mitch-91 Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Hello just wanting to know what the go is with having a sump? What are the benifits of having one to a tank without one? Do they still need regular water changes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delapool Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 For freshwater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turffarmerrob Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Still need to do same water changes just bigger filter area so more media I still run a foam filter in each tank though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 hides all your filtration, heaters etc away and out of sight so tank looks neater, much bigger area for biological and mechanical filtration, depending on your stocking numbers/ fish being kept, you can go a much longer time between maintenance compared to a canister filter, I can go 4months without a water change and about two-three months change a bit of filter wool that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch-91 Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Oh okay so to add a sump does my tank need to be drilled for a hole? Or is there any other way without it needing to be drilled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORANGEMELLY Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Without a drilled tank, you can use an overflow..made from pvc pipe..here is a video from the king of diy making one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase86uxb Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 What's ya tank dimensions? What are u keeping and how many how often do u water change and what% ??? And wat filtration are u currently running if ...we maybe able to help abit more if ya answer those questions... See if it's worth it the go down the sump track or not .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john71 Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 I have a 5x2x2 running on a sump with 30 Bemba in the tank and are thriving. Crystal clear water, clean sponges in filter every two weeks and only cleaned the rest of the filter once in a year and a half. Sumps are better in that you have the bacteria thriving as you dont have to clean the whole thing like a cannister. Wont clog like cannisters do and reduce the flow. Still have some cannisters and hate cleaning them, sumps are much easier for maintenence. Aiming to have all my tanks on sumps one day. still do 25-50 percent water changes each week, probably dont need to but gives me peace of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch-91 Posted August 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 I have a 4ft tank aqua fx 2000l filter, i do weekly water changes at 30 percent. Also have a sponge filter running too to aid the other filter. Keeping 002 plecos x 4, 6 long fin bn, and 3 common bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDY FISHEAD Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Has anyone made the diy sump overflow pvc? what size did you make it 1 inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
