Dukeman2

I used to get 1000l NSW at a time from Beachlands and transfer it in to another 1000l container under my house. I used to do this 4 x a year and never had a problem, my tank is about 900l incluiding sump. My poor trailer sure did complain ... and i got quite tired of the questions... "what are you doing?" But as far as using NSW, I used it for years ... collect it at high tide after a few days of sun shine.. not after rain.

As a long time marine tank owner I shut down my tank 12months ago and sold 90% of my equipment. It was getting old and costing a fortune to run. Sump under my house got major chill from wind and took huge heating durring winter ($450) power bills. Got close to selling my tank but the dude never showed up and I felt better when he did not turn up... so ... lets go again but with new stuff. LED lighting ... all DIY to start with. Question.. after not being on a marine forum for a few years... whats gone on? seems to be quite a few forums with names I know spread all around. Anyway... whats the news on the lastest skimmer?

Just a question... regarding lighting for a 750mm tank? How much do you need? and i want to run CO2 ... can this be done with a sump?

Thanks i will need to do some thinking on this. Only a few things to organise and it will be order sump time. Oh... and i am planning to build a 3D back ground out of polystyrene like this.. As my tank is 750mm deep I have the room.

No where is the best place to buy egg create and get a sump built?

David, that is one serious tank.... hows it going... looked at your thread and know what you mean about all the unexpected things that can happen. Howz the sump now? Common senese tells me to buy an FX5 Fluvel or Eheim 2080 and be done with it... But no... I want more water flow... The Fluvel FX5 has 25l of foam and 6l of bio media and 1991L flow through media The Eheim 2080 has 12l Bio and 2l foam and 1207L flow through media I have a laguna L7 which has been replaced with a new maxi flow pump... same insides as i have just replaced the impala.. and flow rate is about 7000L per hour... obviously less through the media... lets say half.. at 3500lph. My sump will have 30L foam and 45l BIO... Should be enough. http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7080 a review on the above canister filters Here is what I am thinking and its in scale... Anything I should change?

Time will tell regarding the light but I have the T5's and will run 4 to begin with. Tank looks so dark after running the 2 x 250W MH. Found a sump design that looks interesting, it has a sloped bottom where all the crap will fall and a drain... how cool. This looks perfct... I have drawn up my version and will now need to draw it to scale and get it priced... will scan and post tomorrow. Where do yo buy the egg crate / plastic stuff with holes in it?

This design looks basic and looks commercial... I like this but it would be nice to add some more finer filter media. But it looks easy to clean. Founds this http://www.sealifesystems.com/index.php ... 812d622e95 Where can you buy the plastic stuff with holes in it?

David, Thanks for your post. Seems like the best way to go is wet and dry... the dude at Hollywood suggested that I would still need a $600 canister filter to run this tank. I am hoping that I do not need to do this, I would think a sump filter properly built will do the job. The area under my tank is about 700mm high. The sump can be 900 long 490 high 550 deep This leave enough space to access the sump and have a tower above it such as david has in his drawing. I like the tower and then some removable spounges before the return pump... would also like to include a live food breading area... Any ideas

My current tank is controlled by a PLC so automation is easy. Not sure what to stock it with yet.... I want an easy tank to look after with minimal cleaning.... oscars are good for that. Will look at upir sump design david.. cheers

Hi all, I am closing my marine tank and are going to start an Oscar tank. My tank is 1450mm long x 750 deep x 750 wide I have had a marine tank now for a long time and are tired of the cost of power and collecting salt water etc. Last months power bill was $485. So its time for a change.... I am going to move my sump up stairs and make a new one which will be the main filter, I will need a hand to design this. I want a low maintance tank..so it will have auto water change and water top up which my marine tank also had. I have a L7 return pump at the moment fron under the house, this might be to large for the sump under my tank.a> I have removed 2 x 250W MH and kept 4 x T5's. alright... I will post a couple of sump ideas tomorrow after i have scanned then at work. The following is after removing corals from one side ... and selling them.. only a couple of fish to go.