Upgrade to a 55

[ff.rice]

Hello all, I am planning to upgrade my 30 to a 55 and don't know if I should use the same 10 gallon sump tank or if I should use the emptied 30 gallon tank for the sump on the new tank?!?!

 

[alco1]

can never go wrong with a bigger sump, I personally would use the 30g as a asump

 

[ff.rice]

That was my original plan. I was planning out my course of action moving things over and was thinking about how to make the modifications to the 30 after I empty it and figured I could just use the 10 temporarily..... Then wondered about just keeping the 10.... So I think I'll just plan on using the 10 until I can make the modifications..... What size return pump would be optimal for a 55 with a 30 gallon sump?!?! I want as much flow as possible without stirring up my sand..... Any recommendations with this?

 

[alco1]

if you have room, you could setup the 30 and 10 together and make a 40 sump

normally return pumps.... you should look at around 10x the amount of volume of water. eg 55g = 550 gph pump.

 

[ff.rice]

Yes, that would be the best! I just don't have the room..... Plus I'm afraid I'm pushing my luck with my wife already!!! Haha

 

[tonedogz]

If your going with a bigger sump I would go with a 75 gal. its the same length as the 55 only wider I think you'll be happier with the better options for setups

 

[alco1]

lol the sump would be bigger than the tank.

you will never have filtration problems again

 

[ff.rice]

I would like to go with a 75..... But I already have the 55.... If I can find a 75 cheap enough before I change out I may do that, but right now I'm kinda just going with what I got.

 

[tonedogz]

Thats Kool, just a thought if you upgrade in the future you could also consider a 90 same length as the 55.