Sump??? Refugim???

[trouble93]

I have a 55gal tank up and running doing well...I just got a 125gal tank. And I'm thinking of doing a sump or refugim...I have a few extra tanks laying around. My first ? is what size tank should I use, and 2nd what are the pros & cons (sump vs. refugim)

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

just use your old 55 and add a couple baffles and do both if you have the rom but honestly a sump is great realy cleans up the look or a tank not haveing all that equipment hanging on the back glass i personally love my low flow fuge and sump combo lol

 

[Hypertek99]

yep i would just turn your 55 into a sump/fuge combo. The sump makes the tank look so much better without having to look at all the equipment.

 

[oceanparadise1]

i agree do both they both have there pros i cant really see any cons of either

 

[Hypertek99]

The only con is if not properly set up it can cause a flood if power goes out. Other than that i see no cons.

 

[oceanparadise1]

The only con is if not properly set up it can cause a flood if power goes out. Other than that i see no cons.

very true +1

 

[Nate82]

if you have a few tanks laying around keep the 55 up and running and plumb the two together use your biggest extra tank as a sump then you're next biggest as a fuge your tank will benefit greatly from the added water volume and stability

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

aggreed im considering this myself but just adding a 55 to my system for my predotors and mean ^%# yellow tang i have but i believe the entire tank is tempred glass it has a sticker that says do not drill tempered glass on the bottom

 

[Nate82]

so plumb from behind garth

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

that was my thought lol and hey ive already put 3 holes in the wall for the new skimmer what a couple more lol. how would i supply water from my DT to the %% just use another overflow box and have it run into the 55 never plumbed 2 DT's together but hey i had never done any plumbing befor now and now i know a few different things lol

 

[Nate82]

that's what i had in mind..

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

how would i i be able to though wouldnt i have to keep the tank that the overflow drains to lower than the DT tank? or did i miss something?

 

[jerryc]

I almost enjoy looking for the strange critters you can see in a fuge as looking at the tank. You never no whit you may see in one ???

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

so true

 

[trouble93]

What hard ware do I need to do a combo? with the 55gal? and how much lr will I need to put in the 125.

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

i simple filter sock and a couple glass baffles and you should be fine and a 100lbs should be ok but you could do allot of you live rock down in your combo sump and fuge to free up some room in you DT

 

[oceanparadise1]

live rock in the DT really all depends on what u like, some like a lot of rock some like a more open look its all up to you really

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

yup yup

 

[Nate82]

personally i like alot because it gives me a ton of room to place corals it also looks more like a reef and not random rocks in the middle of the ocean ha

 

[oceanparadise1]

ha see i like medium amounts be i like my fish better lol