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dan76  Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003   | how do you work out what size sump you need for a certain tank size? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38 |      |
jmara  Big Fish Posts: 438 Kudos: 431 Votes: 145 Registered: 06-Mar-2003  | There isn't a certain size, so to speak. Most people find a sump that fits under the main tank in the stand. For instance, I have a 29 gallon main tank and a 10 gallon sump (which fits underneath in the stand). You can make your sump as big as you want, it's just a room issue -Josh -Josh |
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| dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003 | ok so what size would you use for a 400lt tank? |
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Fallout       Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000 | i'd shoot for a 30 gallon if you have the room  |
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| dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003 | fallout a 30 gal is a 3 ft tank right, yeah i have room for that , i was also looking at using a 2ft tank as a prefilter and using a fluid bed filter for biological filtration. i am googling for diy sumps atm for media but do you have any ideas. |
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