I have some tank upgrading questions...

[fishfanatic]

well the basic concept is that you have a sump tank under the main tank, on one side the excess water(an overflow) from the main tank drains down into the sump tank, and then on the other side, a pump pushes the water back up and into the tank.

I'm sure a google search would yield many results. Most overflows are drilled in, but there is a way to DIY an overflow as well.

I will have to wait till I get the tank to see if the 40 gallon would fit in the stand. If not I will just use my fluval 305 and my uncles mini sump

 

[fishfanatic]

Could I keep discus in this tank? I probably wont but I am just wondering

 

[jetajockey]

yes

 

[fishfanatic]

I love discus but I cant justify spending 100$ on a fish. That is why I have anglefish

 

[jetajockey]

they are cheaper if you get them smaller, but they can be hit and miss as juveniles. But still, it's cheaper as you'd pay 15-20 per.

 

[fishfanatic]

they are cheaper if you get them smaller, but they can be hit and miss as juveniles. But still, it's cheaper as you'd pay 15-20 per.

What do you mean by hit and miss?

 

[jetajockey]

they can get sick and die easily, sometimes.

 

[fishfanatic]

Back to some sump questions. Do you fill the sump with Bio material? Or do you section it off and make kind of a canister filter out of it? How do you stop the overflow from overflowing the sump?

 

[jetajockey]

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=how+does+sump+filtration+work
saves me a little typing =)