steve6610 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 we have a sump thats being used as a snail tank, its 4ft x 1ftw x 18"h, the question is, i'm setting up a couple racks, i have a 10,000lph sump pump, i'll be setting up 14 x 2ft x 1ft x 1ft tanks, 8 x 2ft x 18" x 16" tanks, and 2 x 4ft x 18" x 18" tanks on the racks, i'm thinking the sump will be to small, i think all up the tanks and sump will hold about 2200lts any thoughts............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I would aim for about (at least) 10% of the system volume in your sump, but bigger is better. so around >220L - your tank is only 160L. You have 2 considerations: 1. filtration volume (how much media it will need to hold to effectively deal with nutrient load in your system - depends on media type) and contact time (turnover rate in the sump) 2. overflow water (in case of power outage). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRNOS Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I'd be running something like a 4/18/18 sump, pump size is good, I'm running 1 4/18/18 on my fry tanks 2000lts roughly, and will hopefully be running a 4/18/2ft sump on my breeder tanks, similar litres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beencees Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Geez Steve! Not going overboard with the tanks or anything are ya? Lol! Good luck with the set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve6610 Posted May 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 thanks cram and mrnos, sounds about what i was thinking, oh well, it makes an awesome apple snail tank anyway, my other system is around 2600lts, i'm running a 10,000lph pump and use 2 x 200lt blue drums, it works great, 1 is full of medium the other has the pump in it, i'd do the same but due to position the blue drums would be to high, looks like i need to have another think............. just trying to use what i have, rather then have to buy something else........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve6610 Posted May 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) Geez Steve! Not going overboard with the tanks or anything are ya? Lol!Good luck with the set up. hahaha thanks beencees, that will be my small system, the other one has 2 x 6ft, 9 x 3ft, 3 x 4ft, plus i have a couple 4fts and 2fts running seperatly, these new tanks will be set up for pairs/trios of my different bn breeders, plus a couple 4fts to raise fry, ohh and i forgot, just got my 4ft x 2.5ft x 2.5ft tank drilled so i can add it to my current system, Edited May 21, 2012 by steveandjules forgot something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beencees Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Yeah Bristlenose can be quite addictive. Took me years to finally bring myself to part with all my breeders although i still have one tank full of males. Deliberately sold all the females as every time they spawned it was just another excuse to keep them longer. Oh, and of course still have L144's. Good luck with it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
