Breeding Tank

[littlenemo]

i have a tank running a sump for my breeding tank can i just use a pump to take water out of my sump into breeding tank then pump back into the sump??? rather than having to cycle a new filter

 

[OldMan47]

If you have a fully cycled filter/sump, you can indeed use it on a new tank. I would be more concerned about the tank that you are leaving behind.

 

[littlenemo]

what i want to do is get a small tank take a pump and fill it with water out of my sump then pump water back in to my sump so i have a full tank with no filter just a feed from my sump. put some sand and plants in then use it to breed

 

[ainsy]

This isn't a good idea - what happens if 1 of the pumps fails when you are out?

You end up emptying your main display into the breeding tank which will eventually overflow OR you pump all of the water out of your breeding tank and the display will overflow.

You would be much safer having the breeding tank set up at a higher level than the display/sump then pump into the breeding tank and use a gravity overflow to the display or sump.

This way if the pump fails neither tank will cause the other to overflow. The only problem would be if the gravity return stopped working....... but that is a topic on it's own!

 

[OldMan47]

If you use a simple overflow system to return your water to the sump from the tank, a pump failure can only stop the sump filtration, not affect water levels much. A sump must be maintained at a level such that a pump[ failure will not result in a sump overflow. The easiest way to establish that is to simply turn off the sump pump and verify the resulting levels are appropriate for the system you have established. Any number of tanks can be connected to a sump as long as there is a reasonable sump level that will work with your situation. Since sump level is always the main parameter to consider when filling the system, you can have minimum and maximum levels marked on the sump to keep you within acceptable limits.