New 5ft Tank with Sump for my L282s

[bigbird]

Hi All,

Picked up this 5ft with sump for a bargain. Will now let it cycle for 21days, add plants rocks driftwood etc, before i add my L282. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[Hypanaddict]

Wow! that looks fantastic JK,keep us posted how you are getting on :thumbup:

 

[Tener ds]

nice...how/wot does the sump thing do then??

 

[Stan]

Great pick up! That is a great looking piece of equipment, I much prefer sumps over canisters for Bio filtration. how many times turnover will your pump do?

 

[bigbird]

pump does 1700lt/per hour. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[bigbird]

Hello Tener,

The sump is actually a huge cannister trickle filter. It last longer and has a larger bacterial surface, so is over all better. The little tank on the botttom left is used for water changes. Makes it easier. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[Tener ds]

Hello Tener,

The sump is actually a huge cannister trickle filter. It last longer and has a larger bacterial surface, so is over all better. The little tank on the botttom left is used for water changes. Makes it easier. cheers jk :thumbup:

Cool, cheers. I need a bigger house

 

[ccole]

hey big bird - could you talk me through how you sent up that sump or point me in the direction of somehwere that will? looking good btw

 

[Jackson]

Very nice congrats on the new set up

No other fish going in there?

 

[bigbird]

Hello Cole,

The finished tank looks like this now
http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9923

Just so you know, for a sump you generally have to drill into the aquarium glass. It basically is a larger version of a cannister filter, but has much large area for bacteria etc. If you are still interested let me know. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[bigbird]

Hello Jackson,

Final set up now like this http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9923

The only fish in there will be 4 x 4cm L282s, 15 rummy nose, 6 corys still deciding which ones and maybe some whip tails. Thats it. Keeps the tank clean and easier to maintaine. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[ccole]

totally still interested - i am planning a 6ft pleco tank in the near future and want use a sump but have only come across plans for them as saltwater tanks... am going to have it built to specs so a hole is no worries... any chance of a little doddle to show me?

 

[bigbird]

they are basically same as a salt water one, except you would need no skimmer. Will try and get info to you. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[Jackson]

Nice choice of fish

Not sure how I missed the other thread though lol

 

[bigbird]

thks for that. cheers jk :thumbup: