So I recently scored an ex reef tank which is a 90 gallon with a 45 gallon wet/dry sump. I have never used a sump before so I had a few questions. This tank will be an all male peacock tank, decided to go away from haps.
The sumps first compartment is the drip system, I plan on stuffing it with sponges, the next chamber is chalked full of bioballs, Should I use a different type of media or should I refill with fresh bioballs?
Now I can use the rest as a refugium correct? Maybe put some plants or lava rock in there as extra filtration insurance?
Has anyone ever put a sponge filter in a sump to add filtration?
I think bioballs work fine but no reason to ever replace them, just clean them well. I'd soak in bleach solution, then rinse well with water, then soak in a declor like Seachem Prime or Safe.
Now I can use the rest as a refugium correct? Maybe put some plants or lava rock in there as extra filtration insurance?
Sure you can try that and see how well it goes. I find that with all the water changes required with africans (= or > 50% weekly) most plants don't thrive. If your chamber is full of bio balls then that should be sufficient but more bio media won't hurt.
Has anyone ever put a sponge filter in a sump to add filtration?
I run a Fluval canister in each of my sumps - filter floss but mostly chemical filtration (Purigen). IMO mine mostly just keep my sump cleaner which is great, and I suppose they do also contribute to a cleaner water column.
Thanks for the response! Would I also be able to put a fish in timeout in the sump as well? I plan on doing around a 60-70% water change a week, so I will experiment with plants and see what happens, was thinking lucky bamboo and pothos.
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Thanks for the response! Would I also be able to put a fish in timeout in the sump as well? I plan on doing around a 60-70% water change a week, so I will experiment with plants and see what happens, was thinking lucky bamboo and pothos.
RE: fish in timeout: It really depends on your sump layout. The sump for my 450gal has a huge refugium which would work for fish timeouts, but I've never tried it.
RE: skimmer: it wouldn't work nearly as well if at all since the water surface doesn't foam like saltwater.
Keep 2 things in mind. You may not be able to find 12 peacocks that look nothing alike, thus why people do haps and peacocks. Timeout rarely if ever works, so I would not make decisions around your setup based on using a sump for timeouts.
Bamboo and pothos are terrestrial, so you would want roots only in the water.
Keep 2 things in mind. You may not be able to find 12 peacocks that look nothing alike, thus why people do haps and peacocks. Timeout rarely if ever works, so I would not make decisions around your setup based on using a sump for timeouts.
Bamboo and pothos are terrestrial, so you would want roots only in the water.
I've been growing pothos in my HOB for a while now just as some backup, as for timeouts I have multiple extra tanks I can use as well.
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