"Susan" wrote in
:

Do you think the Pro Clear mud sump would be any better? I know it
still has bio-balls but I liked the idea of having a "refugium" in it
for macro algae etc..

Thanks,
Susan
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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Yep. What happens is that it is so efficient that it out competes the
bacteria on the outside of the rock and sand, so that denitrification
dos not take place as well inside of the rock and sand.

PS don't mention to Stoutman that I mentioned the word
"denitrification" heheheheh :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 9/18/2006 5:57 PM:
Thanks Wayne. Are nitrates the problem using one of these type
filters?

Susan
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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Those are wet dry filters, and unless you are going with big
eaters, you are better off with a sump instead of a wet dry filter.
People have come up with a variety of sump designs with glued in
baffles and such, but my suggestion is to use a regular fish tank
and don't drill or glue in any thing. Then it is completely
versital, and can even be used later as an aquarium. I like using
live rock rubble for filtering out the bubbles.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 9/18/2006 4:39 PM:
I'm looking at combining my 29 gallon and 46 gallon fish/reef
tanks into a 75 gallon fish/reef tank. I saw these two sumps but
can't decide which would be better for the 75 gallon tank:

http://www.petsolutions.com/Small+Pr...-I-85076024-I-.
aspx

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...m?pcatid=13648
&Ntt=sump&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&N= 2004&Nty=1


One is a Pro-Clear mud sump and the other is a Megaflow sump
filter. Any opinions on which way to go??

Thanks,
Susan




You can easily make a partitioned sump out of one of your tanks if you
like. I just had the local hardware store cut some window glass to the
right size and siliconed it into place. Works great and saves money.


Mark