it works super. It's kind of a pain getting the siphon started, but once it is, you never have to worry about messes or anything. You'll never lose the siphon once set up. I took the sponges out of mine so I don't have the constant maintenance. Let the skimmer do the work of the sponges.