ted
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I now have my sump filtration system running and my only regret is that I did not try it years ago. The water quality is spot on and the bit I like is that partial water changes are easy and do not disturb the fish.
My tank is 4 ft X 15 inch X 18 inch and the sump is 2 ft X 18 inch X 18 inch I had it built in glass by Wharf Aquatics at PInxton in Derbyshire. I am using a Rio 1400 as my sump pump so I have a good flow rate that I can easily reduce by means of a T piece and valve that diverts some flow to recycle in the sump unit.
At present I have left the under gravel filter plate in place but have reduced the Alphagrog to a minimum (suitably cleaned) and have removed the power heads. If I end up with a mucky floor I intend to reverse flow the u/g with one of my smaller powerheads. Another bonus is that all the wires and heaters are now out of sight as I have them in the sump unit.
With the absence of u/g filtration I might even start having plants in my tank again !
My tank is 4 ft X 15 inch X 18 inch and the sump is 2 ft X 18 inch X 18 inch I had it built in glass by Wharf Aquatics at PInxton in Derbyshire. I am using a Rio 1400 as my sump pump so I have a good flow rate that I can easily reduce by means of a T piece and valve that diverts some flow to recycle in the sump unit.
At present I have left the under gravel filter plate in place but have reduced the Alphagrog to a minimum (suitably cleaned) and have removed the power heads. If I end up with a mucky floor I intend to reverse flow the u/g with one of my smaller powerheads. Another bonus is that all the wires and heaters are now out of sight as I have them in the sump unit.
With the absence of u/g filtration I might even start having plants in my tank again !