Jasmine Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi guys, Purchasing a new tank, hoping to make it a reef setup one day (will be a slow project as don't want to set up till buy our own place, though this will be in the next year hopefully, just wishing to build the bits and pieces till then). Tank is 190x46x46cm. 1) Tank has two overflows, one at either end, how is this system set up or is it best to only have one? (Never seen a sump system with two overflows before). 2) Best size tank for sump? 3) What sort of submersible pump would I be best to get? Any diagrams or the like would be most appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 1. Return is somewhere between the two overflows and have enough circulation to direct waste towards each end. Both pipes run down to the "start" of the sump. 2. As big as practicable. 3. IMO, a good quality one. Laguna are great IMO, quiet, reliable and efficient in power consumption. Even a small difference in power consumption will add up over time as the pump will be running 24/7. As for diagrams... there are endless possibilities for how you could set it up depending on what you want to do with it. For fresh water I'd say KISS and don't skimp on the mechanical filtration, but if you're going reef/salt its a whole different design again. Start reading and researching, there's plenty of info on [mostly] freshwater sumps on monsterfishkeepers.com in the DIY Filtration and Set Up & Filtration forums, and I'm sure some of the salties will be able to point you in the right direction of where to look for ideas if you're going marine. With sumps [iMO] it is a subject that it is far better to learn about how and why rather than just going by what people tell you. There isn't really a right or wrong way in many cases so knowing the reasoning behind it will allow you to build something ideally suited to your tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 very well said. definitely do your research, its better for you to set up your sump by saying "this goes here because it does this because of this and helps this do this" than "I put that there cuz the picture said so" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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