I have several friends with reef tanks that their sumps are nothing more
than 20 gal regular ole aquariums...
No baffles or anything and they don't get micro bubbles in the main tank.

Susan wrote:

I'm not sure on how to make one with an aquarium. I'm not the best when it
comes to putting things together myself either. This looked like it had
pretty much what I was looking for. ( and it has directions on what to do
;-) )

Thanks for the advice,
Susan
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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Why buy something that is designed with parts that will get in your way,
when you can buy something versitile and easily ad what you need?

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 9/18/2006 9:04 PM:


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
arthlink.net...


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...076024-I-.aspx

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produc...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







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