I need some equipment advise on a FWT

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Zarganth

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So I am planning of making a 200 or so DIY tank.

I plan to have a Peacock eel which from my understanding requires about 72F, I think I can start it off as a shrimp tank then add in other fish in like say some shell dwelling cichlids, With the Eel I would set up a substrate and some fine gravel or sand in sections of the tank depending what kind of plants I decide to add, though I plan to have a fairly deep sand bed more then enough for the eel to hide.

I plan to toss in a bunch of shells, some drift wood, though I may add about 50 or so plants and maybe a few types of moss.

These are so far things I plan to have in the tank, am aware the Eel will feed on the fish and shrimp, that is my goal in terms of providing it a live food source why I would start it off with shrimp then add in some of the fish then when I feel populations are high enough I will get the eel, though I will have a tank set up to breeding more shrimp in ideal conditions. Though I am thinking of adding in snails and some pleco.

If I find shrimp population to be to low to keep up with feeding then I would set up a marine tank to hatch some Brine shrimp and then let them grow out.

With this all in mind I plan to have a sump and I plan to keep the water at the bed fairly calm moving to not disrupt the fish dwelling there or the shrimp.

Since I will be making a DIY tank I will be using acrylic glass which I plan to set up the plumbing of the tank and then wall it off with another piece of glass to act as a overflow and drainage system.

What kind of Sump should I use and how much media may I need?
 
Unfortunately can't help on freshwater sumps as I use canister filters. Only thought would be making sure the eel can't get into the sump. I think I've heard of that locally (pretty sure a different type of eel though).
 
Unfortunately can't help on freshwater sumps as I use canister filters. Only thought would be making sure the eel can't get into the sump. I think I've heard of that locally (pretty sure a different type of eel though).
I am sure it will not be an issue about the eel getting into the sump, Peacock eels generally just hide in substrate/gravel and or sand and generally stay on the bottom of the tank and I do plan to make a tight fitting lid to prevent escapes. even if the eel escapes they can live for about 12 hours out of water before dying.
 
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